Preflight

Something that hasn't been talked about too much is CS4's new preflight
feature. It is an excellent feature and has a lot of potential. However,
I am hoping for some big improvements in CS5.
It has great options for text where you can tell it to specify errors if
you have paragraph or character overrides. But it needs some
improvement. Why is it selecting some of the paragraph text when clicking
on the paragraph that has the error?
The problem with this is that when you go to the paragraph styles panel
to find out what the overrides are you have to first deselect the text
or else it will simply tell you it has mixed overrides. It should just
be putting the cursor at the beginning of the paragraph.
The best thing would be if it would tell you right in the info box what
the overrides are.
I also think it would be nice if there would be an option to only look
for paragraph OR character overrides. Sometimes I only want to know
where I tightened a paragraph etc. and not where I applied a "no break"
or visa versa.
Another nice thing about the preflight feature is that it allows you to select the pages you want to preflight. So in big docs it won't bog down your system. The problem is changing pages is difficult. There's no way to tell it to refresh and let it know you changed the page. What would be real nice would be a "next page" "previous page" icon that would allow you to page through your document easily.

HI and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
Not certain what the preflight is. Aviation software?
Aside from that, you should boot from your install disk and check the hard disk for errors.
Insert the installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger and later) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
When you are finished with DU, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Manager.
Select your start up disk and click Restart
While you have Disk Utility open, look at the bottom of the window. You will see Capacity and Available. Make sure the available amount of disk space is no less than 10% of the total drive, 15% is much better.
Also while using Disk Utility, repair disk permissions.
Carolyn

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Checking for PDF 1.7 compatibility in Preflight (Acrobat 9 Pro)

Hi,
I've noticed that in the given Preflight profiles in Acrobat 9 there is no compatibility check for PDF 1.7, only 1.6. is there a profile i can load? or a set of checks i can make a profile in order to determine 1.7 compatibility?
Thanks,
Yair Agmon.

Hi,
Knowing a PDF file's version premits deduction of what version "compatibility" is present.
Version 1.7 (Acrobat 8.x) lacks compatibility for Acrobat 9.x specific features.
Version 1.6 (Acrobat 7.x) lacks compatibility for Acrobat 8.x specific features.
And so forth.
Certainly, not an elegantly simple approach; but, nevertheless it is functional.
Using Acrobat Professional/Extended 9.x -
Open the Preflight dialog.
Advanced > Preflight
From the Options drop-down menu, Select "New Preflight Profile".
The Prefight: Edit Profile dialog opens.
A default profile name is provided (New Profile <number>).
Initially, Click the Save button to save the profile. You can rename it later.
Note that "New Profile" is placed in "Custom
Now, locate your "New Profile" in the column at the left of the dialog and select
"Custom checks".
The available custom checks list loads in the pane to the right.
Above and to the right is a "Find" field.
Enter the string "version".
A filtered list appears.
A custom check is available for "versions newer than":
1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7
and there is a custom check for "version older than 1.3".
Add the desired custom check to the profile. Save.
Configure the check for Error | Warning | Info
Info is "Notification" in the report that can be provided.
Once you have configured "New Profile" it can be used by a Batch Sequence to check multiple files.
When a Preflight is selected for use by a Batch Sequence you can configure for a "on success" and/or "on error" report.
Be well...

Preflight color image resolution warning

I've designed a book cover in ID CS3 for a client who wants to publish her book with Createspace.com. I've exported the file to pdf per Createspace's speciifcation. When doing a preflight in Acrobat 9, using a profile provided by Createspace, I get a warning that the graphics are less than 280 ppi ,specifcally 149 ppi which is about half of what they are in reality (ID preflight specifies that my two graphics are 300 x 300 ppi). Why am I getting this figure from Acrobat? Could it be that the Createspace profile expects a higher resolution than 300 ppi (although their file preparation instructions specify 300 ppi)?

Hi guys,
I offer the following approach to solve the problem:
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myAllGraphics = myDoc.allGraphics;
var myGraphic = myAllGraphics[0];
var myLink = myGraphic.itemLink;
var myLinkXmp = myLink.linkXmp;
var myCreator = myLink.linkXmp.creator;
if (myCreator.indexOf("Adobe Illustrator") != -1) {
    alert("The first link was created in Illustrator");
else if (myCreator.indexOf("Adobe Photoshop") != -1) {
    try {
        var myXres = myGraphic.actualPpi[0];
        var myYres = myGraphic.actualPpi[1];
    catch(err) {
        if (err == "Error: A value is not available for this type of image.") {
            var myXres = myLinkXmp.getProperty("http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/", "tiff:XResolution");
            var myYres = myLinkXmp.getProperty("http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/", "tiff:YResolution");
    alert("Resolution of the first link:\nX: " + eval(myXres) + " ppi\nY: " + eval(myYres) + " ppi");
Kasyan

I try to purchase pages (after upgrading to maverick) and get this message: Failed to verify the preflight file. It is not signed by Apple.

I try to purchase Pages (after upgrading to Maverick OS) and keep getting this message:
Failed to verify the preflight file. It is not signed by Apple.
How to I get past this? I cannot find anything referencing preflight file. Who can identify this?

Back up all data.
Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Keychain Access in the icon grid.
From the menu bar, select
Keychain Access ▹ Preferences ▹ Certificates
There are three menus in the window. Change the selection in the top two to Best attempt, and in the bottom one to CRL. Log out, log back in, and test.

How can I stop a task sequence if a custom HTA preflight check fails?

In our currently deployment method, we launch an HTA program before initiating the OSD process. This is only when run from the RAP menu, not via PXE. When a user initiates OSD through that menu, they get a message prompting them to close Outlook, and
a countdown of 5 mins, then OSD starts. They also have the ability to click on an 'OK' button to proceed on their own.
I've created a new script which checks WMI if Outlook and/or OCS are open, and if the machine is running on battery, spit out a "Failed" response and stop the HTA. I've also added a "recheck" button to re-do the check, and an 'OK
button if people jsut want to continue.
I'm curious if there is a way to prevent the task sequence from continuing if any of those conditions arent met. Currently it just pops up and says "Failed, Cannot conitue", but if they close the window, the task sequence thinks the program
has run, and the OSD migration starts. I'd like to be able and get the script to cancel the OSD process if a check fails.
Has anyone had success with this, using WINXP? I'd use the MS pre-flight check but it's only for WIN7.

