On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:36:03 -0700, "Tammy Van Boening" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Using Framemaker 7.2 with all updates/patches on Windows XP/SP2. I have >several hundred inherited FM files that I need to update. One of the >files is giving me that infamous error "although the < >.fm appears to >be an fm file, it cannot be opened with this version of Framemaker." >Since I am running 7.2, I am assuming that somehow it was created with >8.0.x (which is weird since the version of FM that I am running is what >my predecessor also used.) Does anyone out there have FM 8.0 that would >be willing to open this file and save it as a .mif so that I can get it >converted to a 7.2 file? (I have tried that heroic open command but to >no avail either.) Try opening the Frame file in Notepad. ;-) You won't see much that's intelligible, but the very start will be <MakerFile 7.0H> if it's from Frame 7.0. (The letter may be different, but the number is what counts.) That way you'll know if it really is from Frame 8. Another thing to check is whether the byte count is an exact multiple of 1024. If not, the file may have been corrupted during transfer, either because it was treated as ASCII instead of binary, or because something was added to the end (like a CR/LF pair). If it's just two bytes over, you can use a hex editor to trim it back; I wrote a little utility to do that. If it's more, you probably need to get another copy from the originator... -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.omsys.com/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
