Adobe Framemaker required to build output
Adobe Framemaker required to build output
Hi!
I am trying to make a new output to Framemaker (I'll skip the long and boring explanation of why) and made a new target. Then I got the message that Framemaker is required. Then I installed a trial version of Framemaker to see if it works, but I get the same message. I have restarted my computer, but still the same. I will not be using Framemaker myself, but I am willing to purchase it if this works. But I wanted to test if it worked before purchasing. Any suggestions for a workaround?
Looking forward to hearing your great ideas and suggestions!
I am trying to make a new output to Framemaker (I'll skip the long and boring explanation of why) and made a new target. Then I got the message that Framemaker is required. Then I installed a trial version of Framemaker to see if it works, but I get the same message. I have restarted my computer, but still the same. I will not be using Framemaker myself, but I am willing to purchase it if this works. But I wanted to test if it worked before purchasing. Any suggestions for a workaround?
Looking forward to hearing your great ideas and suggestions!
Re: Adobe Framemaker required to build output
Perhaps I should add that I have tried the suggestion from Flare's help to run Flare as administrator, still no effect.
Update: I have now a licensed version, and I can still not generate a Framemaker file. Does this work for anyone else?
Update: I have now a licensed version, and I can still not generate a Framemaker file. Does this work for anyone else?
Re: Adobe Framemaker required to build output
I have found the solution. I asked for support from MadCap and they answered that Flare 2018 does not support FrameMaker 2019. In order to build a FrameMaker target, I need to use an older version. This would have been nice to know before investing in the wrong license and spending time installing the wrong version. Also, they did not tell me how old Framemaker had to be. But I installed a trial version of Framemaker 2015 and this works, as long as I use Flare as administrator.
So now it works. I just wanted to let others know what the solution is in case they run into the same problem.
So now it works. I just wanted to let others know what the solution is in case they run into the same problem.
Re: Adobe Framemaker required to build output
Also nice to know:
At least according to the Flare 2019 online help, the FrameMaker target is not available anymore in Flare 2019. In the Flare 2018 online help it still was mentioned, but not in 2019.
Couldn't try it anymore in the 2019 test version because it ran out of time.
At least according to the Flare 2019 online help, the FrameMaker target is not available anymore in Flare 2019. In the Flare 2018 online help it still was mentioned, but not in 2019.
Couldn't try it anymore in the 2019 test version because it ran out of time.
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Re: Adobe Framemaker required to build output
I didn't realize this was true, but I checked in 2019, and you're right. Framemaker is not listed as an output type when you create a new target in Flare 2019:
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This is a shame! There are times that I need to work in Structured Framemaker, and the inability to import or export Framemaker documents is frustrating.
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I mean, they didn't even move it to the deprecated list. They just all-out removed it. Wonder why.
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After all the Madcap advertising over the years about why Flare is better than Framemaker, there probably aren't enough Framemaker users that use Flare to warrant the cost of programmer's time. There are enough bugs to fix, that it isn't likely a priority.
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Re: Adobe Framemaker required to build output
Actually it was in a Deprecated list - for 2018r2
https://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare20 ... -Flare.htm
However, that's not much good to people - if you don't know that something is missing, you won't know which release to go back and find the item in.
The list really needs to be separate from What's new and have a list of all deprecated items and the version they were removed.
https://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare20 ... -Flare.htm
However, that's not much good to people - if you don't know that something is missing, you won't know which release to go back and find the item in.
The list really needs to be separate from What's new and have a list of all deprecated items and the version they were removed.
Margaret Hassall - Melbourne
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Isleofgough - You're absolutely right. There are a bunch of targets listed on that page that you can no longer produce from Flare (.NET Help, for example). I have sent an email to a contact at MadCap pointing out those errors on the web page, and suggesting that they update the list.
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Oh crap. I just found out that I cannot export to Framemaker anymore. If I had noticed this in the deprecated list you are mentioning above, we would not have updated to 2019. Any ideas or suggestions to what I can do? I do not use Framemaker myself, but I need to export to it so one of our white labels customers can take our manuals and work with them in their system. I am pretty annoyed that MadCap have taken away this option. I don't think it will force our customer to move to Flare, but it may force us to move away from Flare, which is probably not what MadCap wanted.
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Re: Adobe Framemaker required to build output
We have an OEM partner that uses FrameMaker so I have the same question. I created a DITA target and then opened the output in Frame 12 but all I got was the Flare XML code. (See the screenshot below.)Vibeke B wrote:Any ideas or suggestions to what I can do? I do not use Framemaker myself, but I need to export to it so one of our white labels customers can take our manuals and work with them in their system.
It looks like my only option now is Flare -> Word -> FrameMaker.
Brian
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