Interesting. Thanks for the response. Is there anybody out there that can assist with VBS part of the solution?
Here's the code I'm working with. Currently the battery piece isnt working as it should but I can figure that our, eventually. I'd like to get Jason's proposed solution in the code. If this isn't the right place, I'll take this somewhere
else.
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>OSD Preflight checks</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION
APPLICATIONNAME="OSD Preflight checks"
ID="objOSDPreReqChecks"
SCROLL="no"
CONTEXTMENU="no"
SINGLEINSTANCE="no"
MAXIMIZEBUTTON="no"
MINIMIZEBUTTON="no"
WINDOWSTATE="normal"/>

<style type="text/css">
H1{color:Black;text-align:center;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;}
p{font-family:"Arial";font-size:10px;}
fail{color:Red;text-align:center;}
.Version {float:left; font-size:1.0em;font-style:italic;color:#888888;font-weight:bold;}
.Header1 {width: 180px; text-align: right;font-weight:bold;}
H2 {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;}
H3 {font-style: italic;}
.style2 {width: 180px; text-align: left;}
.Header2 {width: 150px; text-align: right;font-weight:bold;}
.style4 {width: 410px; text-align: left;}
.StatusBar
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
text-align: center;
.hidden {display: none; visibility: hidden;}
</style>
</head>
<script language="VBScript" type="text/vbscript">
'======================================================================================
' Script
' Version
' Purpose To check a machine is suitable for taking an OS deployment
'======================================================================================
'Features
' Modular design
' Verbose "Debug Mode"
' In-built data validation
' Custom error handling
' Custom error codes - 90x0
' Generic WMI handler
'BUGfix: Change CLng to CDbl to avoid overflow (in GetRAM)
'fixed - moved head section to top to become head > script > body
'fixed - fCheckModel display with leading ,
'fixed - fgetmodels dictionary list
Option Explicit
' #region GLOBAL DECLARATIONS: Persistent fold region
'======================================================================================
'GLOBAL Vars
'Things to just display (in GUI)
Dim strRAM
Dim strCPUInfo
Dim strCPUName
Dim strCPUDesc
Dim iCPUCount
Dim iCPUCoreCount
Dim iRAM
Dim strBIOSver, strBIOSDate, strBIOSInfo
'Time related
Dim TimerInterval 'timer to refresh HTA at start
Dim iTimer 'abort timer
Const iAbortTimeout=300000 'delay before window closes (in milliseconds)
Dim pbTimerID
Dim pbHTML
Dim pbWaitTime
Dim pbHeight
Dim pbWidth
Dim pbBorder
Dim pbUnloadedColor
Dim pbLoadedColor
Dim pbStartTime
'Dictionary
Dim objModelsDict,colKeys,strKey 'models
Dim objApprovedMakesDict
'Misc GLOBAL vars
Dim blnDebug 'set TRUE to trigger debug mode
Dim bAbortBuild 'Boolean flag to abort or not abort
Dim strTemp 'throwaway/scratch
Dim strNamespace 'wmi default namespace for ANY machine
Dim strComputer 'wmi reference to current machine, just .
Dim strService 'WMI service
Dim strQuery 'custom WQL
Dim ErrMsg 'custom error messages
Dim iErrMode 'State machine for error mode
Dim lFlags 'WMI flag
Dim strDisks
'Pre-requisites - things that will cause build to abort if values do not meet spec
Dim strHTAVendor 'Make of hardware
Dim strHTAVendorState
Dim strHTAModel 'Model of hardware
Dim strHTAModelState 'Model state
Dim strHTARAM 'RAM
Dim strHTARAMState 'RAM state
Dim strHTACPUSpeed 'Processor speed
Dim strHTACPUCores 'Number of cores
Dim strHTACPUFullInfo 'CPU + cores
Dim strHTAHDD 'Disk info
Dim strHTAHDDState 'Disk state
Dim strHTACheckRAW 'NTFS check
Dim strHTAArchitecture 'Processor support
Dim strHTAProduct 'Product ID
Dim strHTAOutlook 'Outlook running
Dim strHTAOutlookState 'Outlook state
Dim strHTABattery 'Battery check
Dim strHTABatteryState 'Battery state
'for WQL filters
Dim strWQLPCInfo 'Pre-req - (1) for various inc. domain role (servers)
Dim strWQLRAM 'Pre-req - (2) RAM
Dim strWQLCPU 'Pre-req - CPU speed string (not int)
Dim strWQLBootOrder 'Pre-req - Boot order string
Dim strWQLSATAMode 'Pre-req - HDD mode
Dim strWQLGenericBIOS
Dim strWQLCPUCount 'Pre-req - how many CPUs
Dim strWQLCPUInfo
Dim strWQLFSType 'Pre-req - Check HDD not RAW (i.e. is NTFS)
Dim strWQLDisks 'Disks
Dim strWQLChassis 'Machine type
Dim strWQLID 'Unique code from OEM
Dim strWQLProc 'is Outlook running = False
Dim strWQLBattery 'is on Battery = False
'State
Const cProblem = " Problem!"
Const cRunAgain =" RunCheck: Run System Check Again"
Const cSuccess = " Success!"
Const cPassed=" Pass"
Const cFail=" Fail"
'Pre-requisite to check: SET VALUES HERE vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
Const cApprovedOEM="Hewlett-Packard"
Const LegacyOEM1="Dell Inc."
Const LegacyOEM2="IBM"
Const cMinimumMemoryMB = 1000 'RAM in MB
'Const cMinimumMemoryMB = 1000000 'force fail test data RAM in MB
Const cMinFS="NTFS"
' Const cMinFS="HPFS" 'force fail test data
Const iMinCores=1
'Const iMinCores=10099 'force fail cores test data
Const iMinCPUSpeed=2 '20 'in GHz
'Const iMinCPUSpeed=90000 'in GHz
Const iMinCPUArch=32
'Const iMinCPUArch=64
' #endregion
' To hide anything use ID.className = "hidden", to show set to "", e.g. NotFoundArea.className = "hidden"
Sub Window_Onload
Err.Clear
VersionSpan.InnerText = objOSDPreReqChecks.Version 'Get version
self.focus
self.moveTo 100,100 'Move window top left
StatusBar.InnerText="Validating machine..."
document.body.style.cursor = "wait" 'hourglass cursor
'Call PreflightChecks 'use for testing as a VBS only, otherwise HTA timer will call below
TimerInterval = window.setInterval("PreflightChecks",10)
End Sub
Function PreflightChecks
' #region HEADER NOTES: Persistent fold region
'Version history
'ver 5 OCTOBER 2011 - added error handler
'ver 3rd Nov - removed HPonly queries
'// Solution: Custom Script for use with MDT - Adapted from hardwareinfo.vbs Mikael Nystrom – http://deploymentbunny.com
'Typical BIOS content
'Processor Speed = 2133/1066 MHz
'Boot Order = Network Controller,ATAPI CD-ROM Drive,USB device,Hard Drive,Diskette Drive,PnP Device #2,PnP Device #3,PnP Device #4,PnP Device #5,PnP Device #6,PnP Device #7,PnPe #8,PnP Device #9,PnP Device #10,PnP Device #11
'SATA (disk) mode: *IDE,--,RAID,-- or IDE,*AHCI,RAID
'On Error Resume Next
' #endregion
' #region CONSTANTS: Persistent fold region
'======================================================================================
'Fields available in HP BIOS
Const sAsset = "Notebook Asset Tag"
Const sOwner = "Notebook Ownership Tag"
Const sMan = "Manufacturer"
Const sNoteModel = "Notebook Model"
Const sCPU = "Processor Type"
Const sCPUSpeed = "Processor Speed"
Const sRAM = "Memory Size"
Const sModel = "Product Name"
Const sBIOSName ="System BIOS"
Const sBIOSVer = "BIOS Version"
Const sBIOSDate = "BIOS Date"
'Other BIOS stuff you could use too
'Const sOwnerTag = "Enter Ownership Tag"
'Const sBIOS = "PCID"
'Const sBIOS = "Define Custom URL"
'Const sBIOS = "Set Alarm Time"
'Const sBIOS = "PCID Version"
Const TextMode="1" 'text case sensitive for dict obj
'WMI core constants
Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = 16 'wmi - Causes the call to return immediately.
Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = 32 'wmi - Causes a forward-only enumerator to be returned.
'Forward-only enumerators are generally much faster and
'use less memory than conventional enumerators, but don't allow calls to SWbemObject.Clone_
'Advisory config values - as in "you want to the change these"
Dim strHTABootOrder
Dim strHTASATAMode
'Dim strHTACPU
' #endregion
'======================================================================================
' #region WQL: Persistent fold region
lFlags = wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly
'Queries of things to check (HP)
strWQLBootOrder = "select Name, value from HP_BIOSSetting where Name='Boot order'"
strWQLSATAMode = "select Name, value from HP_BIOSSetting where (Name='SATA emulation' or name='SATA device mode')"
