Saving in CS2

Hi,
Is it possible to save a file in Adobe InDesign CS2 format using InDesign CS3 version.
Thanks

Export to InDesign Interchange. Don't expect miracles.
Bob

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Files not saving in CS2

Hey, everyone
I just started working with InCopy a little while ago, so I hope there isn't some dreadfully easy solution to this problem that I'm just too obtuse to notice, but here it goes.
I've just started a job where I'm editing InCopy files, but we just found out the other day that none of the changes that I make can be saved. This, apparently, is a known problem in my company, but the Tech guy who knew about it and how to fix it left a few months ago. The new man has tried his best, but he can't figure it out. Those who have been around have said that when this was a problem before, it had something to do with plug-ins, but no one knows specifically.
The strange thing is that this only seems to be happening on the Macs around the office. We all have the same files on our servers, but any windows machine can open them up and edit them just fine, where all of our Macs can open, edit, etc... just fine, but when you save, none of the changes are there when you open the file back up.
We seem to be able to make new files just fine, though. At least ones as rudimentary as opening up a new document, typing in a few words and saving that.
Can InCopy not save files on a Mac that were created on a PC? That seems ludicrous to me, but those who are trying to deal with this problem are batting it around as a possibility.
I'm sorry that I can not give a lot of technical specifications, and certainly since I'm so new with this, I'm not sure which would really be all that helpful. But for what it's worth, I'm running InCopy CS2 V4.0.5 on a G5 iMac with OS 10.4.8.
There are lots of theories going around here as to why my, as well as all of the Macs in the office, can't save any of these files, but no one knows for sure.
So, uh, does anyone out there have any ideas?
Many thanks,
-Gary

I absolutely would love it if someone more qualified from my office would come here and explain this more thoroughly, but we are a relatively small company and I don't know too many people who know this program completely. Also, there being only one IT guy, he's so busy that I barely see him. When he contacted Adobe about this, they told him that they would try to get back to him, though that was some time ago.
That being said, I will try my absolute best to describe this the best I can. I know I'm unqualified, but I'm afraid that little will get done without me trying.
We have a central server that every computer in the office is connected to. We have .incx files on our server and, since we need to keep raw files as well as the various stages of progress we make on these files, we all make copies of the files from the server and save them locally on our hard drives.
So here's what I do, the best that I can describe it.
I go to our server and save chapter files (e.g. Chapter 1_1.incx...1_8.incx) to my hard drive. I choose the first part of the chapter, simply clicking on the icon on my desktop, which then opens up in InCopy. When I open the file it opens up in the Story tab. There are three ????/Story/Layout. I very rarely use story because I really need to see the layout, so I always click over to Layout mode.
Now, all of these files have been created/formatted and all that jazz months ago and states away. They people who made them have sent them to us to edit and make changes. Basically, what I am supposed to do is open these files and make rudimentary changes. They kinda just said, "hey kid, see this list of codes that are at the bottom of each of these pages? They are separated by commas, make them all semi-colons." So I go into Layout mode, and click my into the text boxes and go through replacing the commas with semi-colons.
I know that pages can be locked out from editing for various reasons, and when that's the case you can't do anything. I can click my cursor on the text, but I can't add or erase anything. This is not the case here. I go through my entire document replacing commas with semi-colons and click the Save icon when I reach the end. In our attempts to try different things, we would do various things (add a big "C" at the beginning of the first paragraph of the first page, just anything easily noticeable) and would try it by clicking the save icon, when that wouldn't work, we would click "Save Content," when that wouldn't work we would try it with "Save All Content." I suppose it is important to not that those are some of the only things that become click-able when we make any changes. There are a lot of things in that file menu, I wish I knew all of them by heart since I am no longer in the office I can't say for sure what is click-able and what isn't. But I know for sure that there are only two things with the word "Save" in them that you can click on (Save Content and Save All Content) and we have tried them both on many occasions.
So, back to my workflow. I discovered this problem when I realized that I missed something and re-opened my file to make the change and realized that nothing was saved. Now, I opened the file that was on my desktop at first, then I checked the one I thought was completed that I had put on the server: both were the same. On out server there are multiple files per chapter. I will go onto the server, click on "Chapter 1" and there will be a number of folders that represent the evolving incarnations of these files. The files go: Raw files; First Edit; Second Edit; Third Edit, etc.... So I initially copy the files from the Raw folder and save them onto my desktop. When I'm done with editing the text in the files, I rename that file to reflect that I have changed it (Chapter1_1.incx becomes Chapter1_1_gt.incx) and I place the edited files into the "First Edit" folder where my editor will copy the files from the "First Edit" folder onto her desktop and make sure that everything is done properly. When she verifies that, someone will take my files and do whatever they need to do, and when they get done they will put it into the "Second Edit" folder. I mention all of this because I don't know what will and won't be important information, so I'm sorry that it is a lot.
However, no matter when I change anything or when I save, there is no different outcome. I can take the raws straight off the server, change one things, click save, any of them, and nothing will happen. I can try and save after I rename it, whenever, it doesn't matter, nothing ever saves.
Now, I don't know about track changes. I don't think that it's on. I've seen files that have had track changes used on them for edits (In the Story tab you can see the deleted things struck out, correct?) This doesn't happen when I edit anything. But for on the PC that I am using temporarily, Track Changes isn't on that one either and everything works fine.
I think that's all I've got at the moment. Without further questions, that is.
I'm sorry this is all so vague, so I really appreciate anything that can come of this. I'm just afraid that our trying to contact Adobe directly has stalled and I really just want my computer back, you know?
Thanks for all the help
-Gary

