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Hi,We are just getting our Arbortext CMS set up, and I am trying to figure out how to create a "sandbox" for learning & testing in the CMS. Would I create a separate "Organization" in the site? Thanks

Good Morning All,I was wondering if there was any way to display information coded as generated text in a text file. The issue is we have a customer who is making up their own rules for cross-referencing and we need to see what they have coded in their FOSI to produce their end results.Sindy YoungAWACS Tools and Technology Team,(253) 657-6964Kent, WA 98032

i am very new to macro in iso draw. can i get any training material to write macro

I'm getting bogged down trying to do something simple.I'm trying to draw items in a macro, some in "No Pen", some with "Thick" lines and some with white fillI'm using rectangle, but am having problems both setting the fill type (can't see how this is set) and in getting the pen type to work.The example below is the simplest way I can show the problem pen problem.macro testrectangle Set active pen "No Pen" create rectangle 9 9 9 19 19 19 19 9 Set active pen "Thick" create rectangle 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 end macroWhat I think it should do is draw 1 rectangle in "No Pen" and the 2nd rectangle in "Thick", but what it does is draw both rectangles in thick and thin.Do rectangles work differently to lines - can't you set the linetype and fill for them in a macro?

Does the "oid_attr(oid, attrname)" ACL function return the DTD's "default" value for an attribute if that attribute is not present on the specified "oid" tag? The "help center" entry I have (5.4 M070) for this function does not specify this behavior. An issue I'm tracking down hints that it does, but I could swear I sawpreviously that it does not do this.In any case, I'm curious to know if this behavior is what most users of this API would want, or expect.

Hello, we want to use pseudo-attributes in XML as we use in SGML (declared in atiattr.cf file).But we don't know how to use it.Anybod can help us with this topic?Thanks in advance.

We are using isodraw 7.2 and arbortext 5.4 m080.We are creating the illustrations in isodraw, starting with a JT file and ending with a CGM. We are putting the illustration into a custom sized template page where we have some arrows and callouts already there. Placed outside the hatched area. In arbortext, we link to the illustration and it showed up correctly, masked to hatched area. When I would print to pdf everything looked correct, illustrations were masked to hatch pattern. The output worked fine until the consultants we have working with us, suggested we add cgm under the preferences, advanced prefeances, isoviewfileformats. Now it when we open arbortext we get no illustrations. The link is there, the size of the white space is correct, but nothing shows up. We then open one of the illustrations that does not show up in arbortext and move it off the background layer to a new layer, which we have caleld raster. Now it shows up in arbortext, and you can now see the illustration. W

I'm editing a document using Arbortext 5.4, CPA 1.6. Trying to delete a new column command that was probably input with Format-Touch Up and keep getting a message: "Cannot allow a change where neither CPA change markup nor change attributes are allowed."How do I get rid of this command?

Hi All,I guess this quesiton is pretty basic but it is keeping me busy. I want to compose a pdf from the system command line in batch mode.I can call Arbortex Editor from a batch file, loading the correct document and stylesheet. Then all I want is to compose to pdf (with document's name, using stylesheet I have loaded). In the manual they talk of using -c "print" startup command option. I could do this and direct it to a pdf printer but that seems to be a bit of a workaround. I have also seen compose::compose_pdf_macro(), this is not really ideal as there are a lot of files that we need to update, I would rather that it happen wihtout user input. Also, where do I find documentaition on these commands?Thasnk for your help,Mark

I have a few macros that add infos to objects to aid selecting them later in the macro.At the end of the macro, I use the DELETE OBJECT_INFO DEEP command to remove these infos so the items changed in the macro are not changed again next time the macro is run on a different part of a drawing.Trouble is, that the DELETE OBJECT_INFO DEEP command removes all infos on everything, meaning that infos cannot become permanent parts of drawing objects.I would like to be able to be able to have infos (for existence part numbers) attached to drawn items so that you can run macros to select them later, but to do this I would have to start removing specific infos, leaving on the ones that are meant to be permanent.Is there a way to do this?