strWQLDisks ="SELECT * FROM Win32_DiskDrive where mediatype like 'Fixed%hard disk%'" 'win32_disk only avail after W7
strWQLFSType ="SELECT * from Win32_LogicalDisk where DriveType='3'" 'only bother with HDDs
'Generic WMI query strings
strWQLGenericBIOS="SELECT Manufacturer,SMBIOSBIOSVersion,ReleaseDate FROM Win32_BIOS WHERE PrimaryBIOS = True"
strWQLCPUCount= "SELECT NumberOfProcessors,NumberOfLogicalProcessors from Win32_ComputerSystem"
strWQLCPUInfo="SELECT Name,DataWidth,description,MaxClockSpeed,NumberofCores,NumberOfLogicalProcessors from Win32_Processor"
strWQLPCInfo="SELECT Domain,DomainRole,SystemType,Manufacturer,Model,TotalPhysicalMemory FROM Win32_ComputerSystem"
' strWQLPCInfo="SELECT Domain,DomainRole,SystemType,Manufacturer FROM Win32_ComputerSystem"
strWQLChassis="SELECT ChassisTypes from Win32_SystemEnclosure"
strWQLID="SELECT IdentifyingNumber,UUID from Win32_ComputerSystemProduct"
strWQLRAM="SELECT * FROM Win32_PhysicalMemory"
strWQLProc="SELECT * FROM Win32_Process"
strWQLBattery="SELECT * FROM BatteryStatus Where Voltage > 0"
' #endregion
' #region MAIN algorithm
'=====================================================================================================
' MAIN
'Algorithm
'1) Check make (vendor)
'2) Check model (in list)
'3) Check RAM >x
'4) Check HDD TYPE (HDD is not RAW)
'5) Check CPU architecture
'6) Check outlook
'7) Check battery
'=====================================================================================================
'Initialise
window.clearInterval(TimerInterval) 'Reset timer to 0
' blnDebug=True
blnDebug=False
bAbortBuild=False 'default to DON'T abort
' bAbortBuild=True
'Build list of approved vendors
Set objApprovedMakesDict = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
objApprovedMakesDict.comparemode=VBTextCompare
objApprovedMakesDict.add cApprovedOEM,"OK"
objApprovedMakesDict.add LegacyOEM1,"OK"
objApprovedMakesDict.add LegacyOEM2,"OK"
objApprovedMakesDict.add "Lenovo","Testdata"
If blnDebug Then Stop
'1) all machines check make
strHTAVendor=fCheckVendor(strWQLGenericBIOS) 'check vendor in BIOS - if vendor not approved ABORT without proceeding
If bAbortBuild=True Then
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "FATAL ERROR - goodbye cruel world"
iTimer = window.setTimeout("Abort", iAbortTimeout, "VBScript")
Else
StatusBar.InnerText="Vendor: " & strHTAVendor & vbTab & " " & strHTAVendorState
'2) Discover current Model
strHTAModel=fGetModelName(strWQLPCInfo) 'get model name from WMI
strHTAModel=fUniversalCheckData(strHTAModel,"'Discover Model - fGetModelName'") 'validate
Call fGetModels 'get list of all valid models (from text file)
strHTAModel=fCheckModel(strHTAModel)
'2a) Model number (optional)
strHTAProduct=fGetComputerSystemProdIDNumber(strWQLID) 'manufacturer's product ID
strHTAProduct=fUniversalCheckData(strHTAProduct,"'Discover ID - fGetComputerSystemProdIDNumber'")
' StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & vbTab & "Product Code: " & vbTab & strHTAProduct
'3) Check installed Memory
strHTARAM=fGetRAM(strWQLRAM) 'find RAM size
strHTARAM=fUniversalCheckData(strHTARAM,"'Detect RAM - fCheckRAM'")
strHTARAM=fCheckRAM(strHTARAM) 'check RAM meets req
If strHTARAMState=cFail Then Exit Function
'4) Disk format IS NTFS
strDisks=fGetDrives(strWQLFSType) 'Get formatting info for all drives
strHTACheckRAW=fUniversalCheckData(strDisks,"'Detect filesystem - fCheckNTFS'") 'Validate data
strHTACheckRAW=fCheckNTFS(strDisks) 'Check FS format is acceptable (not RAW)
If strHTACheckRAW=cFail Then Exit Function
'Generic CPU calls
strHTACPUFullInfo="CPUs:" & fGetCPUInfo(strWQLCPUInfo) & " with CPU cores:" & iCPUCoreCount
strBIOSInfo="BIOS version: " & strBIOSver & ", dated " & strBIOSDate
'5a) CPU Speed check (info from http://www.robvanderwoude.com/wmiexamples.php)
strCPUInfo=WMI(strWQLCPUInfo,strNamespace) 'Get CPU details
strTemp=split(strCPUInfo,"@"): strHTACPUSpeed=strTemp(1)
strHTACPUSpeed=fUniversalCheckData(strHTACPUSpeed,"'Check processor - fCheckCPUSpeed'") 'Validate data
strHTACPUSpeed=fCheckCPUSpeed(strHTACPUSpeed) 'Check CPU clock speed
'5b) cores check
strHTACPUCores=fUniversalCheckData(iCPUCoreCount,"Check core count - fCheckCores") 'Validate data
iCPUCoreCount=fCheckCores(iCPUCoreCount) 'pass or fail?
'5c) CPU address width
strHTAArchitecture=fUniversalCheckData(strHTAArchitecture,"Check core count - fCheckCores") 'Validate data
strHTAArchitecture=fCheckCPUArch(strHTAArchitecture)
'6) Check outlook
strHTAOutlook=fCheckProcess(strWQLProc)
'7) Check Battery
strHTABattery=fCheckBattery(strWQLBattery)
'end checkss
document.body.style.cursor = "default"
'Display hardware values in GUI (in table)
Vendor.innerhtml = strHTAVendor 'Use str...var..STATE if you want Pass/fail text instead
Model.innerhtml = strHTAModel
Product.innerhtml = strHTAProduct
RAM.innerhtml = strHTARAM
CPUspeed.innerhtml = strHTACPUSpeed
CPUInfo.innerhtml = strHTACPUFullInfo
HDDFS.innerhtml = strHTACheckRAW
CapableArchitecture.innerhtml=strHTAArchitecture
BIOSversion.innerhtml = strBIOSver
BIOSDate.innerhtml = strBIOSDate' CPUName.innerhtml = strCPUDesc 'GetCPUName
End If
'======================================================================================
' #endregion
End Function
'generic WMI queries, by field and namespace
Function WMI(strQuery,strNameSpace)
'Aim: generic WMI calls
'return value of BIOS
On Error Resume Next
Dim colItems,objItem
Dim objWMI
Const strService = "winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=impersonate}//" 'binding to WMI
Const strComputer = "." 'this machine
Set objWMI = GetObject(strService & strComputer & strNamespace) 'GLOBAL wmi
Set colItems = objWMI.ExecQuery(strQuery,,lFlags)
For Each objItem In colItems
If Err Then
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "WMI query: " & strQuery & " in " & strNamespace & objItem.Name
Call ErrHandler("WMI error " & strQuery,1)
Else
WMI=objItem.Name 'Return value
End If
Next
End Function
Function fGetModelName(strWQLPCInfo)
'Aim: Get model name from BIOS - WMI field sometimes varies if laptop, so try two
'Return STRING: Model string from BIOS or "UNKNOWN" if null
On Error Resume Next
Dim colPCInfo,objPCItem
Dim strModel
Set colPCInfo = GetObject("winmgmts:").ExecQuery(strWQLPCInfo,"WQL",lFlags)
If Err Then
Call ErrHandler("fGetModelName: Error querying WMI " & strWQLPCInfo,2)
Else
For Each objPCItem In colPCInfo
If Not IsNull(objPCItem.Model) Then
strModel=objPCItem.Model
' iRAM=objPCItem.TotalPhysicalMemory
Else
If (strHTAVendor=cApprovedOEM And IsLaptop = True) Then ' resort to HP specific query for older laptops
'Notebook
strModel=QueryHPBIOS(sNoteModel)
if strModel="" then strModel=QueryHPBIOS(sModel) 'try alt value
Else
strModel=QueryHPBIOS(sModel)
End If
End If
Next
End If
If strModel = "" Then
fGetModelName = "UNKNOWN"
Model.style.visibility="hidden"
Else
fGetModelName=strModel
End If
End Function
'====================================================
'====================================================
Function fGetRAM(strQuery)
'Aim: get RAM installed. NB Win32_ComputerSystem::TotalPhysicalMemory may not be accurate
'Return integer
On Error Resume Next 'equiv to Err.Clear
Dim colItems, item
Dim iTotalMemory
Set colItems = GetObject("winmgmts:").ExecQuery(strQuery,"WQL",lFlags)
If Err Then
Call ErrHandler("fGetRAM: Error querying " & strQuery,2)
Else
iTotalMemory = 0
For Each item In colItems
iTotalMemory = iTotalMemory + CDBL(item.Capacity)/(1024^2)
Next
End If
If iTotalMemory = "" Then
fGetRAM = "RAM UNKNOWN"
RAM.style.visibility="hidden"
Else
fGetRAM=iTotalMemory
End If
End Function
'====================================================
'====================================================
Function fGetCPUInfo(strQuery)
'Aim: query WMI for CPU info - number and number of cores
'Return: function=CPU count, var for the cores: iCPUCoreCount, strHTAArchitecture, strCPUDesc
On Error Resume Next
Dim colItems, objItem
Dim NumberOfProcessors