Error message when saving in CS2 (CANF)

Since yesterday, when trying to 'safe as' ANY Illustrator file (old or just newly created file with nothing in it, with or without text, with or without pasted JPG images) I get the message "an unknown error has occurred". When completely closing the file - don't safe changes before closing - I get the message "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error(CANF)"
I still can safe as PDF or EPS though.
I have Illustrator CS2 and work on Windows XP. I have 17Gig available.
I have tried some of the suggestions in the topic "Can't save in Illustrator CS2" like unchecking 'enabel version cue', changing the PDF print set-up..
Does the (CANF) indicate any specific problem?
Hadn't seen this in any of the other topics yet.
Please help!
M. R.

bc_aftersave.htm is a file that lies within Dreamweaver's Configuration Commands. Usually is required when working with Business Catalyst.
The error you see may be caused due to a faulty file.
I'm attaching the file at fault - 'bc_aftersave.htm' in this thread. Download and restore it to the following folder:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS6\<language>\Configuration\Commands
Locate the file bc_aftersave.htm, replace that file with the one I'm attaching here to see if it solves the issue.
-ST

HELP!! Temp files being created when saving in CS2???!!

Hi all,
I recently upgraded my OS to leopard and since i did this i have been having this strange problem?When I save a file in illustrator (CS2) it is also creating some kind second archive file (Acr1860018314.tmp for example) does anyone know what is causing this it is really annoying

I'm on CS2 and it sometimes happens even though I have nothing else running except E-mail and maybe Preview. A restart seems to help, but I haven't discovered why the temps appear. They don't do any harm and you can safely trash them to no ill effect.

Saving CS3 down to CS2

I'm working as a freelancer. I'm working with Illustrator CS3 but most of my customers still use CS2. When I save my files as CS2 they are not really useable anymore for them. They can't open layers or edit text in CS2.
With the Indesign Interchangeformat it works fine for CS3 to CS2. Is there anything similar for Illustrator?
All this version trouble with software that is that expensive!!!
thanks for advices
Nicola

I constantly trade file with a user of CS3 while I am still using CS2. THe only issue for me is that if I Save As from a file he down-saved, the default save format is PDF, even though the file is an AI file. But all other editing is available. Sounds like you are not saving as CS2.

