Can't produce PDF from FM 9 + Acr 9 on Windows 7

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain@aeris.net)]

Hi, Emmy.

The "consensus" here in this list is that "Save as PDF" has problems with proper PDF creation and printing to the PDF device is better. However, I am one of the hold-outs against this general "consensus". From FM 6 on through FM 8, I have found that "Save as PDF" gives me "more correct" PDF generation - I have written about this in the past, so if you look at the archives, you will find my comments.

With FM 9, I am not as sure yet - I have to repeat my usual PDF generation tests again that I do with every new version of FM and have not yet done so (no documents generated yet - haven't done much writing in the past few months). Because my experience with every release of FM from 6.0 onwards has been that the options you select, make FM either work or not work (with "repeatable" crashes), and they seem to be different from each version on. Once I find the right set of parameters, then everything is fine from that point ... till I upgrade FM to the next version!

Regardless of my complaints about this issue, you would have to pry FM from my cold, dead fingers before I would go use any other product (like Microsoft Office Word ... even the Office 2010 that I now have) to get my documentation work done! :)

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Emmy A.
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:00 AM
To: dr_gonzo at pobox.com
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Can't produce PDF from FM 9 + Acr 9 on Windows 7

Hi Steve,

I am the team tester, so have no one else to compare notes with, 
which is why I wrote to the list for advice.

Adobe PDF is the default driver. Distiller does create a PDF from 
the postscript file created (from the same FM file) on my XP machine.

My understanding was that "Save as PDF" was the shortcut for 
creating postscript and distilling, so I understood wrong?

Emmy

--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Steve Johnson <chinaski69 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is the Adobe PDF driver your Windows default driver? Can you 
> produce a PDF with any other application? Is there anyone you 
> work with or have communicated with who can do this in the 
> same environment?
> 
> Save As PDF and printing to .ps are legitimately different
> options and you shouldn't expect them to work or not work in sync.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Emmy A. <maisieari at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Windows 7 Enterprise Version 6.1, FM 9.0p255, Acrobat
> Pro Extended 9.3.3 (all patches installed)
> >
> > Single FM file of 20 pages, produces PDF on XP machine
> but not on Windows 7. When choosing "Save as PDF" Frame goes
> to "Not Responding." Same result with trying to save to
> postscript (but that's as it should be since Save as PDF is
> shortcut). Using "Standard" setting in Distiller, no
> customized joboptions.
> >
> > I must be missing something, but what?



      
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