Set colItems = GetObject("winmgmts:").ExecQuery(strQuery,"WQL",lFlags)
If Err Then
Call ErrHandler("GetCPUInfo: Error querying " & strQuery,2)
Else
For Each objItem In colItems
If Err Then
Else
If Not IsNull(objItem.NumberOfCores) Then
NumberOfProcessors = Trim(objItem.NumberOfCores) 'NumberOfProcessors
End If
If Not IsNull(objItem.NumberOfLogicalProcessors) Then
iCPUCoreCount = Int(Trim(objItem.NumberOfLogicalProcessors))
End If
If Not IsNull(objItem.DataWidth) Then
strHTAArchitecture=Trim(objItem.DataWidth) & "-bit"
End If
If Not IsNull(objItem.description) Then
strCPUDesc = Trim(objItem.description) 'cpu name
End If
End If
Next
If NumberOfProcessors = "" Then
NumberOfProcessors = "UNKNOWN"
End If
fGetCPUInfo = Int(NumberOfProcessors)
' iCPUCoreCount = Int(NumberOfLogicalProcessors)
End If
End Function
'====================================================
'====================================================
Function fGetComputerSystemProdIDNumber(strWQLID)
'Aim: Get UUID from Win32_ComputerSystemProduct
'Return: great big integer
Dim colSys,objSys
Dim strUUID
On Error resume next
Set colSys = GetObject("winmgmts:").ExecQuery(strWQLID,"WQL",lFlags)
If Err then
Call ErrHandler("fGetComputerSystemProdIDNumber: Error querying " & strWQLID,2)
Else
For Each objSys In colSys
If Not IsNull(objSys.IdentifyingNumber) Then
strUUID = Trim(objSys.IdentifyingNumber)
End If
Next
If strUUID = "" Then
fGetComputerSystemProdIDNumber = "UNKNOWN"
Else
fGetComputerSystemProdIDNumber = strUUID
End If
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
Function fGetDrives(strQuery)
Dim colDisks,objHDD
Dim strDriveType, strDiskSize, strDisk
Dim strDiskFSType
Dim iGBUnits
On Error Resume Next
iGBUnits=1073741824
Dim iRAW
iRAW=0
Set colDisks = GetObject("winmgmts:").ExecQuery(strQuery)
For Each objHDD In colDisks
Select Case objHDD.DriveType
Case 1 strDriveType = "Drive could not be determined."
Case 2 strDriveType = "Removable Drive"
Case 3 strDriveType = "Local hard disk."
Case 4 strDriveType = "Network disk."
Case 5 strDriveType = "Compact disk (CD)"
Case 6 strDriveType = "RAM disk."
Case Else strDriveType = "Drive type Problem."
End Select
strDiskFSType = objHDD.FileSystem
'Find C
If objHDD.Name="C:" Then
If isNull(objHDD.FreeSpace) Then
If blnDebug=True then Call ErrHandler("ALERT!! Volume " & objHDD.Name & "is RAW",1) 'Abort/clean
fCheckDrives="ALERT!! Volume " & objHDD.Name & "is RAW"
End If
End If
strDiskSize = Int(objHDD.Size /iGBUnits) & "GB" 'calc size of disk
strDisk = strDisk & VbCrLf & "Vol " & objHDD.Name & " (" & strDriveType & ") size: " & strDiskSize & " (free: " & Int(objHDD.FreeSpace /iGBUnits) & "GB), " & strDiskFSType
fGetDrives=strDisk
Next
If (Err.Number <>0) Then
Call ErrHandler("WMI Property Query Error: [" & Err.Number & "]",2)
fGetDrives = -1
Exit Function
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
Function fUniversalCheckData(varData,strStage) 'template
'Aim: Check value passed...
'is not blank
'is in range x..y
'spelt OK
'is in a list
'format is text, numeric
'return: string: the original value
On Error Resume Next
Dim Err
if blnDebug Then StatusBar.InnerText = StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "Validating " & strStage & " data..."
If Err Then
Call ErrHandler("WARNING: Error discovering value in " & strStage,2) '1=Quit,2=Warn
strHTAModel="Unknown"
Else
Select Case varData
Case IsEmpty(varData) Or IsNull(varData)
Call ErrHandler("WARNING: Error in "& strStage,2) '1=Quit,2=Warn
fUniversalCheckData="Unknown"
Case IsNumeric(varData)
If varData<0 Then
Call ErrHandler("WARNING: Value negative"& strStage,2) '1=Quit,2=Warn
fUniversalCheckData="Unknown"
End if
' & varData &
Case IsDate(varData)
Case Else
fUniversalCheckData=varData 'Data OK - return value unchanged
End Select
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
'Checks - follow if true DO, if false warn/abort
'=================================================================================
Function fCheckBattery(strQuery)
'Aim: Find if battery is running
'Return pass/fail
On Error Resume Next 'equiv to Err.Clear
Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = &h10
Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = &h20
Dim colItems, item
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\WMI")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM BatteryStatus Where Voltage > 0", "WQL", _
wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly)
For Each item In colItems
if objItem.PowerOnline = True Then
strHTABattery=objItem.PowerOnline
strHTABatteryState = cFail
Err.Raise 9010,"fCheckBattery",strHTABattery & " Laptop running on battery. OSD Cannot continue."
Call ErrHandler(ucase(strHTABatteryState) & ": " & Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1)
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "FATAL ERROR - Laptop on Battery. Please plug into an outlet before proceeding."
iTimer = window.setTimeout("Abort", iAbortTimeout, "VBScript")
Else
strHTABatteryState = cPassed
End if
Next
fCheckBattery=strHTABattery
End Function
'====================================================
Function fCheckProcess(strQuery)
'Aim: Find if outlook is running
'Return pass/fail
On Error Resume Next 'equiv to Err.Clear
Dim colItems, item
Set colItems = GetObject("winmgmts:").ExecQuery(strQuery,"WQL",lFlags)
For Each item In colItems
if item.Name = "OUTLOOK.EXE" Then
strHTAOutlook=item.Name
strHTAOutlookState = cFail
Err.Raise 9010,"fCheckOutlook",strHTAOutlook & " running. OSD Cannot continue."
Call ErrHandler(ucase(strHTAOutlookState) & ": " & Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1)
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "FATAL ERROR - Outlook Running, please close outlook before proceeding."
iTimer = window.setTimeout("Abort", iAbortTimeout, "VBScript")
Elseif item.Name = "communicator.exe" Then
strHTAOutlook=item.Name
strHTAOutlookState = cFail
Err.Raise 9010,"fCheckOutlook",strHTAOutlook & " running. OSD Cannot continue."
Call ErrHandler(ucase(strHTAOutlookState) & ": " & Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1)
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "FATAL ERROR - Communicator Running, please close OCS before proceeding."
iTimer = window.setTimeout("Abort", iAbortTimeout, "VBScript")
Else
strHTAOutlookState = cPassed
End if
Next
fCheckProcess=strHTAOutlook
End Function
'====================================================
'1 - Make
Function fCheckVendor(strVendor)
'Aim: Check make is one the OS/build is designed For
'Return: STRINGS for "Make", BIOS version and BIOS date (generic): strHTAVendorState pass or fail
On Error Resume Next
Dim colItems,objItem
Set colItems = GetObject("winmgmts:").ExecQuery(strVendor, "WQL", lFlags)
For Each objItem In colItems
strHTAVendor=objItem.Manufacturer
if objApprovedMakesDict.exists(strHTAVendor) then
strBIOSver=objItem.SMBIOSBIOSVersion
strBIOSDate=Mid( objItem.ReleaseDate, 5, 2 ) & "/" & Mid( objItem.ReleaseDate, 7, 2 ) & "/" & Left( objItem.ReleaseDate, 4 )
strHTAVendorState=cPassed
Else
strHTAVendorState=cFail
Err.Raise 9010,"fCheckVendor",strHTAVendor & " found. The build will not work on this make of hardware"
Call ErrHandler(ucase(strHTAVendorState) & ": " & Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1)
bAbortBuild=True
end if
Next
fCheckVendor=strHTAVendor
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
'2 - Models check
Function fCheckModel(strThisModel)
'Aim Check target machine is in list of models
'Return string
On Error Resume Next
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "Checking model..." & VbCrLf
If objModelsDict.exists(trim(strThisModel)) then ' if current model in objDict then huzzah
strHTAModelState=cPassed
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & vbTab & "Model detected: " & vbTab & strHTAModelState
Else
strHTAModelState=cFail
Err.Raise 9010,"fCheckModel",strThisModel & " found. The build will not work on this model of hardware"
