Cannot find the file named...

[David Artman]

Yes, I get the error with FM and BOOK files (but I won't work FMs
without opening them from a BOOK, so...).

No, I don't get the error with local FM or BOOK files.

I see no changes in behavior based on time, though I haven't tried to
completely error-trap (i.e., once I have the BOOK open, I get to work
and generally don't close it until end of day).

...So it would seem that it's FrameMaker's fault, still; but it is only
related to network drives. I'm wondering, now, if it has to do with the
path name(s) containing a space or an exclamation mark (!). Or if it
somehow has to do with the difference between the share name and the
mapped drive name.

Anyway, thanks for the follow-up... but FrameMaker is still the only
product (even the only Adobe product) doing this to me; everything else
I use day-to-day functions just like it has in networked Windows
environments since, oh, 1997...?

Maybe I should roll back to v5.5? ;)
David

-------- Original Message --------
From: "Reng, Dr. Winfried" <wreng at tycoint.com>
Date: Tue, February 26, 2013 2:26 am

Hi David,

When you mention that the files are o a network, did you also
test when the files are on your local hard drive?
What happens when you double-click on regular FrameMaker
files (not books)? Do you get the error message as well?
Does your boot process take longer and you get differing results
when you try to open directly after restarting Windows and half an hour
later?

Best regards

Winfried

> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 7:41 PM
>
> Update: Annnnd, when I resumed work after lunch (no reboot) it worked to
> double-click the BOOK file to open it.
>
> Suspicious, I rebooted my system... and it doesn't work again (same
> sequence as in previous email, below).
>
> It's off a network file share, but that shouldn't be the problem because
> (a) I open a folder on the share to find the BOOK file to double click
> it without a problem, and (b) I've worked the exact same way for over a
> year, on the same network, share, and files without a hiccup.
>
> I got NO clue what to do....
> David
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: "David Artman" <david at davidartman.com>
> Date: Mon, February 25, 2013 10:33 am
>
> Hi, all;
>
> Latest, out-of-the-blue functional bug on FM8.0p277, Win 7:
>
> 1) Navigate to working folder for project [just like every day].
> 2) Double-click BOOK file.
> FrameMaker opens, them immediately displays the following message:
> "Cannot find the file named __. Make sure that the file exists.
> 3) Click OK on that message.
> 4) On the FrameMaker menu, click File > 1 [file_name].
> FrameMaker immediately displays the same error message as in step 2,
> then FrameMaker displays the Open dialog, at the project folder root
> (i.e., last folder to which I wrote files).
> 5) Double-click the BOOK file in the Open dialog.
> The BOOK file opens in FrameMaker.
>
> Same behavior if I try to do the above with a standalone FM file.
>
> I have, over the course of days, installed software that does various
> things to interface with the hardware that I am documenting, so it's
> possible something went pear-shaped with Windows. I'm *inclined* to
> blame FM because (a) Windows knows the BOOK should open Frame, and
> sends
> it to Frame, and only THEN does Frame claim not to find it; and (b) it's
> FrameMaker 8. By Adobe. So, yeah....
>
> Any ideas what I could do to repair whatever's gone wrong? I'm comfy
> manipulating INI file and the Windows Registry. But I can't reinstall
> FM8, though I *have* rolled back and reapplied all patches (p266 is 155
> MB, so I imagine it's pretty thoroughly updating everything). This
> problem persists through daily reboots.
> Thanks in advance;
> David