FM 7.2 and Acrobat 8: remove .tps and view PDF

Rick Quatro frameexpert at truevine.net
Mon Dec 17 06:21:54 PST 2007


Hi Yves,

These are problems that would probably require a FrameMaker 7.2 patch to 
fix. With FrameMaker 8 released, this is not likely to happen. You may be 
able to do something with FrameScript to clean things up.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com

> Hi Framers,
>
> I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 with Acrobat 8. I create my PDFs using Save as 
> PDF.
> Two questions:
>
>   - In this process, a .tps file (temporary PostScript file?) is
>   created, but when the PDF is ready, the .tps file is still there. How 
> can I
>   make it go away automatically (using Frame 7.2)? It is removed
>   automatically if I use FrameMaker 8.
>   - I have selected "View PDF" in the Distiller Preferences and in the
>   Adobe PDF printer settings, but the PDF is not displayed automatically. 
> It
>   does appear automatically if I use Frame 8.
>
> Any ideas how I can make this work with Frame 7.2?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> -- 
> Yves Barbion
> Documentation Architect
> Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor
> Scripto bvba
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