Call ErrHandler(ucase(strHTAModelState) & ": " & Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1)
end if
fCheckModel=strHTAModel
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
'3 - RAM
Function fCheckRAM(strRAM)
'Aim: Check installed RAM > x
'Return string digits with units, e.g. 4GB
'use strHTARAM for value
'==================================================================
' Memory Preflight Check (from MDT2012)
'==================================================================
On Error Resume Next
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "Checking RAM..."
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Call ErrHandler("Error occurred while calculating computer's memory.",2)
End If
fCheckRAM = Int(strRAM/1024) & "GB" 'format in GB
If Int(strRAM) > cMinimumMemoryMB Then
strHTARAMState=cPassed 'Sufficient memory - show whole number in GB"
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & vbTab & "RAM installed: " & vbTab & strHTARAMState
Else
strHTARAMState=cFail
Err.Raise 9030 ,"fCheckRAM","Not enough memory in this machine!" & " Required physical memory is: " & cMinimumMemoryMB & " MB."
Call ErrHandler(ucase(strHTARAMState) & ": " & Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1) 'abort build
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
'4 - NTFS disk
Function fCheckNTFS(strDiskFS)
'Aim: Check HDD is NTFS
'Return string
On Error Resume Next
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "Checking file system is not RAW..."
If Instr(1,strDiskFS,cMinFS,VBTextCompare)<>0 Then
fCheckNTFS=cMinFS 'disk format is OK (NTFS)
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & vbTab & " File system: " & cPassed
Else
fCheckNTFS=cFail
Err.Raise 9040 ,"fCheckNTFS","WARNING: Disk not correct file-system. Type required is: " & cMinFS & "." & VbCrLf & _
"The deployment will fail unless you reformat the target disk immediately."
Call ErrHandler(Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",2) 'halt build
End If
End Function
'====================================================
'=================================================================================
'5 - CPU checks
'=================================================================================
Function fCheckCPUSpeed(strCPU) 'any HW
'Aim: Check CPU speed
'Return string = number + appropriate units, e.g. 5HGz (strCPU)
On Error Resume Next
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "Checking CPU spec..."
Select Case Right(strCPU,3) 'check units
Case "MHz"
strCPU=Left(strCPU,4)/1000 'reformat to GHz
Case "GHz"
strCPU=strCPU 'unit already OK
Case Else
Call ErrHandler("CPU units are unknown",2)
End Select
'Check clock speed
If Int(Left(trim(strCPU),1))>=iMinCPUSpeed Then
fCheckCPUSpeed=strHTACPUSpeed 'CPU is fine i.e don't change value
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & vbTab & "CPU Speed: " & cPassed
Else
fCheckCPUSpeed=cFail 'already in GHz
Err.Raise 9050,"fCheckCPUSpeed","CPU speed pre-requisite failed. Minimum processor clock speed is: " & iMinCPUSpeed
Call ErrHandler(Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1) 'halt build
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
Function fCheckCPUArch(strCPUArch) 'any HW
'Aim: Check CPU width
'Return string
On Error Resume Next
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "Checking CPU bus width..."
'Check clock speed
If Int(Left(trim(strCPUArch),2))>=iMinCPUArch Then
fCheckCPUArch=strHTAArchitecture 'CPU is fine i.e don't change value
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & vbTab & "CPU width: " & cPassed
Else
fCheckCPUArch=cFail 'already in GHz
Err.Raise 9052,"fCheckCPUArch","CPU width pre-requisite failed. Minimum processor width required is: " & iMinCPUArch
Call ErrHandler(Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",1) 'abort build
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
Function fCheckCores(iCores)
'Aim: Check hardware (CPU) has a minimum number of cores
'Return Integer
On Error Resume Next
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & "Checking CPU cores..."
If iCores>=iMinCores Then
fCheckCores=iCores
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & vbTab & "Core count: " & vbTab & cPassed
'StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & vbTab & "CPU cores: " & cPassed
Else
fCheckCores=cFail
Err.Raise 9051,"fCheckCores","WARNING: Not enough cores on the CPU to support the build. Minimum CPU cores is: " & iMinCores
Call ErrHandler(Err.Description & " (Code: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Source & ")",2) 'halt build
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
Function fCheckHPCPUSpeed 'HP ONLY
'Aim: Check CPU speed
'return: string
'Check CPU speed
On Error Resume Next
strWQLCPU = "processor speed"
strTemp=QueryHPBIOS(strWQLCPU,"")
Select Case Right(strTemp,3)
Case "MHz"
strTemp=Left(strTemp,4)/1000 'reformat to GHz
Case "GHz"
strTemp 'is OK
Case Else
Call ErrHandler("CPU is unknown",2)
End Select
'Check clock speed
If strTemp>=iMinCPUSpeed Then
fCheckCPUSpeed= strTemp & "GHz"
Else
Err.Raise 9050,,"CPU speed pre-requisite failed"
Call ErrHandler("CPU is too slow",1)
fCheckCPUSpeed=cFail 'already in GHz
End If
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
Function fGetModels
'Aim: Read external text file
'return: dictionary object - models as key, integer as value e.g. Dell Optiplex,12
'On Error Resume Next
Dim objFSO
Dim objFile
Dim strFile
Dim strEntry
Dim n
Dim strfilepath
Dim iLineCount 'count lines to avoid listing first item with ,.
Set objModelsDict = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
set objFSO=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Const ForReading=1
strfilepath = Left(window.location.pathname,InStrRev(window.location.pathname,"\"))
strFile=strfilepath & "Models.txt"
set objFile=objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFile,ForReading)
iLineCount=0
'read in each line of data until you reach the end of the file
do While objFile.AtEndOfStream<>True
strEntry=objFile.ReadLine
'you can now do what ever you want with the line as referenced with the strEntry variable such as
'echoing it back (e.g. wscript.Echo strEntry) or passing it as a variable to a function of subroutine (e.g. MyFunction strEntry)
objModelsDict.comparemode=VBTextCompare
objModelsDict.Add strEntry,iLineCount
iLineCount=iLineCount+1
If blnDebug then
If iLineCount=1 Then
StatusBar.InnerText=trim(strEntry)
Else
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & ", " & trim(strEntry) 'list models
End If
End If
Loop
objFile.Close
End Function
'=================================================================================
'=================================================================================
'====================================================
Function ErrHandler(strErrorMsg,iErrMode)
'Aim: to handle error states
' 1 = Abort
' 2 = Warn
'Return 'Appropriate text message explaining the error
'====================================================
Const msgTitle="SCCM Deployment Preflight Checklist"
'On Error Resume Next '< don't use that as we want to KEEP the error properties
'Abort=1
If iErrMode=1 Then
StatusBar.InnerText=strErrorMsg 'overwrite status with Error message
' StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & " " & strHTAOutlook & " " & strHTAVendor & " " & strHTAVendorState & _
' VbCrLf & " " & strHTAModel & strHTAModelState & _
' VbCrLf & " " & strHTARAM & strHTARAMState & _
' VbCrLf & " " & strHTAHDD & strHTAHDDState
iTimer = window.setTimeout("Abort", iAbortTimeout, "VBScript") 'Abort (close) after n seconds
'MsgBox strErrorMsg,vbExclamation,msgTitle
'ErrBar.class=""
ElseIf iErrMode=2 Then
'Warning
StatusBar.InnerText=StatusBar.InnerText & VbCrLf & strErrorMsg & " " '& "(" & Err.Description & " :" & Err.Number & ")"',vbExclamation,msgTitle
Err.Clear
End If
End Function
'====================================================
Sub Abort
'Aim: Quit gracefully
window.close()
End Sub
</script>

