Problems with "Save as function"
Hi Ariel, In the PDF Setup dialog box, in the Tags tag, uncheck Generate Tagged PDF. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > Hi there, > > I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and > Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. > > As of this morning I am unable to produce PDFs using the "Save as PDF" > option. > > I get the following error message: > > %%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%% > %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: StRetrieve > P279585 ]%% > > Stack: > /StRetrieve > /P279585 > /StoreName > -dict- > > > %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% > %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% > > At the same time I cannot use Distiller to produce a .ps file from a PDF > > Fortunately I can still produce PDFs (lower quality though) when printing > to > PrimoPDF. > > Any suggestion or tips? > > > Ariel > (Feeling like a complete schmuck) > ___ >
Problems with "Save as function"
First a general rant: In order of reliability (according to my own experience), there are at least five good methods for producing PDFs from FrameMaker: Best: If you have Acrobat Professional, set up one or more watched folders. Attach an appropriate set of Distiller job options to each watched folder. Then use the Adobe PDF printer driver (important point!) to print your document or book to a PostScript file in the "In" folder within one of the watched folders. If Distiller is running, it scans the watched folders periodically and distills whatever PS files it finds and puts the resulting PDF in the "Out" folder. 2nd best: Print the document/book to a PostScript file using the Adobe PDF printer driver (again, this is an important point). Then distill the file manually by opening the PS file from Distiller. This method lets you see for sure what Distiller job options are currently selected. 3rd best: Print the document/book to the Adobe PDF virtual printer. This creates a PDF directly using whatever Distiller job options you have set as the default for the Adobe PDF printer instance. 4th best: Use Save as PDF. Adobe *mostly* fixed this function as of FrameMaker 7.x, but you're still relying on a lot of separate factors to all be in agreement. This method does so much of its work "behind the curtain" that you simply cannot see in advance whether everything is set up properly. But even though Save As PDF is the least reliable of the methods I'd ever recommend, it is probably not the cause of your current problem. The first thing you should look at is whether you have the option for "Tagged PDF" turned on in the PDF Setup dialog. Unless you *know* that you *need* to generate tagged PDF, turn the feature off. In my experience it is the most common cause of the type of problem you describe. Other than that, was there any page number reported in the error message? Does the Distiller log file show that any pages were processed before the error occurred? If so, there is likely something on that page (or the next page from what's reported in the log file) that Distiller doesn't like. If you can't find any page numbers in the log file, you may need to use a "reduction by halves" method of printing ever-smaller page ranges to zero in on the offending page(s). My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ariel Kahana Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 7:00 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Problems with "Save as function" Hi there, I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. As of this morning I am unable to produce PDFs using the "Save as PDF" option. I get the following error message: %%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%% %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: StRetrieve P279585 ]%% Stack: /StRetrieve /P279585 /StoreName -dict- %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% At the same time I cannot use Distiller to produce a .ps file from a PDF Fortunately I can still produce PDFs (lower quality though) when printing to PrimoPDF. Any suggestion or tips? Ariel (Feeling like a complete schmuck)
Re: Problems with "Save as function"
Hi Ariel, In the PDF Setup dialog box, in the Tags tag, uncheck Generate Tagged PDF. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi there, I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. As of this morning I am unable to produce PDFs using the "Save as PDF" option. I get the following error message: %%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%% %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: StRetrieve P279585 ]%% Stack: /StRetrieve /P279585 /StoreName -dict- %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% At the same time I cannot use Distiller to produce a .ps file from a PDF Fortunately I can still produce PDFs (lower quality though) when printing to PrimoPDF. Any suggestion or tips? Ariel (Feeling like a complete schmuck) ___ ___ 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: Problems with "Save as function"
This is a side question that someone asked me today, and I didn't know the answer. Why is 'save as PDF' bad? > 4th best: Use Save as PDF. Adobe *mostly* fixed this function > as of FrameMaker 7.x, but you're still relying on a lot of separate > factors to all be in agreement. This method does so much of > its work "behind the curtain" that you simply cannot see in > advance whether everything is set up properly. > > But even though Save As PDF is the least reliable of the > methods I'd ever recommend, it is probably not the cause > of your current problem. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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.
