Still stuck on Mif2Go, deadline approaching

[John Sgammato]

ps: mif2Go does run - it successfully mif-washes the files. It just does
not finish the output for XHTML or any other type of output, even with a
mif2xhtml.ini file that uses only the default settings.


On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 2:43 PM, John Sgammato <john.sgammato at actifio.com>
wrote:

> A week from today I am supposed to present this project to the CEO. I have
> half the content that I need, but then FM/Mif2Go stopped working and since
> then I am at a dead stop.
>
> The issue is that Mif2Go no longer runs, with this error:
> Mif2Go failed for file: C:\Project\ActifioConnector.xhtml
> type 1, code 2, at: Wed Aug 27 14:17:30 2014
> Could not run DCL filter or other program.
> File not found.
>
> A recap:
> I author my content in FM12 Unstructured, about 12 books for each release.
> After generating a round of PDFs,
>
>    1. I use FrameScript to import a new online-only template and get the
>    docs ready for online use.
>    2. I use FrameScript again to configure some markers that will be used
>    in the HTML.
>    3. I use Mif2Go to generate XHTML output.
>    4. I go back to FrameScript to do some magic on the XHTML and produce
>    the files that will be imported into our Salesforce knowledgebase.
>
> I have done this many times. I showed it at the STC Summit in Phoenix. I
> was doing it on 12 August when it suddenly stopped working.
>
> It stopped quite suddenly. At 2:11pm it worked and at 3:04 pm it failed.
> In between I used FM12 to output a different, successfully finished doc to
> ePUB, then I updated Calibre and used it to generate the .mobi so I could
> view the eBook on my Kindle. That worked.
> Then I went back to the Mif2Go conversion project, and Mif2Go has not
> worked since then, always stopping at the same place, always showing the
> same type 1 error.
> According to the computer's event logs, nothing else changed at that time.
> I uninstalled Calibre and still failed. I reinstalled it and then
> re-uninstalled it with the more powerful Revo Uninstaller.
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled Mif2Go completely, and then FrameMaker
> as well. Today I reinstalled Mif2Go again. My environment variables are
> good, my path is good.
> According to the error message (there's nothing of value in the logs),
> some critical file cannot be found or maybe cannot be executed. I have
> checked every .exe, .ini, and .dll, including the two in fminit\Plugins
> (one of which was updated in January for FM12). Everything is unblocked and
> has full permissions.
> I have used Mif2Go for over 10 years and I have always been able to solve
> its inevitable glitches, but this one has me stumped. I'd love any clues,
> and I am will to share my desktop via a Skype session with anyone who can
> help (or at least give it the ol' college try!)
>
> Counting the hours until next Wednesday's date with the CEO...
> john
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