DIstill ps file with "filename) run"

[Miklos_Somogyi@adobeforums.com]

I'm sorry to come up with an elementary thing here but I can't get Distiller 6 std
accept "(filename) run" in a ps file.
It complains about "undefinedfilename" whether I use short or full file names.
In the security setup I don't ask for passwords, so it is not likely to be a problem.

Is there a way to cajole Distiller to be a good boy? It would save me a lot of time.
I searched this forum, I searched the red book and probably overlooked something.

Miklos

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

What forms of file names have you tried? HFS or Posix style names?
Try both.

Aandi Inston

[Miklos_Somogyi@adobeforums.com]

I've searched for HFS file name conventions and all I could see was case insensitivity, potential problem with "hidden files" and displaying or not extensions.

I've tried

hello
hello.ps
/Users/tmp/hello
/Users/tmp/hello.ps

with the include file having and not having the extension.
I've searched the Mac help pages, the Geek book, the "How to do everything with Acrobat 6" and found nothing relevant.

Miklos

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

HFS format:
"Macintosh HD:Foldername:Subfolder:filename"

Posix format:
"/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Foldername/subfolder/filename"

It seems pretty unpredictable which format a program accepts; even the
programmer doesn't necessarily know as it can depend on subtle choices
made in the building of the software.

Aandi Inston

[Miklos_Somogyi@adobeforums.com]

Aandi, I was ready to chuck-in all things even remotely associated with Acrobat.
Then you came with a calm sentence or two and suddenly things were working.
Thank you very much for the idea of trying the HFS format, that's what Distiller needs.

Miklos

What would Adobe do without you?

[pjonesCET@adobeforums.com]

Pack up and close doors probably