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Subject:FM5.5/Distiller error--right on time From:Michael Clark <miark -at- MIJENIX -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:36:55 -0600
Yesterday I worked feverishly to prepare a FM doc for conversion to
PDF so it could be included on a CD-ROM. I actually got the document
just the way I wanted, and right on time, but when I tried to distill
it, it just wouldn't work. Despite an hour of fiddling with the source
document, I couldn't get rid of the error, and I missed my deadline.
The error was as follows:
While the CD deadline has passed, we can still post a PDF version to
our Web site. But how do I go about diagnosing this error? I tried
replacing all the markers, reapplying the formats, and making sure
that the graphics were EPS. I even deleted the page-o-choke and it
still found a reason to choke on the new page of the same page number.
(Does it just not like the number 22?)