Custom File Info Panel CS2- CS4

I have a Custom File Info Panel that has been created in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and works in CS3. I am having trouble figuring out how to get it to work in CS4. Is there a way to port the Custom File Info Panel into CS4 without entirely recreating it?
I am seeing references to FileInfo SDK and creating a new Flex UI but I can't seem to find a definitive method on this pre-CS4 File Info Panel to the new UI - and I am in unfamiliar territory.
Any assistance or points in the proper direction would be most helpful.
UPDATE: Answering at least some of my own questions, I have followed the procedure here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/gunar/2008/11/customizing_metadata_ui_in_cs4.html
I am still having some trouble with a couple of the unique properties but I expect that they will be typos... I hope...
Any good reference information is still welcome.

Thank you for suggesting the PS Scripting forum but I think the next stop might be the XMP SDK Forum as there are a few similar questions there such as http://forums.adobe.com/thread/540397. But before I go impolitely cross-posting...
I've had some success and it appears that my custom file info metadata edited and saved in CS2 is now visible in CS4 and the reverse is also true - metadata edited and saved in CS4 is visible in CS2. This was built using the Generic Panel from the SDK according to the instructions shown at the link in my original post.
The only problem is that the external application that relies on the custom metadata doesn't see the CS4 version of the metadata. I suspect that this is just some general namespace issue. Perhaps if an XMP expert would be willing to comment on the conversion of the Custom Info Panel based on the following single portion of the metadata to see if I am doing it correctly - I would very much appreciate it.
In the CS2 Custom Info Panel XML I have this field:
<panel title="$$$/CustomPanels/XYZ/PanelName=XYZCorp Graphics MetaData" version="1" type="custom_panel">
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text(name: '$$$/CustomPanels/XYZ/fullName=Full Name/Title of Graphic', font: font_big_right, vertical: align_center);
cat_container_edit_text(xmp_ns_prefix: 'xyzcorp', xmp_namespace: 'xyzcorp', xmp_path: 'FullName', container_type: seq_struct, horizontal: align_fill);
mru_popup(xmp_ns_prefix: 'twcable', xmp_path: 'FullName', no_check: true, vertical: align_top, container_type: seq_struct, mru_append: true);

</panel>
In my CS4 properties.xml the corresponding field:
<xmp_definitions xmlns:ui="http://ns.adobe.com/xmp/fileinfo/ui/">
<xmp_schema prefix="custom" namespace="xyzcorp" label="$$$/Custom/Schema/Label=XYZCorp Graphics MetaData" description="$$$/Custom/Schema/Description=CS4 Version of XYZCorp MetaData Custom Panel.">

<xmp_property name="FullName" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/FullName_Label=Full Name/Title of Graphic:" type="seq" element_type="text"/>

<ui:separator/>
</xmp_schema>
</xmp_definitions>
It seems that the following CS2 => CS4 translations should be true:
"xmp_namespace" => xmp_schema namespace property (in this case "xyzcorp")
"xmp_path" => xmp_property name property (for this one property, "FullName")
is there another translation that I am missing? I am betting it has something to do with the CS2 "xmp_ns_prefix" but I am not entirely sure how to map this. Also perhaps something in manifest.xml (though it didn't seem like it)?
Many thank you's to anyone that can offer words of wisdom.
j

Converting CS3 Files to CS2 - Any Ideas?

Hi folks,
I know CS3 doesn't save down to CS2. Has anyone found a work-around for this. I have a customer who is still on CS2, she is getting files from another vendor in CS3 and is looking to have them saved as CS2. We have both CS3 and CS2.
Thx,
Sandy

> but you loose new features from ID CS3
Or worse...those features are badly mangled. Additionally, it's very
likely that text will reflow. Not recommended for anything but the most
basic layouts.
Bob

Two separate Macs - transfer CS2 photos to CS4 via CD?

