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Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Brad Elliott — Fri, 19 May 2023 20:23:57 GMT

So I decided to go modern and use publisher to create a set of pdf's for me to send to the printing bureau in AC10. When I select publish the publishing window opens and the secondary processing window opens. When it is done the publishing window says saved and the file size is listed and seems reasonable ie. between 200k and 1meg depending on what is in the file. When I select the file in the finder it is actually 0k and if I try to open it I get a file error. I have quit the program and reopened it and tried opening other files. Has anyone else seen this behavior? I'm once again back to plt's.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Stress Co_ — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:05:29 GMT

0k files?...... oh, zero K files ... I thought you solved my problem

Brad wrote:
Has anyone else seen this behavior? I'm once again back to plt's.

Yes ..... http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=10981

You should be able to create pdf's .... one-at-a-time with "print".... save as pdf.

Are you getting the same error message I posted?

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Brad Elliott — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:25:47 GMT

I'm not sure I'm having the same issue as that topic. In my case publisher thinks it is working fine but I end up with files of zero size. It doesn't matter if I publish one file or multiple files. I have no useable output.

I can print from the dialog box with no problems. However my sets have multiple regulatory sheets that no one wants to see for pricing or construction and I thought that setting up some publisher sets would make the output much easier. But no.

This is going to be a much more difficult thing for me to work out if I am the only person with this problem.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Stress Co_ — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:38:55 GMT

I think my issue is the same as yours.

I'll restate it: I publish a layout book as a pdf file. I get window that shows the files being created (with reasonable sizes). When I try to open the pdf's, I get the error message..... and (after rereading your post and double checking) those same pdfs are zero k.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Brad Elliott — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:18:07 GMT

Then this is the same problem. Is this a universal problem and it is just that no one else uses publisher?

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:38:22 GMT

I recall a while back creating some PDF files from PM9, exploring to the files, and finding they were 0kB. Thought "bummer, didn't work", clicked on one anyway and it opened Weirderer and weirderer.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Brad Elliott — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:01:53 GMT

Publishing pdf's from AC9 works fine and as far as I know there is no internal way to publish pdf's from Plotmaker. And as we discussed printing to pdf's through Mac OSX works but is not as automated.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Stress Co_ — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:35:48 GMT

If you uninstall AC10 and then reinstall and do not run the updates, you will be able to publish pdf Files........ even multi-page pdfs.

I'm having trouble deciding if I need/want the updates.

I'd be interested to hear if this works for others.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

James Murray — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:10:39 GMT

One (exactly) of my guys had this issue. I could PDF his files without trouble. He is back on 817, where he can publish again.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Brad Elliott — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:32:51 GMT

I see we are all on build 966. Anyone have the courage to run the newest hot fix ( I love THAT euphemism) to see if it might have fixed it? I have a couple of projects going out this week and better the devil you know....

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Stress Co_ — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:44:30 GMT

Brad wrote:
I see we are all on build 966. Anyone have the courage to run the newest hot fix ( I love THAT euphemism) to see if it might have fixed it? I have a couple of projects going out this week and better the devil you know....

I did... it didn't

Guess I need to change my signature to: 815 full USA

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

JCovarrubias — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:27:27 GMT

Stress wrote:
If you uninstall AC10 and then reinstall and do not run the updates, you will be able to publish pdf Files........ even multi-page pdfs.

I'm having trouble deciding if I need/want the updates.

I'd be interested to hear if this works for others.

Multi-page PDF's via the mutii-page checkbox option from Publisher (via Save Files from the Publisher Set Properties)
Works for my G4 with OS 10.4.7
I am on Build 987.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Stress Co_ — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:40:27 GMT

JCovarrubias wrote:
Multi-page PDF's via the mutii-page checkbox option from Publisher (via Save Files from the Publisher Set Properties)
Works for my G4 with OS 10.4.7
I am on Build 987.

Brad and I are both using OS 10.3 (Panther?) ...so maybe

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Stress Co_ — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:19:03 GMT

James wrote:
One (exactly) of my guys had this issue. I could PDF his files without trouble. He is back on 817, where he can publish again.

James:
Is he on Mac OS 10.3 or 10.4? Your on 10.4, yes?

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Brad Elliott — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:19:32 GMT

I am on 10.3 for computer coordination purposes but I have an external hard drive with 10.4 and will try booting up with it to see if it makes a difference. It might not happen until this weekend though.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Brad Elliott — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:17:36 GMT

Just tried it in 10.4.7 created 0k files again. I am frustrated and out of ideas.

Re: Publishing pdf's create 0k Files

Fra — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:35:49 GMT

I had the same problem with the pdf's publisher
In my case I fixed it on my computer upgraded my system (MacOs X 10.4.7) with Java's update find it by "Software Update". In my case i find 2 Java update
Now i finally create pdf with Pubblisher

Francesco