TechNote (Archived)

Internal Error or "System may be full" Error When Saving a FrameMaker 5 to 5.1.2 File to RTF

Issue

When saving a file as RTF (Rich Text Format), Adobe FrameMaker 5 to 5.1.2 returns one of the following errors:

- An internal Error such as 5111, 1153770,150996904, or "Error Type 4." (Mac OS)

- "Save failed. A system error has occurred while saving a file. Your system file may be full. If so, your file cannot be completely written. Try saving your file on a different file system." (Windows)

- "Save failed. A UNIX system error has occurred while saving a file. Your system file may be full. If so, your file cannot be completely written. Try saving your file on a different file system." (UNIX)

Solutions

Do one of the following:

Solution 1

Use FrameMaker 5.5 or later. For information on upgrading to the current version, visitAdobe's Web site at www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/main.html .

Solution 2

Change the custom numbering style for table footnotes:

1. Open the FrameMaker file.

2. Search for a footnote in a table.

3. When you locate the table footnote, choose Format > Document > Footnote Properties. In the Table Footnote Properties dialog box, type in a space or another character(s) for the Custom Numbering Style and click Set.

4. Save the file as RTF.

Additional Information

If the Custom Numbering Style for Table Footnotes is blank, FrameMaker 5 to 5.1.2 cannot save the file as RTF.