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As an experiment, I put my .afbook file and the related chapter .afpub (ch1, ch2, ch3) files on a USB drive. I then did the following:

  1. Opened the .afbook file from the Book panel, and
  2. Opened ch1.afpub (chapter 1) and ch3.afpub (chapter 3). The Books panel shows all 3 chapters, but I have only Opened 2 of them.
  3. I then removed the USB drive.
  4. I then Exported using the Book panel, and specified PDF and All Chapters as Pages.
  5. The PDF was created, but Chapter 2 (ch2.afpub) was not included. There was no warning about the file being missing. (Note: if I leave the USB plugged in, all 3 chapters are included.)

The .afbook and .afpub files for chapters 1 and 2 are attached. The .afpub for chapter 3 cannot be attached, but you should be able to get it here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jjudm8vf69ts1vixogewp/211-ch3.afpub?rlkey=w0j255ojyyy9ppgpefnsjxqpe&dl=0

Two PDF files are also attached. The one created when the USB was present, and the one created when the USB was unplugged.

(Note: the 211-ch2-closed-USB.pdf file also demonstrates the Running Header problem I mentioned here.)

211.afbook 211-ch1.afpub 211-ch2.afpub 211-ch2-closed-USB.pdf 211-ch2-closed-no-USB.pdf

-- Walt
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I'd expect you'd get have the same issue if you opened a book and exported it with a chapter missing from an internal drive, too. Have you tried that?

I tried that on macOS just now and got an error. It's not very descriptive but it didn't let me export the book at all. I didn't try your exact steps with an external drive because my cat didn't want to move and let me get an external drive.

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Haven't tried that yet, Mike. I was focusing on lost connections to USB or NAS, and ran into that.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
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Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted
On 7/22/2023 at 3:09 PM, MikeTO said:

I'd expect you'd get have the same issue if you opened a book and exported it with a chapter missing from an internal drive, too. Have you tried that?

I tried that on macOS just now and got an error. It's not very descriptive but it didn't let me export the book at all. I didn't try your exact steps with an external drive because my cat didn't want to move and let me get an external drive.

With a file missing from an internal drive, I got the same nondescript "an error occurred exporting" message you showed, Mike.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard 
Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5

  • 5 weeks later...
Posted

Hi Walt, 

Apologies for the delay getting to this one.

I've done some testing, it appears that only the documents loaded from the book are exported, i.e. have been present in the memory. Once you open the third document in your example, all three chapters will then export correctly even without the memory stick present.

Conversely, if you open a book and link the files in this manner and don't open any of the books chapters and instead head straight to export the book with the USB disconnected, this currently causes a hang.

I think it's correct to not automatically load all of a books chapters into the memory initially.

When attempting to safely eject the drive with the book open, you are told that the drive is in use. So the real issue I guess is the unsafe disconnection and the lack of notification that a chapter has been disconnected from the open book or a dialogue to reconnect the chapter.

I've reported this a bug to look into. 

Lee

 

 

 

 

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