Hey folks, I'm working at getting my MIL-HDBK put to bed and my boss asked me to get the bookmarks (the left frame that is a TOC) working. I read up on this a bit in the 'help center' and the implication I get is that I need to have the publishing engine (not the print app) in order to do this.I am using a FOSI to produce my output with Epic 5.4 (still haven't loaded 6.0 on the machine with the print license). So any input on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.Lynn

Hello all,We are working on implementing PDMLink 9.1 with Arbortext here and I have a question.When you use the built-in object browser within Editor, the structure displayed follows the document structure.[cid:image002.png@01CC47B6.3481BF00]When you use the display the structure within PDMLink browser I can't seem to find the way to sort the same way. It seems to only want to sort numerically and not base on document structure.[cid:image005.jpg@01CC47B6.34971BC0]Does anyone know how to sort by document structure within PDMLink.Thanks in advance,BrianBrian York-<">mailto:->Exmark Mfg. Co.[The Next Lazer]

Hello Everyone,I work on Epic 5.4 and I am a beginner, I want to open local file programmatically with the ACL functions.I want to know if anyone has an example of this kind.I would be RECOGNIZING if someone can help me cordially

All,Having trouble getting an SGML instance to load in Editor (5.2). Doesn't like two specific @key values. ' [A11054] Invalid value "..." for required attribute "key" 'Neither contains 'wrong' characters, one is 75 and the other 77 characters. Here they are:frm_icticjclqm121821206917701843_icticjclqm121821214817701843_AAR40000006062frm_icticjclqm12354267816554021_icticjclqm12354267816554022_AAR40000006520The simple answer "change them" is unavailable, since they are generated via XSLT from an XML instance. None of the other @keys are as long (e.g. frm_AAGR0000001507_AAGS0000001508_AAR40000006111).Any insights would be greatly appreciated.Steve ThompsonTAD TechnicalBoeing-IDS Technical Publications+1(316)977-0515MC K83-08The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.NOTICE: This communication may contain proprietary or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this commun

Hi Folks— I’m running into an issue with a customization. We are defining custom menu entries, some of which contain special characters like U+2611 (check box with check: ? for those of you with font support in email). Everything works OK in my Windows Vista + Arbortext 5.4 setup, but the special characters don’t appear in the customer’s Windows XP + Arbortext 5.4 setup. Has anyone run into this before? If so, did you find a workaround for displaying these special characters? Thanks for any wisdom you can share. --Clay Clay HelbergSenior ConsultantTerraXML

I've got a macro that creates a text file, then I want it to open the text file in Notepad at the end.I tried the edit command (noted in the documentation for 7.1, but apparently supported on versions 7.0 F000 and later - I'm using 7.0 M050):edit "c:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe" gl_write_file_name(gl_write_file_name is my variable for the file to be opened.)I get an error message when it gets to the edit command:"Illegal value has been used"I've also tried it with a specific filename (rather than using a variable for the filename):edit "c:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe" "X:\Illustrators Info\illustrators files\Tim Sharp\2011-07-15 drawings.txt"but it still gives the same error.Strangely, if I use the command without specifying a filename:edit "c:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe" ""it does not give the error. What it does is pop up the "Run Macro" box (the one accessed from "more macros..." when you select "Macros" from the menu) but still it does not open Notepad.Am I doing something wrong or could there be a bug i

Hi,I work for an aerospace industry in the technical publication office. We use Arbortext Editor to create and modify Data Modules (.sgml files) acording to the AECMA 1000D. One of our customers is having trouble with our documents due to the automatic processing instructions that Epic Editor write in the .sgml files, like:file:///C:/DATI/0_Raccolta%20SpecificheXXXX/Epic/proced/proced.fos" type="text/x-fosi" media="editor" alternate="yes">This kind of tags, are not visible to the author with the Epic Editor interface, they can be viewed and removed only using a text editor like Note Pad. I've read that the last two instructions () can be removed by turning set writepi=off on the advanced settings.But what about the first two instructions? The first one reports to the hard disk location of the DTDs and Style Sheets used by the program to open the file, the second one is an automatic string with programs information that Epic put at the beginning of every document that is saved.Can i

