Publisher Set

[Anonymous]

I am a new AC10 user on Mac PowerBook G4 (OS 10.3.9).

I am trying to create a Publisher Set in PDF or DWG format that I can e-mail to my consultants. In the Organizer window I drag a layout sheet from the Layout Book to the Publisher Set. Then I click on the 'Publish' button at the bottom of the Navigator.

A Publisher Set Properties window pops up. I select the Save Files for the Publishing Method. Then I click the 'Browse' button to select the folder in which to save the Publisher set. Then I select the 'Create flat file structure' and click OK.

Then I highlight the recently transferred file in the Publisher Set and click on 'Publish' button at the bottom of the Navigator. A Publishing window pops up top show the file being save to the destination folder. It also show the size of this file.

Finally when I try to open this file in Adobe Reader (7.0.5) and an error message pops up - " ....not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged..." When file icon is highlighted it shows the file size to be zero. I get the same result no matter which Layout with content I save to the Publisher Set.

I also tried this in DWG format. I was able to open the Publisher file AC10 but it was empty.

I got the same results when I tried after restarting the computer.

Appreciate if anyone have a solution to this problem.

[Anonymous]

Marc:
I went to Application>Utilities>Java folder. I did not see a software update either in Utilities or Java folder. I saw in Java folder 1) Java 1.3.1. Plugin Settings and 2) Java 1.4.2. Plugin Settings.

I am beginning to get discouraged.

Bala

[Stress Co_]

What happens if you open "System Preferences" ( it may be in your dock or in the applications folder) select "Software Update". Is the java update listed when you "check now"?

[Anonymous]

Marc:
I did check in System Preference for Software Update before. When I clicked on the radio button for Check Now only QuickTime showed up.

I think part of my problem is my OS 10.3.9 which I plan to upgrade with a new computer soon. I have also shared this problem with Tech Support. I will let you know of their response.

Bala

[Stress Co_]

Bala:
You should be able to create PDF's from Publisher by "Printing"> save as PDF from "print settings" (in lieu of "Saving File" as PDFs). But multi-page PDFs will only save the last page. You have to save/(print) a sheet at a time. That make any Sense?

[Anonymous]

Marc:
If under Published Method I select 'Print' instead of 'Save File' then go to 'Print Setting' at the bottom of the Navigator-Publisher Set window I am able to save this as a PDF file. However when I try to open it (a procedure I follow to make sure the file is O.K.) I get an error message. Tried this several time and got the same result.

I find the desired result can be achieved if with the active sheet in the Layout Book is selected the go to File>Print>Save As PDF to a folder. I have done this with plan file before and it does work. I just found out it works with Layout file as well. But this is a time consuming process and I hope Tech Support has a solution that I can use in my current OS 10.3.9.

Bala