Problems with "Save as function"
This is a side question that someone asked me today, and I didn't know the answer. Why is 'save as PDF' bad? > 4th best: Use Save as PDF. Adobe *mostly* fixed this function > as of FrameMaker 7.x, but you're still relying on a lot of separate > factors to all be in agreement. This method does so much of > its work "behind the curtain" that you simply cannot see in > advance whether everything is set up properly. > > But even though Save As PDF is the least reliable of the > methods I'd ever recommend, it is probably not the cause > of your current problem. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: Problems with "Save as function"
First a general rant: In order of reliability (according to my own experience), there are at least five good methods for producing PDFs from FrameMaker: Best: If you have Acrobat Professional, set up one or more watched folders. Attach an appropriate set of Distiller job options to each watched folder. Then use the Adobe PDF printer driver (important point!) to print your document or book to a PostScript file in the "In" folder within one of the watched folders. If Distiller is running, it scans the watched folders periodically and distills whatever PS files it finds and puts the resulting PDF in the "Out" folder. 2nd best: Print the document/book to a PostScript file using the Adobe PDF printer driver (again, this is an important point). Then distill the file manually by opening the PS file from Distiller. This method lets you see for sure what Distiller job options are currently selected. 3rd best: Print the document/book to the Adobe PDF virtual printer. This creates a PDF directly using whatever Distiller job options you have set as the default for the Adobe PDF printer instance. 4th best: Use Save as PDF. Adobe *mostly* fixed this function as of FrameMaker 7.x, but you're still relying on a lot of separate factors to all be in agreement. This method does so much of its work "behind the curtain" that you simply cannot see in advance whether everything is set up properly. But even though Save As PDF is the least reliable of the methods I'd ever recommend, it is probably not the cause of your current problem. The first thing you should look at is whether you have the option for "Tagged PDF" turned on in the PDF Setup dialog. Unless you *know* that you *need* to generate tagged PDF, turn the feature off. In my experience it is the most common cause of the type of problem you describe. Other than that, was there any page number reported in the error message? Does the Distiller log file show that any pages were processed before the error occurred? If so, there is likely something on that page (or the next page from what's reported in the log file) that Distiller doesn't like. If you can't find any page numbers in the log file, you may need to use a "reduction by halves" method of printing ever-smaller page ranges to zero in on the offending page(s). My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ariel Kahana Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 7:00 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Problems with "Save as function" Hi there, I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. As of this morning I am unable to produce PDFs using the "Save as PDF" option. I get the following error message: %%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%% %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: StRetrieve P279585 ]%% Stack: /StRetrieve /P279585 /StoreName -dict- %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% At the same time I cannot use Distiller to produce a .ps file from a PDF Fortunately I can still produce PDFs (lower quality though) when printing to PrimoPDF. Any suggestion or tips? Ariel (Feeling like a complete schmuck) ___ 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.
Problems with "Save as function"
Hi there, I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. As of this morning I am unable to produce PDFs using the "Save as PDF" option. I get the following error message: %%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%% %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: StRetrieve P279585 ]%% Stack: /StRetrieve /P279585 /StoreName -dict- %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% At the same time I cannot use Distiller to produce a .ps file from a PDF Fortunately I can still produce PDFs (lower quality though) when printing to PrimoPDF. Any suggestion or tips? Ariel (Feeling like a complete schmuck)
Problems with "Save as function"
Hi there, I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. As of this morning I am unable to produce PDFs using the "Save as PDF" option. I get the following error message: %%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%% %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: StRetrieve P279585 ]%% Stack: /StRetrieve /P279585 /StoreName -dict- %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% At the same time I cannot use Distiller to produce a .ps file from a PDF Fortunately I can still produce PDFs (lower quality though) when printing to PrimoPDF. Any suggestion or tips? Ariel (Feeling like a complete schmuck) ___ 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.