A very (embarrassingly) basic question, but a bit different than any previously asked (I think - have searched for hours) -
Computer #1 - only has CS2, cannot be upgraded, not online
Computer #2 - will have CS4
(The computers are not connected) Can you burn CS2 Photoshop files to a CD on the first computer, insert that disc into the second computer, and open the files in CS4?
Please forgive the dumbness of the question, but your answer will determine if I can proceed. Thank you so much in advance.

I'm not saying it well, I apologize. I am not talking about software transfer, only files.
If I create files in PS CS2 on one Mac (saved as CS2), can I burn them (the created files) to a CD and open them in CS4 on another Mac.
Edit: oops! I type very slowly, and you answered in the meantime, Michael. Thank you, but does that mean that CS4 can open CS2 images that are opened from the desktop, not directly imported from CS2? (if I'm using the right terms)
Edit 2 - my question is getting even stupider - I'm sure you answered it totally in your post, Michael, and I'll go ahead and get CS4 for the second computer. Thank you ever so much.

InDesign CS2 files showing as CS5

Hi all,
I currently have CS2 and CS5 running on my computer.
Some of my files which were saved in CS2 are now showing as CS5 files, which means I can no longer open them using CS2.
Does anyone know why this is happening and what I can do to make sure that CS2 files are not automatically chaneged?
Thanks,
Erin.

Windows or Mac?
Mac will only show the most current version for all files. Windows will show the correct version via the icon.
In either case have a look at http://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/2010/07/26/soxy-1-4-1-now-available/
Bob

Where is a brush I created saved on my hard drive?

I just got a new computer and the brushes I created and saved are missing. Is there way to find them (I have access to my old hard drive)? Or are they gone for good? I can recreate them, but for some reason CS2 is not letting my define them to save them in the last step- Edit, Define Brush. I can define a pattern, but it will not let me define the brush!!
So it is a 2 point question-
1. Where are my brushes (I found all the ones I have purchased or downloaded already- but not the ones I created and saved in CS2)?
2. Why can't I choose "define brush"?
I am running on Windows 7 now and find that I am having a few issues with CS2 doing things a little differently!
Thanks!

I played around and found how to hide or show hidden files but that wasn't the answer. The I saw that you posted a reply that it would't work anyway!
No, I never saved them externally, just when I created them and chose "define brush" I created a handful of them this way and I guess they are just gone now?? I was hoping they would have been saved within the PS files somewhere! But if they are not in with the other brushes, I guess not.

CS4 version to CS2 version

Can we down-version an Illustrator CS4 version to CS2 version. Will there be any changes in the eps file.
When the eps file (down saved to CS2) is distilled to pdf and loaded in Illustrator CS2 there are many embedded images
(i.e vector images changed to raster images). What might have occured to change the vector images to raster images.
regards,
Sashi

Why are you saving it as a eps and distilling that to make a pdf?
Why just not save as a pdf straight out of AI?
Do you mean your vector art becomes raster images?
Your raster effects probably were flattened.

InDesign CS5 - Crash upon Opening CS2 docs

I've just upgraded to Windows 7 OS, and have installed the Adobe CS5 creative suite. (Upgraded from CS2)
I'm having problems opening approximately half of my previously-saved ID CS2 files. Within 5-10 seconds of attempting to open these files with CS5, I get the following error message:
Adobe InDesign CS5 has stopped Working
- Check onlinle for a solution and close the program (which appears to do nothing)
- Close the program
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: InDesign.exe
Application Version: 7.0.0.355
Application Timestamp: 4bad00be
Fault Module Name: TEXT.RPLN
Fault Module Version: 7.0.0.355
Fault Module Timestamp: 4bad079b
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 001ca808
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Anyone else having this problem? I've tried opening the doc with two different PCs (both running CS5), but the same thing happens.

