Frame crashes when trying to generate output from DITA map... (cross posting)

[Scott Prentice]

Hi Gyanesh...

Sorry .. I misunderstood which function you were using. I thought you 
were using the "Build FM book from ditamap" (yeah, I know you clearly 
said the "Generate Output" command). What happens if you save the map 
before running the Generate Output command? It only asks to save if the 
file was unsaved. Also, you can say "No" to the "OK to save" dialog .. 
try that as well. feel free to send me your files .. it's possible that 
there's something in your ditamap that the system doesn't like.

Something else to check .. In the DITA Options dialog, do you have the 
Topic, Map, and Book structure application assigned properly to the 
corresponding options? When you start Frame, do you get any messages in 
the console window?

Many people are successfully generating HTML and CHM output through the 
App Pack .. however, this requires that you have the DITA Open Toolkit 
installed properly as well (this is no small task). All the Generate 
Output command does is pass some parameters off to the OT, there is no 
CHM or HTML output processing provided with the App Pack.

You may want to sign up for the framemaker-dita Yahoo group 
(http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/framemaker-dita/), since that's the 
forum where these things are discussed more regularly.

...scott

Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892



Gyanesh Talwar wrote:
> Hey Scott.. thanks again.
>
> And sorry, I didn't see your earlier message earlier.
>
> But, I am afraid, the patch hasn't solved my problem. I just have to
> say "Generate Output" and I hear that loud thud... everytime!
>
> I am trying to implement DITA on my colleagues machine.
>
> But guys, is there's anyone out there who has worked with DITA
> application pack successfully to generate CHMs or HTML? I am asking
> because I shared this problem with someone in the Frame development
> team... and the response wasn't very encouraging. This person just
> asked me to go for the 8 beta, as it has integrated DITA support...
> one doesn't need to grapple with the Application pack.
>
> Regards,
> Gyanesh
>
> On 6/5/07, Scott Prentice <sp at leximation.com> wrote:
>> Hi Gyanesh...
>>
>>  I responded to your last posting, but just in case you didn't get it ..
>> you should install the latest FM update (7.2p158). I have seen some odd
>> problems with the version you're using.
>>
>>
>> http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=22&platform=Windows 
>>
>>
>> ...scott
>>
>>
>> Gyanesh Talwar wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > Sorry for cross posting... but this is urgent... so I am cross posting
>> > this to Framers as well as the DITA+Frame yahoogroup.
>> >
>> > 7.2b144
>> > OT 1.2.2
>> >
>> > I have setup DITA and am trying to generate output from the "test"
>> > example, as explained in Adobe's "Using the DITA OT with Frame
>> > Application Pack for DITA" PDF.
>> >
>> > However, as soon as I say Generate Output, Frame asks to save the
>> > Ditamap file and Crashes … citing "7204, 6109890, and 7778516, 0."
>> >
>> > I even tried reallocating more space to my C to provide Frame more
>> > room, but it did not help.
>> >
>> > Anyone else also encountered this? Will uninstalling Framescript and
>> > other plugins help?
>> >
>> > Thanks in Advance,
>> >
>> > Gyanesh
>> >
>>
>>
>
>