Error when importing Visio objects to FM 7.2

[Art Campbell]

Yeah, people have been seeing that message for several years.

This is a result of Microsoft's initial faulty OLE implementation,
compounded by the re-write of OLE that they released in XP SP3, which
totally broke the Adobe OLE handling. Bottom line is it didn't work
years ago, it still doesn't work (especially if you're trying to make
do with FM 7 which has the antique OLE handling code embedded), and it
isn't going to work with your mix of software.

Best bet is to SaveAs from Visio to PDF or another graphic format and
import the graphics by Reference -- not copying them in.

OLE does seem to be working with W7 and FM10... but it's not a
technology that most people would have at the top of their "Reliable"
list.

Cheers,
Art


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On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 10:54 PM, Vidhya Dharmarajan <vidiraj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Every time I try to import a Visio diagram(using File->import->object) into
> FM7.2(Unstructured), I am unable to save the file.
> It throws the error:
>
> "An internal error occurred while writing imported graphics in this
> document. The file has been saved, but has lost some image data.
>  Please report this error to Adobe TechnicalSupport."
>
> Although the error message says the file has been saved, it doesn't really
> save the file.
> The workaround I use now is to copy the Visio diagram and paste it as a
> "device independent bitmap" and that works. Ideally, we would like to have
> editable Visio embedded in the FM document so any future changes to the
> diagram can be made directly into the document (rather than changing it in
> the graphics folder and again pasting it as device independent bitmap.)
> Any inputs?
> Thanks
> Vidhya
>
>
>
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