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    • August 20, 2023 at 8:32 am #14395141
      Rich Harvey
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      Working on an authorized collection of short stories. REALLY short. Forty stories and Each story is 2,000 words or less.

      As this is a revised edition, I copied the original folder, pasted the new copied folder. I open the BOOK file, all file names show up with a question mark. I removed all the files and repopulate it with the InDesign files.

      Some of the files, however, appear in the BOOK window, and they open, but the names are different.

      Knuckle Sandwich 01, Knuckle Sandwich 02, and Knuckle Sandwich 04 (for instance) appear, but Knuckle Sandwich 04 shows in the “Book” window as Knuckle ~3.ind.]

      The file opens and seems to be the same … but I’ve used programs like InDesign for too long to just write it off as “No Big Deal.” Is this a warning of crashes to come? Or something far more sinister …?? (cue dramatic music)

    • August 20, 2023 at 5:04 pm #14395142
      David Blatner
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      I wonder if there is something odd about that particular book file? What happens if you place the files in a brand new Book file?

    • August 21, 2023 at 1:37 am #14395160
      Nick B
      Participant

      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

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