Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:26:39 +0200, Orly Zimmerman > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >I have an FM file that is 14 MB with lots of Visio embedded > >drawings in different conditionalized rows of the tables. > ... > >Now, each time I do a compare, FM crashes on me. The corrupted > >file (with the .fm.c57 extension) shows that all the figs are > >corrupted. > > > >Does anyone have a solution for this? Could it be a simple > >matter of adding more memory to the computer? > > This is the totally predictable result of *embedding* graphics > in Frame. Don't do it! Always, always, always include all > graphics by reference. The only fix (short of reverting to > an earlier version where graphics still work) is to re-import > the corrupted graphics, this time by reference.
Actually, it's much worse than that. "Visio embedded drawings" are _not_ embedded graphics (in the FM sense) -- FM doesn't have an import filter for Visio files. They're actually embedded OLE objects. Much more of a problem than embedding graphics files -- there's lots of overhead involved with OLE and more chance for things to break. > If you want to fix this before it becomes a disaster, you > can use the demo version of Mif2Go to export all graphics > in their original format, losslessly. You do not have to > buy Mif2Go to do this, just install the demo: > http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm > > The User's Guide has detailed instructions in par. 2.5.2, > "Replacing embedded graphics with referenced graphics". I suspect OLE objects are beyond even Mif2Go's prodigious capabilities. Richard Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 ------ rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 ------ _______________________________________________ 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.
