[Framers] Compatability with FM11 non-structured files

[Jo H]

Hi John,

Maybe a few aspects of the replies by Peter Gold and others went unnoticed.
Maybe my suggestion already fails at step 1, but would the be
following be an option?

#1
Ask IT for a spare computer with a local admin account. That computer
doesn't need network or internet access at any time.

#2
Install FM11 from the original install media and start a 30-day trial.
No internet connection is required for that. (I've been  able to the
same on a virtual machine without internet access, using my original
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 4 DVDs.) FM appears to be fully
functional during the trial period.

#3
Save all your .book and .fm files in MIF 7.0 format and any other
formats that might be useful.

#4
>From here, you can take any route with the exported documents. If you
want to continue using FM for future edits, FrameMaker version 8 might
be a good option because it could be activated by phone. Ask Adobe
support if phone activation of FM8 is still available, and if yes,
whether they can migrate your existing FM11 license to FM8 given the
circumstances. An installer for FM8 installer is still available for
download from the Adobe website. Your IT department should find a way
to download and install FM8 for you.

Regards,
Jo H

Am Mo., 11. Feb. 2019 um 19:29 Uhr schrieb <john.x.posada at us.hsbc.com>:
>
> If I could install FM11, I wouldn't be going through this.
>
> Guys...the focus seems to keep coming back to the export process. I got that. Without a working application installed, everything else is moot.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+john.x.posada=us.hsbc.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 1:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Framers] Compatability with FM11 non-structured files
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> He's got Frame 11, sort of. If he could get that working again, he could use Mif2Go to export the MIF files to a number of formats, including Word, with all the styles intact.
>
> Given the IT and AML compliance, though, I don't know if that'd be possible for him.
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:20 PM Peter Gold <peter at petergold.photography>
> wrote:
>
> > Looks like my earlier response got truncated. Apologies for any confusion.
> >
> > Would it be acceptable to install FM on a stand-alone machine, save as
> > MIF, and export/convert to formats of apps the corporate network
> > supports, then copy these outputs to the network? Or, have that work done by a service?
> >
> > If a non-subscription version of InDesign is used on the corporate
> > network, a round-about approach could be to use the  DTP Tools - MIF
> > Filter for Adobe InDesign
> > <http://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=mfid> to convert MIF files
> > InDesign. Within InDesign's own limits and abilities, the conversion
> > retains most, FrameMaker text formatting features and specifications,
> > and does its best to emulate page layouts.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 8:28 AM John Posada <jposada99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, guys...I have 5 years of FM files and my company doesn't like FM
> > > installed on their network.
> > >
> > > Are there any other applications that can be installed and open
> > > native FM
> > > 11 files and retain most of the FM functionality, especially the
> > > book paradigm?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
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