Reply To: BOOK and File Names changing

Hi Rich

The way the file is called looks like it has been copied onto a Windows/FAT file system which has truncated the file name. That in itself shouldn’t be a problem I don’t think. It’s slightly puzzling that only some files do that, in which case I would double-check that the book file is pointing to the new files and not somehow the originals.

Personally, if I was going to duplicate a book to a new location I would use the Package Book for Print… option along with the “update links” option if appropriate. Not everyone seems to like or trust Package but I have never had a problem with it. That said, my strategy for books is to have a continuous set of files that are the up-to-date master, and every time a book is printed (we do short runs which allows for minor edits between new editions) we keep a static snapshot of that edition using Package. When you have sets of files that have the same or very similar names you do have to be pretty systematic/careful.

Nick