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I have a legacy automation process on Unix that is
used to create PDF files for over 800 spec sheets.

Perl scripts use fmbatch 5.5.6 to open a master FM
file with PDF generation setups, then open each spec
sheet in turn, and write each one out as a PDF file.

Alternatively, code can be switched on to write out
a PS file and call distiller 5.5.6 to generate a PDF
file from it.

All this goes to hell with FrameMaker 7.x.

1. Adobe didn't see fit to include distiller 7.x.
2. fmbatch 7.x doesn't seem to apply the master file
   like it did with fmbatch. It will generate a PDF
   file but the PDF setups in the master file that
   govern things like bookmarks, do not get applied.

Adding insult to injury, Adobe 6.x catalog does not 
generate full text search that will work on the
PDF viewer for UNIX.

Does this degeneration of tools signal some unannounced
anti-UNIX direction Adobe has embarked on similar to its
abandonment of the Apple platform?

Or, is there a different way to thread the needle to get
the desired results? If so, can someone outline it or give
a reference, if one exists.

Thanks, in advance.

Tim