Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?

[Art Campbell]

A couple of answers, cut in below.

Art Campbell
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On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy
<Ursula.McCloy at peergroup.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to
> upgrade to FrameMaker9.  We have not yet committed to upgrading our
> Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad
> steep for our tastes).
>
> While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to
> SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be
> installed.

The old 7 driver is still installed, unless you somehow modified your
Acrobat installation. There wouldn't have been any reason to disturb it
during the FM 9 installation.

However, that 5- or 6-year old software is installed in a different path
than the current Acrobat r 9 location, so the newer location is used in FM
9.



>  Of course, we could print to file using another print
> driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a
> whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want
> to wrangle with.
>

Actually, most people have reported noticabely fewer problems printing to
the printer instance than using the buggier SaveAs route in 9.
If you're having problems printing to the Acrobat 7 printer instance from 9,
it's likely do to your Acrobat 7 set up. For instance, did you update
Acrobat settings to include the new font folders installed with FM 9?


> * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install
> on a Windows7 machine?

* If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am
> pretty sure IT  remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I
> can't tell for sure)
>

Why would they have needed to? You said it was already on the system, and
its removal isn't required by the FM 9 installation.


> * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from
> FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9?
>

Yes, printing to the logical printer....


> * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any
> show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on
> Windows7?
>
>
> Thanks for any insights :).
>
> Ursula McCloy
> Information Developer
> The PEER Group Inc.
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