FrameMaker 7.x cannot open FrameMaker 8 binary files. However,
FrameMaker 8 can save files in FrameMaker 7 binary or MIF format for
backwards compatibility.
From a practical perspective, in mixed-version environments (e.g. FM7.x
and FM8), I've found that it's Really Easy to Forget to "Save As" FM7
from FM8.
You may see artifacts of FM8 features in the back-saved files
(specifically, conditions used to implement FM8 text edit tracking).
Also, I would tread carefully if you are heavily using Unicode support
(which I suspect you are not, since you are migrating forward from FM7.x).
-Alan
Jon Harvey wrote:
Everyone,
I have one person on my team who plans to upgrade to FM8. The rest of us
have either 7.0, 7.1, or 7.2. Is there an issue with compatibility if
she saves files as FM8? Can FM8 save files in version 7.x?
If she saves her files in 8.0 and we find we can open them, are there
still compatibility issues we need to be concerned about?
Jon Harvey
Manager, Desktop Documentation
CambridgeSoft Corporation
100 CambridgePark Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 588-9354
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Alan Houser, President
Group Wellesley, Inc.
412-363-3481
www.groupwellesley.com
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