I am trying to install an instance of Arbortext 5.3M040 PE on a newserver (64-bit, Win2008 Server EE). The Adobe Universal Print Driver that ships with distiller server isn'tcompatible with Win 2008 (at least per the Adobe forums). Any ideas on a good generic postscript driver for LPT1 port to use withPE? Since I can't get distiller server to install the generic distillerdriver (what the PE documentation says is used internally for testing),I'll need to come up with something else. Thanks -Jason A. Buss

Hi all,Is there a best practice or common practice for specifying a particular font for a particular language in Styler? For an unlikely hypothetical, say I wanted French content to be displayed and printed in WingDings.Do I need to add conditonals in the stylesheet that are leveraged when my xml:lang is fr-FR? Or is there a configuration file that should be updated? I've been through a lot of the Styler and Admin documentation and see some guidance for when fonts that are not on a user's system must still be specified. And I found the bits about Combined Fonts. But neither of these areas cover my basic need to specify certain fonts for certain languages. What am I missing?Thanks so much for your help and attention to this message.Kind regards,Anne

Hello.I have recently upgraded to version 7.2 and quickly discovered that lines are no longer magnetic. The end and centre points are, but I could always snap other items to any point on a straight line. For example, if I draw an elipse and a vertical line (to represent a centre line), I would be able to drag the elipse and snap it's centre point anywhere along the line. Now, I must either snap the elipse to an end point and shift drag it to the desired location (no good if the line is not aligned to the grid), or draw a perpendicular line and snap the elipse to the end point of the perpendicular line. I have also installed this copy on to a new machine, so have I missed a setting somewhere or has this function been removed?Thanks.

My question is simple. Is there a hot or quick key combination for "select element" window? I use it a lot and it seems ridiculous to have to navigate to the menu bar everytime I want to use it. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I'm trying to work out the properties of an ellipse so that I know it's x and y extents.Using the Complex Data Types, "ellipse radius" seems to give the maximum radius from the centre, but I don't know how to get the minimum radius.When you select an ellipse, the status bar on screen shows the values for it - with the maximum radius first (though the icon shows a diameter), then what appears (from its icon) to be the minimum diameter (it equates to the Complex Data Types "ellipse value"). However, when I draw a line across the narrow width of the ellipse, it's length doesn't match this value.What is this "ellipse value" and does it have a relationship to the minimum radius/dimeter? If not, how can the minimum radius or diameter be worked out?

Hi all,I'm looking for a way to call the first topic title on a PDF page into a header. The GUI in Styler 5.4 gets me about halfway there. I can Insert>Element Content and select the first title started on page, but I end up with fig and table titles as well. Does anyone know if I can use an XPath expression to drill down on a specific page?Many thanks for your attention,Anne

According to PTC documentation with content management systems track changes can be only applied to single object . If the tagging for a change tracking change affects more than one object, then the system will not interpret the change tracking information correctly.Any suggestions/workarounds?

Hi guys,One of our customers is trying to upgrade their system to Arbortext Editor 6.0 and has hit a roadblock.[cid:image001.png@01CC37E7.5E5C6BB0]In case you can't read the graphic above, the error message says:(-103) Cannot checkout an uncounted license within a Windows Terminal Services guest session.What the customer is trying to do is work with Arbortext Editor from home, just as they have for years previously in 5.3 and 5.4. The customer connects to his work desktop via Windows Remote Desktop. In this case, it seems that their node-locked license in Editor 6.0 does not want to play ball with Remote Desktop.Has anyone else encountered this problem yet?[cid:image002.jpg@01CC37E7.5E5C6BB0]Gareth Oakes+61-439-743-740