PM 65 Bad Table Index, cannot open 1

[lifan]

I am using XP
PM 65 files coming to me from China will not open and come up with Bad table index error
I have changed the file name to no avail

 

[BionicJohn]

Hi, lifan,

Are you using Western Windows and PM? When you say from "files coming to me from China" are they created using Western windows and PM?

From Asiasoft's FAQs: (

http://www.asiasoft.com

)

Q: "I have English QuarkXpress, PageMaker, and English Windows. Is there a way I can use English version of PageMaker to edit Chinese files?"

A: "No. English version of QuarkXpress and PageMaker are single bit program for English. The only solution is to use Chinese Windows and Chinese QuarkXpress and PageMaker."

Iechyd da! John
Glannau Mersi, Lloegr.

 

[lifan]

Not sure but I assume the PM from China is a Chinese version.
I need to open, edit and susequently send the file to our local printer as well as send it back to China. Sounds like hard work for me if I understand it all.

 

[lifan]

Just had a further thought - Ihave no problems with MS Word files from the same source nor .PSD files (except the need to remove Chinese characters from the file name) Does this mean that they are using western versions? Does this then mean that the PM problem is resolveable?

 

[BionicJohn]

Hi, lifan,

PM is a very old application and does not handle Asian double-byte or the latest Opentype fonts.

If you wish to pass PM files back and forth to China, both parties will need the same versions of PM - either both Western PM or both Chinese PM. Western PM will not fully open Asian PM files.

I believe Adobe InDesign has multi-language facilities built-in, but my experience here is very limited.

Word has mulit-language support, and PSD files are not language dependent.

Iechyd da! John
Glannau Mersi, Lloegr.