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Actually we are going to migrate the data from docbook to DITA. In docbook they used FOSI as stylesheet to render the PDF. But in DITA we are planning to use XSL/XSL-FO as stylesheets. Will the Publishing Engine supports/read the XSL/XSL-FO that was developed in DITA-OT.Could you please you guys throw an light in this doubt.DITA(Arbortext Editor) --> PE--> Windchill CMS | | XSL/XSL-FO

Hi Adepters,I'm having a problem calling Java from ACL with the java_* functions.I guess it must be my environnement that is faulty as I can't even run a very simple sample.I went to C:\Program Files\Epic\src\java and did all the README file says.My Java version is 1.6.0_17 and the OS is Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2I open a DOS command window.Go to the C:\Program Files\Epic\src\java directory.Type the following command :"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_17\bin\javac" -classpath "C:\program files\epic\lib\classes\aom.jar" *.javaCopy the Hello.class file in C:\Program Files\Epic\custom\classesThen I launch Epic 4.3 and type this line in the editor's command line :eval java_static('Hello','sayHello')And get this error : [A30135] No definition of the class Hello could be found.I've tried to see if any post on this mailing list did cover that issue, but found none relevant to my case.Any idea on what is wrong ?Thanks and regardsChristophe LefebvreLexisNexis France

With APP V11 M030 we have a totally different layout (2 lines more per page, text doesn't fit into tablecolumn anymore, ...).We cannot compare V10 with V11.We cannot use existing files without redesign each document.Going to the new version is a really big change for us.Was the old metric that bad? We havn't had any problems in the past.

Wondering if anyone ran into issues upgrading customizations from 5.4 to 6.0. Could you do it on your own, or did you need external support? We have a unique application and custom folder that rest outside of the install path\custom folder. When we move forward to 6.0, the stylesheets can upgrade, but since i have APTAPPLICATION set I believe, it's not find the java dita.application object. I guess the bigger question is, how do you model customizations forward to the new release?ThanksBryon Thomas

Hi everyone,Pleased to announce the release of Arbortext 6.0 M070! Read the release notesow.ly/h7CRoand download it today fromow.ly/h7CUC.Thanks,Pushpinder Toor, Technical Information Solution Manage

We would like to use the Paste Excel... option, however our data model does not allow text content directly in a "cell" element - the text must be wrapped in a "para" element first. This is stopping the Paste Excel option from working. Is there any way of getting Arbotext to automatically wrap the pasted text in the "para" element in each cell?Thanks

We do not have a content management system and I am wanting to set the rev level on all the topics in my servicemap. If I change the servicemap rev level it shows on all the topics but does not actually change anything. If I go to each topic and change the rev level in the servicemap it shows a bold A as rev but when I open the file it does not carry over. If I open the topic and click inside the procdedure, and choose modify attributes, other, rev, and change it here it stays with the file but does not show up in the servicemap. So what I want to do is change it at the procedure level and have it show in the servicemap. Is this possible? without a CMS.ThanksBryon

We are very new to arbortext and very new to the thought of translation. We are creating our manuals in english currently and we are wanting to go to Russian, Porchagese, and Spanish. I am looking for someone with experience, how the translation process works? Is there a document or something that I can review that will give me some options of how this is supposed to work. Do we need to have multiple dita maps?, What happens when the original language is modiifed, do you need to keep track so the same sections in the translated book? Does it do it automatically? Lots of questions, few answers.Thanks for your time,Bryon Friesen

Adepters:I’ve got a strange problem with PE 5.3. I recently added an entirely new doctype to our custom DocTypes folder and an entry in the catalog file pointing to the new doctype. After restarting/rebooting the server, I’m able to successfully generate direct-to-PDF using our normal process for sending print jobs to PE. However, when I open the source XML file in PE Interactive (which opens the file without errors and points to the doctype in all session information variables) and try to Print Preview or Compose > PDF file, I get an error window with this message: [A20448] Document type not installed on the PE server. Check the server’s catalog path setting.Anyone know how to get past this? I can print preview and compose PDF with any of our previously existing doctypes – just not this new one.Thanks,Dave

