Notes: * As far as I can tell from Googling, the most recent supported of FM is *6*. * With most open-source/freeware, be sure you have the exact prerequisites. The open-source community is not particularly concerned with "legacy" customers. The community generally assumes that it can change functionality, signatures, and so forth. Customers then either upgrade on their own or stay with an older version. * On the whole, this is a Good Idea. It prevents bloat, allows for evolving design, and produces more robust, more frequent fixes. Open-source SW usually allows for multiple versions of the same SW, but check first. * Remember that open-source is a mostly UN*X creature. What may be very easy to do in that environment may be much harder to do in Windows, and vice versa.
If anyone has heard of a version of fmPython compatible with 7.1/7.2, please write me ASAP. I know Python pretty well, and I could provide some value to FM 7.x users. Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 jmalin at tuvox.com www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of James Ramsay Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 1:07 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: fmPython Has anyone installed fmPython (http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha/?lang=en&page=fmPython) successfully? I want to use the script that converts all text insets to text prior to distilling a book to PDF, but I can't get fmPython to initialize. I get the following message: Cannot initialize API client c:\program files\adobe\framemaker6.0\fminit\plugins\fmPython22.dll. Check for errors in the APIClients section of C:\Program Files\Adobe\Framemaker6.0\C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker6.0\maker.ini, verify that the client program exists, and make sure you have enough swap space to run the client. There are no instructions for adding a line to the APIClient section of the maker.ini file in the bare bones fmPython documentation. I tried making one up, but it had no effect. Any ideas? I'm running Windows XP, Frame 6.0 with FrameScript 2.1 and IXGen 5.5 already installed, Python 2.4.3, and the fmPython22.dll in the default fminit\Plugins folder. Thanks in advance for your help, Jim Jim Ramsay Senior Technical Writer webMethods Denver _______________________________________________
