[stclwrsig-l] TOC help in Framemaker 8

[Catherine Christiaanse]

Thank you all for your suggestions.  Unfortunately, I was never able to
get it working when printing to a single ps file and using the distiller
either (even with generate Tagged PDF off).  However, when I save each
chapter independently, I can merge them into the final PDF I need.

Thanks again for your help,


Cate Christiaanse
Technical Writing Lead
Phone: 425.653.1200 x224
Email: c.christiaanse at tecplot.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 8:44 AM
To: Catherine Christiaanse
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; stclwrsig-l at mailman.stc.org
Subject: Re: [stclwrsig-l] TOC help in Framemaker 8

One other thing you may look at is using the uh, vetern version of
Distiller....

I'd be surprised if FM * wasn't shipping with Distiller 8, and you just
didn't install it. But it's likely to make a big difference.

Assuming you need all the features of Acrobat 6, it's probably time to
upgrade to the current version.

Art

On 8/9/07, Catherine Christiaanse <c.christiaanse at tecplot.com> wrote:
> hi all,
>
> I have just upgraded to Framemaker version 8 (from 7.2) and I am am 
> having issues building one of my manuals.  I have successfully updated

> and built two Framemaker manuals.  Unfortunately, I am having no end 
> of difficulty creating a third PFD using an identical method (Save 
> As>PDF and Acrobat Distiller 6).  The problem seems to be centered 
> around either the TOC or cross-references.
>
> Here's a recap of what I've done so far:
>
> (1) after removing the TOC from the book altogether, I was able to 
> isolate 4 offending cross-references.  once I removed the 
> cross-references and corresponding markers and then replaced them, I 
> was able to build a PDF of the book (without the TOC).
>
> (2) I added the TOC back to the book, but receive the following errors

> in my log:
>
>          %%[ Error: typecheck; OffendingCommand: get ]%%
>
>         Stack:
>         0
>         -null-
>         0
>         -null-
>         [0 0 1]
>         /Border
>         -mark-
>         /Action
>         [0 0 0]
>         /Border
>         [1050 3380 7650 3143]
>         /Rect
>         -mark-
>
>
> (3) I deleted the TOC file and its backup and created a new TOC.  I 
> received the same errors as above.
>
> (4) I deleted the new TOC file and created a new one, with only one 
> paragraph tag.  Same errors.
>
> (5) I cycled through all of the paragraph tags that I traditionally 
> include in the TOC, deleting the old file and creating a new one each 
> time.  Same errors.
>
>
> Can anyone point in me in the right direction?
>
> thanks in advance for your help,
>
>
> Cate Christiaanse
> Technical Writing Lead
> Phone: 425.653.1200 x224
> Email: c.christiaanse at tecplot.com <mailto:c.christiaanse at tecplot.com>
>
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>


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