Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? Thank you in advance for your help. Clara Hall Technical Documentation Manager Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. ___ 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.
Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
Hi Clara, Yes, if you save the files as .mif files or .rtf files, they should be openable in Frame 6.0, but perhaps not pristine, due to the large version gap. Any post-6.0 functionality will be lost, so you'll need to be careful not to use any of that functionality. As for where to get a copy, that's a tough one. I would suggest e-Bay or craigslist or somewhere like that. It's 8- or 9-year-old software, after all. For kicks, I Googled FrameMaker 6.0 purchase and got several promising links. Good luck, Leigh --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: ch...@atgshades.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:25:36 -0400 Subject: Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0 I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? Thank you in advance for your help. Clara Hall Technical Documentation Manager Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. _ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 ___ 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.
Re: Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
It looks like there are currently 3 auctions on eBay for FM6 .. one for Windows, Mac, and Unix. Just enter FrameMaker 6 in the search field. eBay can be a good place to get old versions of software, but you do take your chance at getting something bogus. Be sure to check out the seller to see that he/she looks reasonably legit, and it's best if they accept refunds. That's not always possible, but if you do get a bad disk or something that's not as described, you can dispute it via PayPal (assuming you use PayPal to pay .. which I'd recommend for eBay purchases). Just be sure that the CD comes with a serial number. Cheers, ...scott LW White wrote: Hi Clara, Yes, if you save the files as .mif files or .rtf files, they should be openable in Frame 6.0, but perhaps not pristine, due to the large version gap. Any post-6.0 functionality will be lost, so you'll need to be careful not to use any of that functionality. As for where to get a copy, that's a tough one. I would suggest e-Bay or craigslist or somewhere like that. It's 8- or 9-year-old software, after all. For kicks, I Googled FrameMaker 6.0 purchase and got several promising links. Good luck, Leigh --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: ch...@atgshades.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:25:36 -0400 Subject: Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0 I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? Thank you in advance for your help. Clara Hall Technical Documentation Manager Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. _ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as s...@leximation.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/sp%40leximation.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ 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.
Re: Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:25:36 -0400, Clara Hall ch...@atgshades.com wrote: I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? To a degree. You can save as FM7 MIF, and FM6 can open the result, but it's not what you'd get from creating the docs in FM6. Watch out for numbering strings in particular. FM8 uses Unicode, FM6 uses FrameRoman encoding (similar but not identical to older Mac encoding). In some cases, for example bullets, you may see the Unicode for the bullet rather than the FrameRoman. It's not the way I'd want to deliver work to a client if I couldn't check it in FM6 myself first. Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? eBay is usually the best bet. Try to get an *unopened* copy, to avoid problems with software already registered to someone else. Another, much more expensive, option is to join the Adobe Transactional Licensing Program: http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/volumelicensing/tlp/ Adobe's Transactional Licensing Program (TLP) 5 makes it easy to get volume pricing with no membership requirements and no agreements to sign. This program is available worldwide to commercial, education, and government organizations and covers most Adobe desktop products. You can then buy FM9 and downgrade to 6 (or any other earlier version) with official blessings. This makes a lot of sense for companies who already have large Frame installations and just need one or two added copies; they don't have to upgrade everyone (not financially possible in most cases these days) or else switch to Word. ;-) They can just get one or two licenses and downgrade to match the rest of their installed base. Note that you *cannot* downgrade if you purchase the copy of Frame any other way (like retail). You must use the TLP. -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. jer...@omsys.com http://www.omsys.com/ ___ 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.
Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
Hi Clara, Yes, if you save the files as .mif files or .rtf files, they should be openable in Frame 6.0, but perhaps not pristine, due to the large version gap. Any post-6.0 functionality will be lost, so you'll need to be careful not to use any of that functionality. As for where to get a copy, that's a tough one. I would suggest e-Bay or craigslist or somewhere like that. It's 8- or 9-year-old software, after all. For kicks, I Googled "FrameMaker 6.0 purchase" and got several promising links. Good luck, Leigh --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: ch...@atgshades.com To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:25:36 -0400 Subject: Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0 I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? Thank you in advance for your help. Clara Hall Technical Documentation Manager Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. _ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1
Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
It looks like there are currently 3 auctions on eBay for FM6 .. one for Windows, Mac, and Unix. Just enter "FrameMaker 6" in the search field. eBay can be a good place to get old versions of software, but you do take your chance at getting something bogus. Be sure to check out the seller to see that he/she looks reasonably legit, and it's best if they accept refunds. That's not always possible, but if you do get a bad disk or something that's not as described, you can dispute it via PayPal (assuming you use PayPal to pay .. which I'd recommend for eBay purchases). Just be sure that the CD comes with a serial number. Cheers, ...scott LW White wrote: > Hi Clara, > > Yes, if you save the files as .mif files or .rtf files, they should be > openable in Frame 6.0, but perhaps not pristine, due to the large version > gap. Any post-6.0 functionality will be lost, so you'll need to be careful > not to use any of that functionality. As for where to get a copy, that's a > tough one. I would suggest e-Bay or craigslist or somewhere like that. It's > 8- or 9-year-old software, after all. For kicks, I Googled "FrameMaker 6.0 > purchase" and got several promising links. > > Good luck, > Leigh > > > --Forwarded Message Attachment-- > From: chall at atgshades.com > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:25:36 -0400 > Subject: Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0 > > I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is > that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is > there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be > compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? > > > > Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? > > Thank you in advance for your help. > > > > Clara Hall > > Technical Documentation Manager > > Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. > _ > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as sp at leximation.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sp%40leximation.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >
Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:25:36 -0400, "Clara Hall" wrote: >I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is >that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is >there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be >compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? To a degree. You can save as FM7 MIF, and FM6 can open the result, but it's not what you'd get from creating the docs in FM6. Watch out for numbering strings in particular. FM8 uses Unicode, FM6 uses "FrameRoman" encoding (similar but not identical to older Mac encoding). In some cases, for example bullets, you may see the Unicode for the bullet rather than the FrameRoman. It's not the way I'd want to deliver work to a client if I couldn't check it in FM6 myself first. >Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? eBay is usually the best bet. Try to get an *unopened* copy, to avoid problems with software already registered to someone else. Another, much more expensive, option is to join the Adobe Transactional Licensing Program: http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/volumelicensing/tlp/ Adobe's Transactional Licensing Program (TLP) 5 makes it easy to get volume pricing with no membership requirements and no agreements to sign. This program is available worldwide to commercial, education, and government organizations and covers most Adobe desktop products. You can then buy FM9 and downgrade to 6 (or any other earlier version) with official blessings. This makes a lot of sense for companies who already have large Frame installations and just need one or two added copies; they don't have to upgrade everyone (not financially possible in most cases these days) or else switch to Word. ;-) They can just get one or two licenses and downgrade to match the rest of their installed base. Note that you *cannot* downgrade if you purchase the copy of Frame any other way (like retail). You must use the TLP. -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. http://www.omsys.com/
Save FrameMaker 8.0 files to 6.0
I am doing some freelance work in FrameMaker. One of the requirements is that the work be done in FM 6.0. I am currently working with FM 8.0. Is there a way to develop in 8.0 and then somehow save the files to be compatible to 6.0. Maybe saving them as a mif files? Would that work? Also, does anyone know where I could get a copy of FM 6.0? Thank you in advance for your help. Clara Hall Technical Documentation Manager Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc.