Does anyone have experience with this? I've only recently switched to using schemas within Arbortext and having the following problem. I seem to be finding the schema properly as there is no warning about not finding the schema. What I do get a warniing about is that Arbortext can't find the stylesheet to go with it. I then navigate over to the stylesheet and it launches just fine.I then close the document and try and reopen it, I get the same message about not finding the stylesheet.I know I can add an association to the stylesheet, but I would prefer not, also I have 2400 existing files I need to touch, I don't want to do this for every file.I'm not sure, but it almost looks like the Editor is finding the Schema via the URL somewhere other than my system. I have my catalog path set to a catalog that has the following entry: URI "http://www.s1000d.org/S1000D_4-0/xml_schema_flat/descript.xsd" "./s1000d-4.0.1schemas/descript/descript.xsd"The path is correct and the schema and stylesheet

Hi everyone,We want to use Arbortext Editor 6.0 with Eagle S1000D solution.We install EPS Plugin for Arbortext Editor.While opening, Arbortext Editor gives an error:Error: Unable to attach C# object (01.PNG)Then, in Arbortext Editor, we can see the EAGLE menu in toolbar (02.PNG)When we click to EPS Plugin in EAGLE menu, we gets another error (03.PNG)ERROR: [A30165] com_call: invalid or undefined interface ID 0 (at line 46 of file "C:\Program Files\PTC\Arbortext Editor\custom\init\EAGLE.ACL") Function traceback at time of error: #1 Artwork() at "C:\Program Files\PTC\Arbortext Editor\custom\init\EAGLE.ACL":46 In row 46, you can find: "local login_result = com_call(EAGLE_Handle, "Login", dirname, filename, version_number);"Is there anyone facing same issue before and/or have any opinion about solution?Best regards,Erkan OKUR

If you record a macro in IsoDraw and select the "Revert" command form the File Menu , something  like   Close confirm_no Open "C:\MyPath\MyFile.iso"   is recorded. Truely this is what happend - the current file was closed and opend again. If you want to create an IsoDraw macro for your macro library this is probably too specific. More likely you don't want to load the file recorded, but the actual file when executing the macro. So you could replace the recorded lines by   Menu "Revert"   which does exactly the same as if you manually select the "Revert" command from the File Menu. This method has two drawbacks: It only works on an English Language Version of IsoDraw. You can't switch off the "Do you really want to lose your changes?" message.      An other approach is to store the path and name of the file before closing and than open the same file:   Define sDoc as String sDoc = activeDoc.Path Close confirm_no Open sDoc   Sounds

Hi,i'm using Arbortext IsoDraw 7.3 to create animated graphics.To Start the animation i create Hotspots.When i export the iso-file to CGM with Profile WebCGM 2.0 the animation doesnt exist anymore. The Hotspots points onto the group which is animated, but the animation doesnt start.Does anybody know which properties do i have to enabled/disabled to get animated graphics in CGM?Thanks

Hello all,Does anyone know how to obtain an Element or Node class object based on a valid OID value? I am working on a new AOM-based java application that calls an existing custom ACL function which returns the OID of an element which I then want to get in java.I am pretty sure this must be possible. I have been searching through the AOM javadoc for a while today and have not found any kind of a "get element by OID" method. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Regards,Tom

Hi,Does anyone have any insights into the ability to generate .FO files from the Arbortext generated XSL-FO?I am looking to use Apache FOP, but seem to be getting rather numerous XSL exceptions?Any insights would be welcome.ThanksKevin Sperring

Is there an established limit for the size of a text string written to a channel using the ACL write command? We have encountered a few instances when using the write command where this appears to be true, but I have found no documentation of this limit. To be clear, here is the line of code we are referring to:write($channel, $text_string)Our testing has shown that when $text_string is greater than 4,095 characters in length, the call fails.We are running Arbortext v5.4 on UNIX.Any suggestions would be appreciated.Regards,Tom

HI, I am Rahul KULKARNI, working as a Design Engineer. We work on Technical Illustrations. I am using IsoDraw 7.0 to create illustrations.I would like to know whether there is any Macro exsisting by which we can change case of text. Normally, I copy the text matter into Word and by doing ctrl+shift+A change case and then copy-paste it in IsoDraw.Can somebody help me to create Macro. I am new to this stuff. I would really appreciate your efforts.Thanks in advance.Regards,Rahul KULKARNI

Hi Deb,I have to say I question the separation of events because all of the non-Arbortext attendees I happened to talk withat recent PTC conferenceswere eager to learn more about Arbortext. Some had licenses they didn't know what to do with. Consequently, I think presentations like "Stop writing documentation and start manufacturing it," "Don't let documentation slow your time to market," and"Everything you always wanted to know about Arbortext but were afraid to ask" would be of interest to many PTC users. And would pay off in sales and services revenue. 🙂Also, I have some questions regarding the Service Exchange event that will include Arbortext: 1. What exactly is "Service Exchange"? I searched the PTC site but got no results. 2. Will this conference be geared to management, developers, or both? 3. Will attendees be admitted to the PTC conference? 4. Why no call for papers? 5. With no call for papers, who will present? 6. Will the cost be the same as PTC LiveGlobal? 7. When will re