<body>
<br />
<div>
<span style="version"> <span id="VersionSpan"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<H1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; color: #000000; text-transform: capitalize">System information</H1>
<span>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width: 912px"
id="SysInfoTable">
<tr class="h1">
<td align="right" class="Header1" style="width: 76px; height: 18px">
</td>
<td align="right" class="Header1" style="height: 18px"><em id="VendorCaption">Vendor</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style2" style="height: 18px"><span id="Vendor"></span></td>
<td align="right" class="Header2" style="height: 18px"><em id="ModelCaption">Model</em></td>
<td align="center" class="style4" style="width: 400px; height: 18px"><span id="Model"></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" class="Header1" style="width: 76px">
</td>
<td align="right" class="Header1"><em id="ProductCaption">Product ID</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style2"><span id="Product"></span></td>
<td align="right" class="Header2"><em id="RAMCaption">Memory(in MB)</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style4" style="width: 400px"><span id="RAM"></span></td>
</tr>`
<tr>
<td align="right" class="Header1" style="width: 76px">
</td>
<td align="right" class="Header1"><em id="CPUCaption">CPU speed (in GHz)</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style2"><span id="CPUspeed"></span></td>
<td align="right" class="Header2"><em id="CPUInfoCaption">No: CPU\Cores</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style4" style="width: 400px"><span id="CPUInfo"></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" class="Header1" style="width: 76px">
</td>
<td align="right" class="Header1"><em id="DiskFSCaption">Filesystem info</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style2"><span id="HDDFS"></span></td>
<td align="right" class="Header2"><em id="CapableArchCaption">Architecture</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style4" style="width: 400px"><span id="CapableArchitecture"></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" class="Header1" style="width: 76px">
</td>
<td align="right" class="Header1"><em id="BIOSVerCaption">BIOS version</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style2" ><span id="BIOSVERSION"></span></td>
<td align="right" class="Header2"><em id="BIOSDateCaption">BIOS Date</em></td>
<td align="left" class="style4" style="width: 400px"><span id="BIOSDate"></span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</span>
</div>
<div class="StatusBar">
<br />
<Span id="StatusBar">Loading...please wait.</Span>
</div> <br><br>
<div align="center">
<input type="button" name="btnStop" id="btnStop" value="Continue" onclick="Abort">
<input type="Button" value="Re-Scan Machine" name="button1" onClick="Window_Onload" class="button">
</div>
</body>
</html>

