RE: Corrupted PDFs
Gillian --- I'm arriving late to the party, but have you tried saving the file out as MIF and then opening the MIF file? That often works for me. Other hacks are to save it out as text (or even RTF) and then open that file (often requires retagging or indexing, but sometimes that's the lesser pain.) Grnt -Original Message- From: Gillian Flato Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:15 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers Subject: RE: Corrupted PDFs Dov, I have full access to that directory. And it doesn't happen to all PDFs, just specific ones that all come from the same source document, which is a legacy document. It's been updated many times. And I have rebooted, it doesn't help. Any suggestions? Thank you, Gillian -Original Message- From: Dov Isaacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:30 PM To: Gillian Flato Cc: Framers Subject: RE: Corrupted PDFs If you can indeed OPEN and view the PDF file in either Reader or Acrobat, the file is not corrupted. An inability to delete or move a file is not indicative of file corruption, but rather, that some program is holding the file open. That program may be on your system or perhaps the server itself or some other user on the network. Note that sometimes even though you think you have ended a run of Acrobat, it still is running for a while and may have some files open. Another possibility is that you put the file into a network directory for which your access privileges are setup to allow you to open existing files or even create files in that directory, but not delete or otherwise mess with file attributes. Some simple things to try: Reboot YOUR computer. If your computer was the culprit, i.e., some program holding it open, then the reboot should clear it. If the reboot doesn't clear the problem and you KNOW that no one else on the network is accessing that file, you should have your network administrator check your access privileges on the server and specifically for the directory in question. You clearly need read, write, file create, file deletion, file attribute modification, etc. privileges for that directory. - Dov -Original Message- Gillian Flato wrote: Guys, Frame 7.0 p495 Acrobat 7.0 Professional on a network drive I am having a problem where when I create a PDF, it becomes corrupted and I can't delete or move it. I can open it, but that's it. But this means that when I change the software, I can't rebuild the PDF so it's critical. Any suggestions. ___ 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.
Re: Corrupted PDFs
Gillian Flato wrote: Guys, Frame 7.0 p495 Acrobat 7.0 Professional on a network drive I am having a problem where when I create a PDF, it becomes corrupted and I can't delete or move it. I can open it, but that's it. But this means that when I change the software, I can't rebuild the PDF so it's critical. Any suggestions. If you can open it, then it's highly unlikely that it's corrupted. More likely there is some network setting or a *.lck file that is making it read-only. Check for yourfilename.lck files on the network drive; they prevent two users from changing the same document simultaneously, but if they don't get erased properly when you close the file, you won't be able to delete or move it. (And you *are* closing the file before attempting to move or delete, right? You can't delete an open file...) HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com Developers explain How the Product Works. Technical writers explain How to Work the Product. Get Firefox! http://tinyurl.com/8q9c5 ___ 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.
RE: Corrupted PDFs
Thank you, I did a search on both my local drive and my network drive and did not find any *.lck files. Gillian -Original Message- From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:42 AM To: Gillian Flato Cc: Framers Subject: Re: Corrupted PDFs Gillian Flato wrote: Guys, Frame 7.0 p495 Acrobat 7.0 Professional on a network drive I am having a problem where when I create a PDF, it becomes corrupted and I can't delete or move it. I can open it, but that's it. But this means that when I change the software, I can't rebuild the PDF so it's critical. Any suggestions. If you can open it, then it's highly unlikely that it's corrupted. More likely there is some network setting or a *.lck file that is making it read-only. Check for yourfilename.lck files on the network drive; they prevent two users from changing the same document simultaneously, but if they don't get erased properly when you close the file, you won't be able to delete or move it. (And you *are* closing the file before attempting to move or delete, right? You can't delete an open file...) HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com Developers explain How the Product Works. Technical writers explain How to Work the Product. Get Firefox! http://tinyurl.com/8q9c5 This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on this message is strictly prohibited. ___ 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.
RE: Corrupted PDFs
If you can indeed OPEN and view the PDF file in either Reader or Acrobat, the file is not corrupted. An inability to delete or move a file is not indicative of file corruption, but rather, that some program is holding the file open. That program may be on your system or perhaps the server itself or some other user on the network. Note that sometimes even though you think you have ended a run of Acrobat, it still is running for a while and may have some files open. Another possibility is that you put the file into a network directory for which your access privileges are setup to allow you to open existing files or even create files in that directory, but not delete or otherwise mess with file attributes. Some simple things to try: Reboot YOUR computer. If your computer was the culprit, i.e., some program holding it open, then the reboot should clear it. If the reboot doesn't clear the problem and you KNOW that no one else on the network is accessing that file, you should have your network administrator check your access privileges on the server and specifically for the directory in question. You clearly need read, write, file create, file deletion, file attribute modification, etc. privileges for that directory. - Dov -Original Message- Gillian Flato wrote: Guys, Frame 7.0 p495 Acrobat 7.0 Professional on a network drive I am having a problem where when I create a PDF, it becomes corrupted and I can't delete or move it. I can open it, but that's it. But this means that when I change the software, I can't rebuild the PDF so it's critical. Any suggestions. ___ 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.