cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Jakob,

I am biased towards FrameScript ($149, http://www.framescript.com), as it 
gives you so many more options for FrameMaker automation.

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


> Hello and happy new year to all,
>
> I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos'  DoBatch plugin from his
> Cudspan series of plugins.  Judging from the mailing list he hasn't
> made an appearance yet, but maybe somebody else can clarify.
>
> We're using the DoBatch plugin to save several hundred files (in a
> number of batches) as PostScript (in a watched folder that get
> converted to PDF).  It worked perfectly while we were using it in
> FrameMaker5.5.6+SGML.  However, since we migrated to 7.2, we're
> encountering reproducible FrameMaker crashes when using the plugin.
> The only available version appears to be 1.0.0.1 dated 17 dec 2001.
> Has anybody else encountered this problem and possibly found a
> solution to it?
>
> Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering
> using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool.  Would this be a valid
> alternative?
>
> Thank you in advance.
> -- 
> cheers,
> Jakob.