OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

[Gagne, Bernard (Bolton)]

At the risk of starting the whining again, the eval version of Frame 8
won't run in Mac OS X. 
I suspect Louise's only option is to try saving as RTF and opening the
file in Frame. The fact that it is French as opposed to English should
make no difference since French uses the standard font set.
Bonne chance.

Berny Gagne
Lead Writer
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
Bolton, Ontario, Canada


-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:45 AM
To: Louise Moritsugu
Cc: Framers List
Subject: Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

Ignoring the question of language compatibility...

The easiest way to open a Word file in Frame is not to... Instead, save
Word as an RTF and open that.  (Note that I'm saying Open -- not Import.
Import implies that the file is imported as an object within Frame,
which isn't what you should be trying to do.)

However, FM 6 is kind of an antique version, so the import filters
aren't as robust as the either 7.x or the current 8.0's --- they've been
updated and changed several times. You may also have problems with
native Word import because the Word files could have originated in a
version that was still in the future when FM 6 was shipping.

If the RTF doesn't give you better results, I'd try downloading the FM
8 eval version and see if that works better...

Art

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Louise Moritsugu <lmoritsugu at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I'm just starting a French version of an English book I completed a  
> few months ago.
>
>  The Eng was done in FM 6.0 on OSX 10.3.x (9?).
>
>  I'm trying to do the French in FM 6.O on OSX 10.4.11.
>
>  I can open FrameMaker alright, but it won't import the French Word  
> files. The error message reads:
>
>  "Mastersoft Error: From -Side Converter returned error 3"
>
>  I've reinstalled Framemaker.
>
>  The Frameusers site is down until Mon, so I can't search the
archives.
>
>  The usual way I do these books is to import from Word because the  
> files have retained the FM the style tags. I could cut and paste, I  
> suppose, but that will double my work time. And, of course, I'm  
> behind schedule.
>
>  Any ideas on how to fix this or am I out of luck? Reinstall OSX 3?
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Louise


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