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I have a simple question for the group before I report a possible bug in6.1.I was 'publishing' a large file using the print composer in Epic Editor('Publish>PDF File'). The file has fifty or so graphics that are EPS files,NONE of them are displaying. When I do the same thing with Epic 6.0 the EPSfiles are now processed and display properly in the PDF output. I also have had an issue with GIF display and processing with 6.1. I onlyhave one GIF but it goes on the cover page so its absence is noticed. InEpic Editor, the GIF does not display BUT there is space allocated for thegraphic (unlike when Epic cannot find a graphic and we just see an iconsaying file not allowed or not found). Has anyone else encountered this problem and if so what was the remedy. Ifno one has seen this, then I'll report it as a bug to PTC.Many thanks.Lynn

I'm sure this should be easy, but I don't know how to do it. I have a global string variable that's always a 2 digit number. I used it previously to build up a string filename. Now though, I use the same variables in a macro that has to do a calculation with it. Of course as a string it won't calculate.I don't want to change my old macros that use the variable as a string, so is there a function to change it to a float temporarily for the calculation?In my old ME10 macro language you could just do this:calc_var = ((val date_var) + 1)date_var is a string variable, but the "val" command read it as an number for the pruposes of the calculation whilst leaving the variable as a string.Anyone know?

Ed, I have tried Print Preview and the graphics are not displayed there either. I'll do some more troubleshooting, but right now I am running things with6.0 and things are working fine. Thanks compadre. Lynn

I am just wondering what experience others have had with respect to the default Arbortext file associations.Background: In our environment we have 1 styler license and many editor licenses.For some reason, when you install Arbortext with Styler, and then double-click to open a .xml file, Arbortext defaults to opening with styler enabled.This means that we have to either:Train users to open Arbortext first then open the fileInstall Arbortext without styler for most users - but that has caused some issues with RTF production and some MathFlow integration as the menus are differentOr some type of registry hack to force the association to open editor without styler. (obvuiously this is not popular in an environment where there are over 70 clients in use.What do others do to cope with this? or Is there something simple I am missing when installing Arbortext where we can configure the mode in which it launches?Thanks,Rob.

I have what is probably a simple question that has me stumped. I am working on a macro that resizes my drawing size and then resizes the elements to fit in the new drawing. I then want to export the file out to a CGM file. I do not want to add the filename manually, I want to be able to put the ActiveDoc.name in the command "EXPORT". What I need help with is how do I have the "Path" portion of the EXPORT command use the ActiveDoc.name in the path?Thanks for any help,Keith

Arbortext Community,I am having an issue with isoview on a specific computer. The aircraft maintenance manuals we use use arbortext isoview to display the wiring diagrams. on this one computer, the wiring diagrams on the print outs are fuzz/illegible. It's only on this one computer, and it doesn't matter to which printer I print to. I've uninstalled and reinstalled our copy of isoview as well, but to no avail. Is there anything else that might help?Thanks,Travis

When opening Arbortext Editor 5.3 M020, this message appears:Dialog title: Invalid Schema/DTD file. Dialog text: [A15001] Unable to load document type due to errors parsing XML schema: + file path of the schema file (xliff.xsd). Choose: 1) Browse for Schema/DTD; 2) Open in free-form mode without Schema/DTD; 3) Open as text If option 1 is chosen, the same message is shown again and again even after having browsed for the xliff.xsd file.If option 2 is chosen, Arbortext Editor opens, but some functionalities don’t work: preferences window doesn’t show, it’s impossible to insert tables or notes, and so on. Oddly, documents are normally validated.In arbortext.wcf file the Entities and Doctypes repositories are well addressed. It seems Arbortext Editor sees DTDs, so I don’t understand why the error message appears and why some functions don’t work. I’ve already uninstalled and reinstalled the program, without any results. Any idea?Sonia

Hi Everybody!There is any way to I retrieve the tag's value and assigning it to a variable? Actually, I've a xpath tag and I need to get its value. The tag is this:<_gte:XPathString expr='_acl:eval(\"$ENV['Test']\")'></_gte:XPathString>

I am working in the preference file trying to establish a standard preference file so all the users see the same thing and our illustrations all look the same. What I would like to do is add a separator line in the preference file. Example if you look at the Pens dialog box you see the separator line below "Center line". I would like to add other separator lies to break up groups but I do not see where these are generated in the preference file. Does anyone how to generate these?Thanks,Keith Howard

Hi Chaps, When saving an XML, the !DOCTYPE and also some element attributes are removed.Is there a setting in Preferences > Advanced, to stop this occuring?Thanks in advance,Samuel

My customer is looking for some guidance around a procedure to either cluster PE Servers or Load Balance them. Any help is appreciated.Thanks!Maria

Hi all,I need to use a acl code inside the APP code, and save the informations that the ACL retrieves in a variable.

Hi Chaps, I'm a newbie to Abortext (with Styler 6.1) and learning as I go, and as such have a few questions, so starting with this one:When Saving an XML, simply opening a file, then Save As, the XML is breaking an element/line, rather than maintaining the original format:Start:Abortext 6.1 view:After (Save as) - Notice the break at Line 5 / 6- Abortext also adds it's stamp (Line 2), can this be turned off?

