Public Object: CorelDraw 11 for Mac is dead

CorelDraw 11 for Mac is dead

I get the feeling that a recent software update for Mac OS X 10.4 has broken compatibility with CorelDraw 11, causing Corel Draw 11 to crash on startup. My Mac OS X crash reporter message looks like this:

Exception:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes:      KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x9073d2c0 CFStringGetCStringPtr + 408
1   CdrPrn.DLL                      0x050f8374 GetDefaultPrinterName__11WPrnPrinterFP7CStringP7CStringP7CString + 116
2   CdrPrn.DLL                      0x050dfa68 _ct__11WPrnJobInfoFP12WPrnDocument + 216
3   CdrPrn.DLL                      0x0510545c _ct__12WPrnSettingsFv + 236
4   CdrPrn.DLL                      0x050ce448 _ct__12WPrnDocumentFP18WPrnEngineInstance + 88
5   CdrPrn.DLL                      0x050d9a44 AddDocument__18WPrnEngineInstanceFv + 52
6   CdrPrn.DLL                      0x050d79c0 CreateNewDocument__18WPrnEngineInstanceFPP12IPrnDocument + 128
7   Draw.DLL                        0x0497a2f8 InitDocument__8CDrawDocFv + 568
8   Draw.DLL                        0x04979e5c OnNewDocument__8CDrawDocFv + 124
9   MacPort.DLL                     0x0052c5c8 OpenDocumentFile__17CMultiDocTemplateFPCci + 264
10  Draw.DLL                        0x048b219c OnNew__5CDrawFv + 268
11  Draw.DLL                        0x04916600 ExecuteUsersOpenMethod__5CDrawFv + 880
12  Draw.DLL                        0x049142d0 InitInstance__5CDrawFv + 3104
13  Draw.DLL                        0x04964b28 StartApp + 216
14  Corel Draw App                  0x000c0a80 WinMain__FP11HINSTANCE__P11HINSTANCE__Pci + 176
15  Corel Draw App                  0x000c0ba0 main + 192

In debugging the problem, I tried everything google had to offer:

Pressing shift while the app starts up to "overwrite my workspace with the factory default"

Deleting the preferences files in /Users/jessewilson/Library/CorelDRAW 11 Preferences and com.corel.DRAW.plist

I also tried some other strategies which all failed:

Logging in as a brand new Mac OS X user to get a fresh set of preferences

Rebooting my Mac

Downloading the latest update to Corel Draw 11. 693

So what are my options?

Spend $2000 on an Intel Mac, $400 on a Windows emulator, and $400 for the latest Corel Draw for Windows

Try to find a copy of Corel Draw 10 for Mac on Amazon or ebay, cross my fingers and install that one

Hope some Internet surfer posts the fix in my blog comments!

# posted by Jesse Wilson on Wednesday, February 08, 2006

I've found some support questions, none of them really fix my problem unfortunately:
PHOTO-PAINT® 11 Fails to Launch on Mac OS 10.3 (Panther)
The Application CorelDRAW 11 has Unexpectedly Quit
The Application CorelDRAW 10 has Unexpectedly Quit.
What Service Packs are Available for CorelDRAW ® 11?

# posted by swankjesse on February 8, 2006 10:06 PM

http://support.allume.com/techsupport/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2078

Just install a printer driver.

# posted by Anonymous on March 9, 2006 6:21 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you suggesting that the Windows version of Corel Draw can run on an Intel Mac? How does that work?

# posted by Anonymous on March 10, 2006 10:33 AM

see
http://www.versiontracker.com/php/feedback/article.php?story=20060111112927959#38941

after installing a pdf printer, Corel Draw launches on my ibook!!!

# posted by Anonymous on April 1, 2006 6:00 PM

Martin Clayton found a fix! I needed to set up a default printer. Here's his email:

I had the exact same crashdump after upgrading an iBook from OS X 10.4.2 to 10.4.6 with Coreldraw 11. 633.

I tried some of the 'known' fixes, as you did, without success.

Then I looked at the stack dump more closely - I thought the GetDefaultPrinterName__11WPrnPrinterFP7CStringP7CStringP7CString call looked worth a follow up.

I found the iBook didn't have any printers configured. I added a printer, set it as the default (rather than using 'last used'). And, coreldraw then started first time :)

Bear in mind that I had done a reinstall from media.
If you have a printer configured, I'd verify that the default is set to a specific printer, rather than to 'last used'.

# posted by swankjesse on April 9, 2006 10:14 AM

Glad it worked for you Jesse.

I surfed a little more and came up with this resource on the Corel site:

http://apps.corel.com/partners_developers/casb/serviceb/puttogether/os/stability.htm

Its for Win 2K/XP, but issues with the 'default printer' get a mention.

# posted by Martin Clayton on April 9, 2006 12:58 PM

And your last option:
• Realize that there is one idiot (at least) at Corel who forgot write a handler to support NULL printer situations... Just install any printer driver and voila!

# posted by Anonymous on April 11, 2006 9:55 AM

Thanks very much! This was driving me up a wall. Setting my printer as default fixed the unexpected quitting nicely.

# posted by Leah on April 24, 2006 2:17 PM

same bug, desion works! :) thanks a LOT! ;)

# posted by Anonymous on May 5, 2006 1:25 AM

Please please please please please let this work.

I have so much data in Corel Draw 11. I've had no problems with it (apart from occassional crashing). But alas, on my Macbook it just would not start.

Will try the printer trick now. I dont think I had one setup at the time.

Thanks. (starting to pray!)

S

# posted by Anonymous on June 5, 2006 2:10 AM

I have CorelDraw working on my Mac Book Pro. See also this post for repair tips.

# posted by swankjesse on June 11, 2006 11:24 AM

oh my gosh, thank to so much swankjesse. You wouldn't believe the problems, and all solved by setting a default printer. Why the heck does Corel not have that on their site or a patch for it?!

Thanks again

# posted by Lucas on August 17, 2006 11:06 PM

awesome - thanks for putting it out there people - I'm back in action too

# posted by Anonymous on April 20, 2007 12:48 AM

any other solutions without installing a printer?

# posted by Anonymous on October 23, 2007 5:43 AM

You don't need an actual printer, you can just register a printer in the settings.

# posted by swankjesse on October 23, 2007 8:58 AM

finally found an answer to that CorelDraw problem...

thank you very much to you.

I just put a fake Generic PostScript Printer, put as the default printer, and it worked !!!

what a BUG...

THX again !

# posted by Anonymous on November 14, 2007 7:17 PM

Jesus. It took me a while to convince my wife of switching for Mac and this Corel shit almost made me lose her. Thanks a lot.

# posted by guso on May 19, 2008 10:14 PM

I set up coreldrawonmac.com if anyone wants to share tips...

# posted by swankjesse on May 20, 2008 12:22 AM

gracias por el tip de escoger la impresora,
yo seleccione con cualquier aplicación la
impresora, en este caso pdf y ssirvió

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