[Framers] Error Message Explanation

[Robert Lauriston]

Try importing by reference. Even back in 5.5.6 didn't FM create a
frame automatically?

Which version of which operating system and what exact version of FM?

On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 10:25 AM Spencer Rugaber
<SpencerRugaber at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a legacy version of Framemaker (v5) and a collection of .fm files that I am trying to edit.
> One of the edits tries to add a .jpeg image to a file. To do this, I create and select an empty
> Graphics frame. I then click on File -> Import -> File... I then navigate to the .jpeg file and
> click on Import.
>
> When I do this, I see the message:
>
>         The filter encountered an error and could not compete the translation
>
> which, I don't understand.
>
> Although I have been able to import many such images in the past, doing this no longer works
> for me. I have tried different images and different image formats, all with the same result. I have
> searched online for interpretations of this message, to no avail. I have even tried completely
> reinstalling Framemaker. Nothing I do changes the outcome.