[Framers] FM2019 and gremlins

Thu Feb 24 15:46:38 PST 2022

Hi All,

OK, sorry for going dark in my reply, but I am getting too dam*ed old for this sh*t. First, my backup system just got home from repairs yesterday and this morning, my primary work system decided to take a cr*p as well. So, I had to get in to see the doc as well . . . At this stage in the game, I want a friggin' tent and horse and call life good.

So, I decided to try something before sending out an SOS for a MIF wash and I kid you not. . . it worked. I took the backup file to the non-opening FM file and changed the extension from backup.fm to .mif and then when prompted w/ the question about which application did I want to open the file, I chose FM2019 and voila, it really flipping worked. The file opened up like nobody's business and I perused it and all was just as expected - it had the same date and timestamp as its source .fm file so I knew the content was indeed the most current - and so, I then saved the file as the .fm file and now all is right in my little world - relatively speaking of course after 2 days of sick systems.

And thank you for the information about the gremlins that caused the Welcome screen fiasco. I can live w/ it. . . as long as I have my systems working and my files accessible.

I am going to have a liquid dinner tonight.😀

This list rocks as always.

TVB

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From: Framers <framers-bounces+tammyvb=spectrumwritingllc.com at lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of tammyvb spectrumwritingllc.com <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 6:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [Framers] FM2019 and gremlins

Thank you. I will try this and then reach out if I need help still. This list rocks.

TVB

Sent from my iPhone. Blame Steve Jobs for any typos.

> On Feb 23, 2022, at 6:09 AM, Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> And if you can't use the trial version for some reason, let us know. I know
> I'm willing to open it for you and put it through a mif wash, and I doubt
> I'm the only one.
>
>> On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 7:55 AM Jeff Coatsworth <
>> Jeff.Coatsworth at jonasclub.com> wrote:
>>
>> Welcome screen issues - several reports on the FM forum; Adobe is looking
>> into it - there's a workaround involving editing the welcome.htm file
>> posted. It appears that some Win10 update has messed it up.
>>
>> Unopenable file - haven't got much to help you on that - maybe download
>> the 2020 trial and try opening a copy of it with that and if it works back
>> save it & as .mif
>> ________________________________
>> From: Framers <framers-bounces+jeff.coatsworth=
>> jonasclub.com at lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of
>> tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:29 PM
>> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
>> Subject: [Framers] FM2019 and gremlins
>>
>> So,
>>
>>
>>
>> I just opened FM2019 (Windows 10, 64-bit, fully updated) for the first time
>> in in about a month and a half and whoa. . . the Welcome screen has been
>> taken over by gremlins apparently. . . it has a totally different layout,
>> font size, different options etc.  I had no idea that this was even
>> possible. . .I mean it's a desktop app with a perpetual license so the app
>> doesn't have to "phone home"  when I launch it , but then even further,
>> after I opened the book that I last worked on 6 weeks ago, and for one file
>> in the book, I am getting the following message:
>>
>>
>>
>> The file "filename.fm" is not a FM file. Framemaker can try to open the
>> file
>> in either Framemaker or in the file's native application. Uh, the file
>>>> IS<< an FM file . .  . I just worked on it 6 weeks ago w/out any issues.
>>
>>
>>
>> When I click on the Framemaker option, I then get a second message stating
>> that the file can't be opened with this version of FM. . . but it's a file
>> that I just opened 6 weeks ago. I punted and then tried the heroic open
>> option to no avail.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know the chances of this oddity being related to the Welcome screen
>> metamorphosis is pretty slim, but >>SOMETHING<< had to change in the app to
>> give me two issues at once.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thoughts???? I really, really  need to be able to open this file.
>>
>>
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>>
>>
>> TVB
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tammy Van Boening
>>
>> Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com
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