Is there a way to create Preflight Profile using Java Script / C++ SDK?

Hi ,
I need to dynamically create preflight profiles depending on the analysis of the document. I am using Adobe's C++ SDK to access the Adobe Acrobat Pro X as a server to perform the actions I need to. Maybe I failed in my search for the function to create a preflight profile. Is there any other SDK to create the preflight proflies within the Adobe Acrobat environment.

Hi,
As discuss above , we have to create the XML response ,before that first you have to
GetConfiguration() details of existing virtual network.
string.format("@<NetworkConfiguration xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2011/07/NetworkConfiguration'>
<VirtualNetworkConfiguration>
<Dns />
<VirtualNetworkSites>
<VirtualNetworkSite name=""{0}"" Location=""{1}"">
<AddressSpace>
<AddressPrefix>10.0.0.0/8</AddressPrefix>
</AddressSpace>
<Subnets>
<Subnet name=""Subnet-2"">
<AddressPrefix>10.0.0.0/11</AddressPrefix>
</Subnet>
</Subnets>
</VirtualNetworkSite>",Networkname,location)+(@"<VirtualNetworkSite name=""demodsf1"" Location=""West Europe"">
<AddressSpace>
<AddressPrefix>10.0.0.0/8</AddressPrefix>
</AddressSpace>
<Subnets>
<Subnet name=""Subnet-1"">
<AddressPrefix>10.0.0.0/11</AddressPrefix>
</Subnet>
</Subnets>
</VirtualNetworkSite> </VirtualNetworkSites>
</VirtualNetworkConfiguration>
</NetworkConfiguration>")
you have to append the node for existing node with new values , i got it its adding new virtual network
Best regards,

Preflight settings work at the page level but not the document level?

Greetings all,
Just wondering if anyone has run into this: I'm running Acrobat 10.1.3 on Lion and I've been struggling with getting my preflight settings to work. I can get a simple fixup (convert all to grayscale, for example) to work on a page or two extracted from a large document (800 pages), but I can't get the same fixup to successfully fix the whole document.
I've tried this on several different large documents with the same results. And yes, I did try all the usual stuff...quitting, restarting, rebooting, different docs, different fixups, duplicated a known working fixup...
I'm at my wit's end with it. Any ideas?
Best,
Dave

Do your settings work on small or medium size documents? Such as, instead of 800pgs, how about a 2 page file, a 4 page file, a 16 page file? In order to diagnose, you have to start a systematized test procedure to see where it fails. FWIW, I don't use that feature, but is Preflight even supposed to work on whole documents, not just the current page?

IDCS4 V6.0 memory issue with preflight

When I create a custom profile for preflight and run it i encounter memory issue. Hard disk starts running indefinitely and after a while InDesign crashes. I have try, by steps, to make the profile less demanding (I should try the reverse way) but instead of crashing, indesign finally sends memory error message and can crash later. Apple Activity monitor shows that sometimes indesign requires all the memory available (1,5Go)
Any of you have ever try to set a custom preflight profile ? The basic one is really too tolerant.
Thank you.
I'am on Imac 3,06 2 Go

I've spent quite a bit of time working with custom preflight profiles on my MacBook Pro, 2 Gb memory, Mac OS X 10.5.5. I have never run into a memory error. In fact, I've never ever run into a memory error in InDesign. Memory errors can occur because of defective fonts. Have you tried with different fonts? Have you tried on a different computer?
Yes, the [Basic] preflight checks only for missing fonts, missing or modified graphics, and overset text. You need to work with custom preflight profiles depending on your particular workflow.

Install of Flash 10 failing - "run preflight script" - Mac OS X 10.5.6

I tried to install Flash 10 - and it asks me to close the "Dashboard Client" of Mac OS X and after I click close on the flash install window, the installation fails. A message says that the failure occurs during "run preflight script" and to contact the software developer.
Has anyone else had this problem? Any fixes or way around it?!

Got the problem as well, a little bit frustrating, i have the problem with BOTH flash 10 and photoshop elements 3 why isn't adobe willing to help us? I think this is quite dissapointing when you take into account the software costs ±$100 I also have Mac OSX 10.5.7
HELP?

Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 Preflight Display Message

I am opening a "PDF File with Digital Signature" using Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.
File gets opened.
Then i choose "Preflight: option for "Report PDF Syntax issues".
The following message is displayed:
"An error occured while parsing a contents stream. Unable to analyze the PDF file."
So whats the solution for this error?

Open Acrobat Pro > Open the PDF > Select Advanced > Preflight.
Acrobat Pro Help provides details about Preflight.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/pro/using/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7b82.w.h tml
Be well...

