Save as PDF not working for particular directory

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

For many, many years now, I have avoided using a comma in directory and file names for just this kind of problem - and not just with FrameMaker or Acrobat, by the way.

And, in early releases of Windows, with applications that had not yet migrated away from DOS 8.3 naming conventions, even a space (or too long a name) was often an issue.

Today, however, spaces work for most everything except for some really old applications (some still think that "C:\" root directory is a good place to write stuff! In Windows 7 and 8, the disk root cannot be used for files if you are not the Administrator user).

Now, I use a space or an underscore for directory and file name separators ... that you are using a comma for. The underscore is best for Unix systems and many Windows apps too (otherwise you have to enclose the file or directory name in quotes), so it has become a habit for me too.

Also, a period "." is best used sparingly in Windows file names as a separator, since the concept of a file extension to recognize the file content (this is not an issue for Unix) can cause problems with some applications too.

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Klaus Daube
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 5:18 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Save as PDF not working for particular directory

This morning I discovered the following:
Acrobat 11 does not allow to have directory names containing a comma. This was not a problem with Acrobat 9.5.xx
Situation:
Using FM-12.0.3.424 to save as PDF works well except for files in a praticular
directory: D:\Private\Haus+hof\Entsorg,ERZ\Entsorgung_2015.fm creates an empty TPS which creates the Distiller Message [ Warning: Empty job. No PDF file produced.].

I was fiddling around, e.g. save as MIF, then open the MIF and Save as PDF from the MIF (no effect); multiple times restarted FM and even W7-x64 (no effect); saving the PDF to another directory (worked).
Then suddenly had the idea with the directory name. After changing the directory name to Entsorgung+ERZ (no comma, but +) everything is fine again...

IMHO this is a bug, as on windows a comma is allowed in directory names.
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