Hello all,Maybe this a very basic question, but I can't find the way to solve it...I'm working with some XML files that are composed of dozens of xml files referenced as href atts:Intead of beig referenced as entities.What should I do in Arbortext 6 to make them editable from the editor? That is, how can I make the content of the XML file referenced shown in the editor and how can I make to click on it to edit it, (more or less the way It would happen if they were files entities).Thanks!Gabriel Oreggioni

Hi everybody,I'm using Arbortext 5.2 and Windows NT.I have some formula graphics linked into our texts, but they're displayed too small. Is there a way to magnify these graphics?I know, that I possibly could add some scaling attributes to my doctype and to configure them in the associated .dcf file. But since it is "only" an Arbortext-display-problem, I was thinking of a less DTD-contaminating solution, maybe via FOSI?Every idea would be appreciated,best regards,Ulrike Schaper.

I am working on a S1000D IPD DM entering part numbers for a parts list. I'm using Epic 5.3 on a Windows 7 machine. All is well until I get to a certain point in the file. I can add elements and save the file and Epic never complains, but as soon as I close the file and try to re-open it, I get the following two errors and then Epic quits.[A17120] Assertion failed: size < TXF_MARK, file ..\src\stortxt.c, line 531and thenepic:abort (signal 22)If I use a text editor to open the xml file and truncate it down to a certain point (around item 104), I can reopen the file, but as soon as I try to add one more tag and save it, then the file is toast again. It's like I can only put in 104 of the 139 part numbers I need to type. Granted, there's a lot of tags involved with the IPD, but the file size is only 143kb.Has anyone anyone seen this?KM

Good day Community!Please forgive me if this is a question that's covered already. I did my due diligence and looked for it but I couldn't find anything that seemed to match my particular problem.I've been using IsoDraw on and off for years but only now is my employer moving towards making it our primary illustration software.Right away, I'm noticing an issue that I anticipate will be a headache if I don't get it resolved sooner rather than later.Whenever I drag anything around on the drawing surface (holding the mouse button to drag a line, elipse, move objects, etc.), after about 5 seconds, the display appears to lock up even though it's not really locked up. Once I let go of the mouse button, all is well with the exception of whatever I was doing may or may not have executed exactly where I wanted it to.Is this a problem with the software or perhaps my system needs some beefing up? Here are my specs:Windows 7 ProfessionalService Pack 1Model: HP ProDesk 600 G1 TWRProcessor: Intel(R)

Really basic quesion I'm sure - how do I center text as in the image added?I'm working in a style sheet that has already been created, but if this office can do it, it's in the style sheet. Might not be using the most proper Arbortext lingo, if so sorry............?? Thanks!

Arbortext Editor 6.0 whether connected or disconnected to Windchill 10.1 is very slow to open an xml file. We get the "not responding" message and the cursor just keeps spinning (approx. 30 seconds). Eventually the xml file appears and everything seems to work fine.What could cause this issue? Could the server need a reboot? Could it have something to do with the cache size?Any suggestions would be appreciated.Thanks

Hello everyone,I want to suppress the warning messages about missing graphics and other warnings when bursting into Windchill. I know I've seen this setting somewhere, but I can't remember where and I can't locate it again. Does anyone know where the warning levels are set?Thanks!

Hi,Can anyone explain how to generate a structurally valid XML BOM file used to generate callouts in IsoDraw 7.3?What is the source of the XML BOM file? where is it exported from?IsoDraw Object List?Windchill Structure?CAD Model?Our IsoDraw files are stored in Windchill. Do the BOM XML files need to be stored in Windchill at the same location as the illustration?Regards,Jon

Hello all.Is it possible to incorporate XSL-FO data which is created in the other stylesheet tool (e.g. AH Formatter ) to ".style" file for Arbortext Styler?My idea is to copy and paste some of stylesheet settings written in XSL-FO into a ".style" file.As some stylesheet settings are difficult to achieve (e.g. bleed tab) by Arbortext Styler UI, I want to reuser the XSL-FO data which I already have in hand.The output will be PDF, just for your record.Many thnaks.Kind regards,Tomomi

Is there a way to allow italics, bold, etc.. to be used in the mainbook title. When I try it says document type is not configured for this formating style.Thanks Bryon

Fairly new to Arbortext and I have a template. I would like to make a simple one page document without chapters or a chapter heading or a TOC. ?? Suggestions? Snip jpeg attached.

Our organization uses both ISODraw V7.2 and Arbortext Editor V6.0. Recently, last Tuesday, all of our ISODraw users reported a failure at execution: A "Caution" error is generated with the text "License request failed for feature ISODRAW." Arbortext Editor V6.0 does not fail to execute.Both ISODraw and Arbortext both use the same license file. There is a key for each of the products in the file. The network card is active. It seems that ISODraw V7.2 requires the network card to be active and Arbortext V6.0 does not.We are currently at a work stoppage do to the inability to use the ISODraw software.We had the software removed and reinstalled. ISODraw persistently fails to start. All recommendations would be appreciated.