data staying "connecting" to PDF

At first I thought it was the data for this particular job I was working on, but it starting to reoccur for almost every PDF now.

 

When I open a PDF I define the data source (usually a CSV), save, proceed to layout the text boxes, graphics...etc. save again, the finish the job by composing. Here is when I get the first error message:

 

Could not read input file:

<Location of .csv file and name>

 

Composition stopped with errors.

Error no 1114.

 

So naturally I think, I should redefine the data just incase I did something wrong or the location path became screwy. I did just that, resaved, CLOSED Acrobat down and reopened the PDF...

 

Error message when I reopen the PDF:

Failed to open file:

<Location of .csv file and name>

 

Do you want to locate the file now?

 

And I do... then I get the error message when outputting again.

 

Any help or suggestions?

You appear to be navigating through several parent directories in those PNGs. Is it necessary for your data file to be so far removed from your template file?

KatJones,

Eric hit it right on the head. Your CSV file should be in the same folder as your PDF.

Another option would be to place the input files on either a different volume, such as a mounted drive which starts with a different letter than "C", or use a UNC path starting with two backslashes. This will force FusionPro to store the path to the input file as an absolute path instead of as a relative path.

 

But Rich and Eric are correct: your best bet is to keep the input file with the job.