My apologies Richard, you did state this in an earlier response. I use the import by reference function as a kind of alerting system. My Engineering group has a bunch of directories filled with schematic and mechanical drawings they convert to jpg or png or pdf. I then import by reference from these directories into my Frame file to create a drawing book. If Engineering is changing a drawing, it is taken out of its original directory and placed into a pending directory waiting for the DCO and the new drawing to become available. When Engineering moves the file, this breaks the import by reference link thus alerting me that my drawing book needs to be updated.
Its at this point I run into my problem of not being able to get by the Missing File window. I have also run into the scenario you state below where multiple files have been moved for updating. I get an updated drawing placed back into its original directory, Frame recognizes the new drawing and moves on to the next missing file and sticks, its as if the Ignore and Skip functions just don't work. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:13 PM To: Richard Melanson Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Import by Reference Question/Bug ? Richard Melanson wrote: > Boy do I feel stupid :-) > > I am trying to open a file to save it as a MIF file to "clean out any > impurities" that I am unable to open because of the impurities. I cannot > get by the Missing File box! HELP :-) Um, you can't open it because it can't find one or more graphics imported by reference, right? Well, I hate to repeat myself, but: "I have to wonder why the file path or name of your imported-by-reference drawings keeps changing. What is it about your workflow that causes this problem to keep coming up? Maybe you can fix that part so this just doesn't happen anymore." Or to deal specifically with the immediate problem: 1) In the Missing File dialog, FM tells you the path and name of the file that's missing. Make a note of it, and then cancel. 2) Put a file of the correct name in the correct location -- preferably the actual file that should be used, but any file of that type will do. 3) Try opening the FM file again. If the Missing File dialog reports another missing file, try the Ignore option, and if that doesn't work, repeat step 2. 4) Repeat step 3 until the FM file opens. Once it's open, you can try the MIF wash business, but I strongly suggest you instead focus on finding out why you keep having these missing file problems and fixing that. HTH! 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 arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.