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Hey Niels...

That *shouldn't* be happening if you're using an unmodified FM8 install .. especially with creating a new file. It sounds like something has gone awry in your install. This will often happen if the doctype declaration in the XML file is defined as a system resource rather than with a public ID (but that shouldn't be happening unless you're creating the file with another editor or using a file created by someone else).

Some things to check ..

- Open the DITA > Options dialog .. is "DITA-Topic-FM" selected as the "Topic application"?
- When you open a file from disk, do you select "DITA-Topic-FM" as the structure application? (You may not get an option to do so .. that's OK.)
- Choose .. Structure Tools > Edit Application Definitions .. locate the XMLApplication node that is labeled "DITA-Topic-FM" .. below that you'll see entries for Template, DTD, and Read/write rules. Check that the files specifed actually exist at the locations specified (note that "$STRUCTDIR" maps to the FrameMaker/Structure/ folder).

- Have you installed FrameMaker in a "nonstandard" location?

I may be missing something obvious, but this is probably a good start.

Cheers,

...scott