Acrobat 9 Pro: changed text in preflight

I just got an email from a client that there were some errors in the final printed piece. My InDesign file is fine. For some reason the printer wanted this catalog file as a PDFx1a. Usually for a PDF I export from InDesign and then preflight in Acrobat. I figured out that Acrobat preflight CHANGED at least two instances of text and I cannot figure out WHY. It changed "significant" to "signifi cart" -- added a space and made the "n" an "r." Also added a space to the word "align ment" -- which would almost be ironically funny if I wasn't so mad at this program right now.
Anyone seen anything like this before?!

I just did about 100 tests to try and recreate this. I did figure out the "n" in significant didn't change to an "r" -- it just got pushed up against the "t." It's all a spacing issue.
Here's what I have been able to figure out. The text in question is Helvetica Neue (TI) 8 pt on 10.5 pt. It has a paragraph style applied to it, but the font of 65 Medium was an override from the style. The problem occurs when this text is on the same page as a native .psd file with one layer and transparency. It seems that when the preflight does the step of "flatten transparency" the spacing in my text changes. I can't get this to happen by starting from scratch though. The other big problem is the client took the INDD file and worked on the copy separately on a PC in INDD CS3. I then got the file back and did layout on a Mac in INDD CS4. I can't help but think this is the problem, but why preflight would screw up spacing is beyond me.

Save as pdf 1.7 and above in preflight - fixups missing?

Why is the highest version number just 1.6, in the list of available "Save as pdf" fixups?
I'm running CC, Acobat XI pro.
Is it just not recommended to use higher versions? If that's the case, I'll stick to 1.6.
The customer that I'm making this preflight for has previously used the "Make compatible with Acrobat 9.0 and later" setting in the PDF Optimizer (File / Save as Other / Optimized PDF...).
So it's really the equivalent way of doing that in a preflight, that I'm looking for.
Above: the fixups available in preflight, filtered by the word "save". Despite using Acobat 11, save as PDF 1.6 (Acrobat 7) is the newest version there.
Thanks,
Andreas

I don't have a good answer as to why. However, saving a file for backward compatibility if being used by a business is not a bad idea. AA7 is probably adequate with only a few folks using earlier versions of Acrobat or Reader. Unfortunately, backward compatibility can be a problem in some cases if newer features have been used that are lost in the backward compatibility. This is usually an issue with forms. So saving as AA7 compatibility should not normally be a problem, but the file should be checked carefully for all features to be sure it is what is wanted. You might also find saving in a newer version will compress a bit better, but that is an aspect you would have to try to check for sure.

Acrobat Professional Windows 9.1.3 Crashing in Preflight Droplet

Hi,
I created a preflight droplet using Acrobat Professional 9.1.3 in Windows XP SP2 and when I run the droplet I'm getting the message "DDEHandler unhandeled exception caught!". This message appears in every scenario I tried:
- Acrobat running before the file is dropped in the droplet icon
- Acrobat not running before the file is dropped in the droplet icon
- Acrobat running before I started the droplet in the command-line
- Acrobat not running before I started the droplet in the command-line
Eve scenario was tried with a pre-built profile and a custom profile. Nothing works!!!!
If I run the same preflight profile normally in Acrobat (not as droplet), the preflight runs ok, with no error.
Any clue?
It's a trial Acrobat Pro. I'm planning to buy a license if the preflight works...
I just downloaded Acrobat Pro for Mac and I found a very similar crash (of course, with a different error message but with the same conditions) and there's a thread opened in Acrobat Mac forum since February with no solution from Adobe. I'll look for a competitive solution, it seems Adobe isn't interested in provide a decent solution.
The Acrobat's preflight tool is made by a german company, Callas Software, and this company sells similar preflight products (with additional functions and higher prices). Callas' products work very fine in Mac and in PC.
If you need a scriptable preflight, please forget Adobe Pro 9....
Best regards,
Lorenzo

http://forums.adobe.com/message/2907499#2907499 – as you say the same error occurs in OS X. Here is the corresponding mac-thread with a bit more information (applying both to Windows and OS X). Note that despite the error Acrobat DOES perform the preflight, but has to be restarted after.
It is an issue with Acrobat 9, and the possible (not very good) workarounds can be summarised as:
Use Acrobat 8 instead
Check the box for making a summary PDF
Do not generate detailed reports
If you are scripting etc. you might also find a way that automates restarting Acrobat after each preflight (yay...) or that closes the summary PDF created after each preflight (if that options is used).
And yeah, I do hope Adobe fixes it as Acrobat does have a whole lot of powerful preflight/fixup tools built in and it's a shame the droplets are broken.

Convert Color PDF to Grayscale using Preflight in Acrobat 9 Pro

Has anyone posted a step-by-step procedure to convert color PDFs to grayscale? I've unsuccessfully been trying to use the new Preflight dialog to do this. This is the procedure I tried:
1) In the Preflight dialog, Create New Preflight Fixup.
2) Fixup Category: Color Spaces, Spot Colors, Inks. For Type of Fixup: Convert Colors.
3) In the Conversion settings tab, chose All Objects, Using Any Color (except spot colors), plus All Objects, Using Spot colors(s).
4) For Destination, I chose a grayscale destination Dot Gain 25%.
5) After clicking OK, I selected the new profile and clicked on the Fix button, and saved the file.
Nothing happens, and the colors don't change.
If anyone can explain what I'm missing, I would greatly appreciate it.

Refer to Acrobat 9 Help PDF (installed with Acrobat 9 is installed).
Review the discussion for Exporting PDFs in Chapter 5 of this Help PDF.
The PDF is also available on Adobe's site.
http://help.adobe.com/archive/en_US/acrobat/9/professional/acrobat_pro_9.0_help.pdf
Good to know is that the Acrobat 9.x product family passed into End of Support mid-year 2013.
Be well...

Getting an error when running Preflight to embed fonts in Acrobat Pro version 9

I am running Acrobat Pro version 9.4.5 and when I am running a pre-flight for embedding fonts in my document I am getting an error message as follow: "
An unexpected error has occurred during the Fixup process ".
This is occuring at the font processing time. Anybody encountered the same issue.
One detail which has it importance, I am using TTF fonts and some specific Adobe fonts which are located in the Resource\font directory of my workstation.
Many thanks for your help.

Check all your fonts have headers that permit embedding - some commercial fonts don't. Debugging in Preflight is a nightmare, so to find the problem you may have to try the fonts one at a time against a test document until you find the one that whimpers.

I am unable to get one option in my preflight setting to work

Hello,
I am creating a custom preflight for my PDF's, and all is working but this one thing.
I need to know if the max density of any image is over 240%
I have everything set the way I want, but I can never get the OK button to appear so I can save this one part?
Any thoughts out there?
Thanks

Hi Dave,
I actually was able to make my own and it seems like it should work, but when I run a PDF where I know the ink desity was more than 240, it still doesn't flag it???
Is there anything in here that you see troubling???
Thanks!
babs

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