Regarding the lack of Arbortext content at the PTC Live Global Event, I was first told this:[quote]To clarify, Arbortext content is not being planned for the global program however it will be part ofthe Service Exchange Event.[\quote]I questioned the nature of the "Service Exchange Event" and received this:[quote]As PTC grows and our solutions expand, we have learned that one event cannot be all things to allpeople. So we have split the event into three co-located events, where the content addresses thespecific interests and needs of the audience.I do not have a lot of information to share with you at this time on the Service Exchange as theprogram is still being built, but I do know we will not be doing a formal call for papers. The eventwill be 2 days, with arrival the evening of Monday, June 10th and meeting concluding on WednesdayJune 13th – with Arbortext Technical committee on Thursday/Friday. The event will be at the HiltonAnaheim – which is connected to the Convention Center wh

Hi All,I finally got travel approval to extend one of my regular trips back to thecentral office in the Bay Area to include the Saturday that TC Camp. I haveheard rumors other folks are coming, too. If we get enough of us, we canapparently lobby or caucus or un-vote a meeting dedicated to our topic/sand then conference-up.I've never been to an un-conference, but it sounds kind of fun. I do knowhow much I get out of unofficial meetings and socializing at the usualevents. I'm game to give this a try.Check it out:

Changing PE's maxBusyInterval did not resolve the problem. Support is nowrecommending I change Tomcat's connector configuration. They want me to adddisableUploadTimeout="false" a setting that if absent defaults to "true".It seems counter-intuitive to me that disabling the disabling of a timeout(isn't that enabling a timeout?) would "help" on a spotty network, butmaybe I'm reading the explanations for the setting wrong.Chris: This is in line, I think, with what you were suggesting earlier.This isn't the actual version of Tomcat I'm using but I assume theexplanation is still the same:

FYI: The email below confirms that PTC Live Global 2013 will not include Arbortext content, just Creo and Windchill.Suzanne Napoleonwww.FOSIexpert.com"WYSIWYG is last-century technology!"From:"ContentTeam@ptcliveglobal.com" <contentteam@ptcliveglobal.com>Touzanne Napoleon <suzannenapoleon@fosiexpert.com>Cc:"-" <->Sent:Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:48 PMSubject:RE: PTC Live Global 2013 Call for Presentations Deadline is FridayHi SuzannePTC Live Global 2013 will feature Creo and Windchill and there will not be Arbortext content in the program. There will be Arbortext content featured at the PTC Service Exchange event and Deb Shapiro, copied, has more information on that event. Please let me know if you have any questions.Thank you,Carrie JohnsonPTC Live Global Content TeamFromuzanne Napoleon <suzannenapoleon@fosiexpert.com>To:"ContentTeam@ptcliveglobal.com" <contentteam@ptcliveglobal.com>Sent:Wednesday, January 9, 2013 4:49 PMSubject:Re: PTC Live Global 2013

We've just installed and begun using Arbortext 6.0 companywide. One user does not have the "Object" menu available. Is there a particular setting that must be adjusted for this?

Hi, Does anyone in this forum have experience using Epic Editor with S1000D schema or DTDs? I've been tasked to do an eval of Epic Editor (rather quickly) but first I have to learn how to use it. We are about to collaborate with a client to update their aviation manuals. They use Arbortext Epic Editor (version unk) and we use Framemaker 7.2. We are in two minds: there is some thought that we should get Epic while there is other thought that we stick with Framemaker, as long as we can get their DTDs. I've gone through the tutorial and looked at the templates that come packaged with Epic. I've tried to plunge straight in and import/use an S1000D DTD but I can't find/don't understand how Epic does it (beside the fact that when I clicked on Import in the menu, I was told I didn't have the licence - there's a way to make money!) I know how to do this in Frame but I want to give Epic a chance. Could someone please advise me or point me in the right direction to where I can get the info. Help

I want my Java plugin to recheck the text after some delay (when there is no typing during 0.6 seconds).I use java.utils.Timer for Arbortext Editor 5.2. I want to start it in the onkeyup event handler. What can serve as onkeyup event?