Corinne,
I used to work for Adobe in Seattle, so had some pretty good contacts on the InDesign team and sent them a message on Facebook. Most of their suggestions were/are what have already been covered here in this thread. So what I finally did was open up a Tech Support call. I'm too lazy to re-install CS4 on my machine to try and get my files to work. On the tech support call, the technician opened up an Adobe Connect Session so he could see my desktop and see what was happening. I tried opening one of the CS4 files that was broken and got the dreaded "InDesign CS5 has Stopped Working" with the only option being to close the program.
After that, the tech asked me to upload the file so he could work on it on his end.
When he tried to open it, he got the same thing and his determination was that something (likely a font or some 3rd party plug-in) was corrupted.
Here's what he did and how he fixed it:
Open file in CS5 - CRASH
Open file in CS4 - Works
Try to export file as .idml file in CS4 - CRASH
Try to change formatting, etc in CS4 - CRASH
At this point since I'm not running any 3rd Party plug-ins, he determined that it was a corrupted font (Pristina) that was causing the issue.
He copied all the elements over to a new ID CS5 file without any formatting using Times New Roman as the only font in the file
Resave and upload back to me
The new file opens just fine in CS5
SO if you're having a similar issue, you may want to open the file in CS2 and try copying sections of the document into a new document and saving that out. The tech said that they always use Times New Roman as the font to test with . . .
This is not the most elegant solution, but it DOES keep all your information and while my documents were all less than 25 pages, I was happy to just reformat without having to go back and recreate them from scratch. He said that for some reason CS4 was not seeing the corruption, but CS5 caught it immediately upon opening. I'm hoping the ID team is listening to this and figures out a solution for opening corrupted files. I've emailed my contacts there and told them I'd be happy to give them files to test with. No reply as of yet.
If you're interested, call Tech Support, the guys on the other end are fabulous!!! I even called back two days later with another file that was doing the same thing and happened to get the same tech. He knew exactly what to do and in less than 30 minutes was back up and running!
Hope this helps!
John

Photoshop CS3 shuts down after opening a PSD file with layers

Hello, I have met a problem with Photoshop CS3 (Windows XP SP2, no network printer) - after opening a PSD file with layers (saved with CS2) Photoshop shuts down. No error message.
Can some of you help me? (The only software that I have installed after Creative Suite CS3 is Corel X4. I have installed no upgrades of CS3.)

> I have installed no upgrades of CS3
You should!
Even if it doesn't help here you should.

Cannot open Illustrator File

I cannot open the recently saved Illustrator CS2 File. I get the "Text Import Options" box when trying to opening the file. The file do show up in Adobe Bridge.
(CS2, Windows XP, file size: ~43M)
Any idea what it can be?
Thanks

Jacob,
Thanks. I am not sure what you mean. I copied the xx.ai file and tried to open again, but that did not work either.
Have to recreate I guess. Should be good to know what happened so I don't make the mistake again.
/Mats

Can't add, delete, convert anchor points

Finally upgraded to CS3, and I find that I can't can't add, delete, convert anchor points on a path in certain documents. I get the "Please use the XX tool on a segment of a path. The appearance tells me I have a path. I can paste the paths into a new file, and everything works. I saved to CS2 and can manipulate to my hearts content. These are not a complicated paths (4-12 points).
On a related note, when I tried to draw the path, the anchor point would not appear where I clicked but up and to the right or down and the left. Moving points with the mouse or the arrow tool constrains the angle and length. Moving in the transform palette, i can move it freely
Obviously, I can copy and paste these into new docs, but is there I did in setting the original documents that caused this behavior, because I'd like to avoid it in the future.
Sorry if this is an obvious question, I'm more of 'Shop person. Thanks in advance.

Yeah, removing grid saved me too. The irony here is we use grids to try and be more accurate, yet the paths can't even be found with snap on. Really dumb 'gotchya' for anyone moving over to this software IMHO

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