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Hi Nina...

You just need to run the "Build FM DITA Book from DITA Map File" command. At the first prompt (select file dialog) select the ditamap you want to convert, then the second prompt (select file dialog) specify the name of the new book to create.

If you get errors, choose "OK" to each prompt.

Based on the errors you're getting it sounds like ..

a) you've got an unstructured FM marker in one of the files (that shouldn't prevent the book from being created)

b) you've got some text in an invalid location (also shouldn't prevent the book from being created .. but might)

c) you've got a 

  element in an invalid location (might prevent the book from being created)

  Be sure to validate (Element > Validate) all of your files before trying
  to build a book.

  ...scott

Hello Scott,

I have only one document in the map and this document is valid. But when FM create the book it is empty. And I can not choose ok. FM told me that there are some erros, but it continue to create the book.

To a) You mean that the whole file is unstructured? No it is not.

With kind regards
Nina

Hi Nina...

I assume that both the map and the topic file are XML? (Try opening them in Notepad to make sure.)

Re a) .. no .. it just means that one of the markers is unstructured. You can add unstructured markers to a structured (and XML) file. They appear in the XML as processing instructions.

If you'd like to send me the files I'll take a look (both the map and the topic file). You can upload them to ..

 <http://leximation.com/inbox>

Cheers,

...scott

Thank you.

Hello Scott,

I want to send you the topic and the map, but I am not allowed to send you the original text in the topic because it is private.
When I change the name of the topic and the map I can create a book without any problems. Is it possible that the names of the topic and the map are to long? If I have another problem I send you the file.

With kind regards
Nina

Hi Nina...

I've not heard of any problems that result from unusual filenames, but that's certainly possible.

It's most likely that some structure in your file is causing the problem. I'd start by deleting some of the elements and try to rebuild .. when it works put the deleted content back and delete less of it. Repeat this process until you can isolate the problems.

...scott

Hello Scott,

but some of the errors are so illogical. One example "Cannot insert the table heading (thead) at the current position. A table heading must be in a table.
And the table heading is in the table. I delete the table and insert another table and the error is still the same. I do not want to blame you, but I do not understand that and I ask myself "what do the people do who work with FrameMaker every single day? �
With kind regards

Nina

Hi Nina...

I'm just now looking at the files you uploaded for me to look at. I'm seeing these errors as well .. in both FM8 DITA and DITA-FMx. I'll need to look into what's going on .. the files look fine to me.

Very strange.

I may not be able to look at this much today, but will hopefully be able to figure it out tomorrow.

Thanks,

...scott

Ah .. it *is* the space in the filename. Replace the space with an underscore and all's well.

Sorry to have been so thick on that point. I kept looking for some other more troubling issue, but it's just the space.

What's happening is that the XSLT import script runs into trouble with this and builds the structure of the imported XML file incorrectly .. that's why you're getting errors about things that don't make sense.

Make sense?

...scott

Hello Scott,

fantastic. It works. Thank you.

But now I have another error:
�Cannot find the file (Testbild.JPG) containing the imported graphic.�

It makes no difference, if the graphic is in the same folder or in another.

With kind regards
Nina

Hi Nina...

Can you tell me how you are placing the image?

...scott

Hello Scott,

I select the element image from the �element-window�. I select an image from an other folder than the folder of the topics. I choose a dpi value. I try this with different image-types (png, jpg�).

With kind regards
Nina

After adding the image, does it appear correctly? Then you save and close the file and when you reopen it, the image is not there? Is the image element there but the image itself isn't found?

...scott

The image appear correctly and the image element is there:
- after adding
- after reopening the topic
- when I open the topic from the map
- when I create a document from the map

When I create a book from the map I get an error and there are no images in the book.

Are you using a customized "Book" structure application or the default? What structure application is specific for the Book app in the Options dialog?

...scott

Do you mean the dialog DITA - DITA Options - DITA book-application?
DITA-Book-FM

I have an error that the font is not available. So I change the font of the paragraph styles, which are used in the topic, in the template and try it again.
But the images are still not available in the book.

Nina

So .. you're using the default applications .. DITA-Topic-FM, DITA-Map-FM, and DITA-Book-FM .. and the only changes you made to these are in the template where you changed the fonts for certain styles?

This is very strange .. I've got no idea why the images wouldn't be showing up in the converted book. If you're using the default apps, they should appear just fine.

You have made sure that there are not spaces in the filenames or directory names?

...scott

No, I am using the default application DITA-Book-FM. I made changes in the map.edd and the topic.edd. But I try it with the original files again and if it does not work I only create a document. That is not perfect but I have no time. I have to finish my work on Thursday.

So thank you Scott.

Nina