Hello,

I changed Preferences setting to Structured Authoring.  I was prompted to restart FrameMaker 11.x.

When I tried to open a file, I got this error message:

Any suggestions on what I might have done wrong?  If there is a bug or workaround for this, I would love to find it.  Thanks!  Laura Ferrer

Goodmorning,

First sorry for my english.

I have a big problem with the new version of Framemaker 11.

if I create an xml connecting the external svg (created in Illustrator) Framemaker with version 11 (Windows 7), raster images inside the svg are not displayed in the preview, only text and vector files.

If I try to open an xml file created with version Framamaker like 9 or 11 on windows XP the element "stepimage" with whom I connect the svg are no longer present on the tree.

If I insert again the stepimage tree, they become disproportionate size.

In fact, opening them with Illustrator CC dimensions have changed (I have not edited the picture.)

However, still do not appear raster files.

I hope someone can help me.

Thanks

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Hi all,

there is some Information in the Framemaker help how to nest tables in structured documents but I simply don't understand how to implemend this. This is a DITA document and I know that nesting tables is very bad style. However it is a requirement and after all DITA does support it.

In unstructured documents we used anchored Frames in table cells. The approach for structured documents seems similar:

"Select a graphic element for empty anchored frames in the Element Catalog, and click New Frame"

I wonder how I can accomplish this. In the EDD I would have to set up an element (perhaps a dedicated paragraph class) to insert an anchored Frame in which then the table is inserted.

Has anybody succeeded in using nested tables in structured documents with Framemaker?

Robert

When I open a ditamap and then open one of the files within the ditamap, the file takes several minutes to open (literally). The Frame console shows why -- it's generating dozens of error messages such as the partial list below.

1. The files in the error message are all present, so I have no idea why Frame can't find/open them.
2. Some of the file listed in the message are not referenced by any file in the current ditamap, so I don't know why it's even trying to open them.
3. There are conrefs to some of the files listed in the message. Once the file has finally opened, these are fine. The conrefs to the files that Frame is "unable to open" are all resolved correctly.

Any clues??

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_perspectives.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_perspectives.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_perspectives.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__about_collections.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\glossary.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: Specified FileOpenClient not installed.: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__managing_saved_collections.xml - Unable to resolve link

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__analysis_types.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\analysis_descriptions.xml

DITA+FM ERROR: File: C:\dev\xpm_source\doc_source\Frame_source_files\base\base__analysis_types.xml - Unable to open referenced file: C:\dev\dev\xpm_checkin\doc\reuse_library\analysis_descriptions.xml

I have a DTD in notepad.  How do I go about importing or using this DTD for FrameMaker 9?

Eric

Does anyone have advice on setting up the EDD created from the CMM DTD provided in the ATA iSPEC 2200 Standard? I'm having a difficult time trying to modify the EDD to format the front matter and pageblock pages the way the spec says it should, specifically involving the Title element option of the Topic and Subtask elements.

I have just begun using structured FrameMaker after working in unstructured FM for years. Even after reading the help, I'm having a hard time understanding some concepts.

All we want to do is open a ditamap in FrameMaker, save as a book, add a TOC and index, and then save as PDF.

You can save a ditamap as one of the following book files:

Book w/FM components - saves each XML file as an FM document.

Book - maintains the XML file formats.

If all we're doing is adding a TOC, Index, and then saving as PDF, which format do we need?

Another question - After I save a ditamap as a book, open all files in the book, and then try to update the files, FrameMaker says the XML application for one file cannot be found. When I opened this particular file before updating the book, I chose the structured application and saved the file. After receiving the error, I went to set the structured application, and it was already set. What gives?

Could this be any more difficult? That's a rhetorical question . I'm very frustrated.

I appreciate your help.

Hello,

I am having an issue with the ChangeBar property in my FM file.

I use the following:

prop = F_ApiGetTextPropVal(docId, &eventP->txtloc, FP_ChangeBar);
retInt =  prop.propVal.u.ival;

This works good for normal text in FM. However, if there is change in text that comes from one of the FM variables - it doesn't seem to work.

Any suggestions on how to track the changebar for text being taken from the FM Variables?

Thanks.

hi everyone,

thanks for all your help to answering my question first.

and attached is my 1st edd file,please help me to check it.

2nd, whak kind text editor soft you use to check your XML file? I tried to open the XML file based on my edd file in Epic editor and the graphic was missing. please give me some advise.thanks.

thanks very muck for all of your patience.

What is the framemaker Api to use to get the dlgid of framemaker alert , so that I can close the dialog at runtime using F_ApiClose(dlgid, 0)?

I'm using structured FM8 in Tech Comm Suite1 on Windows XP.

My x-refs seem to work fine until I generate a TOC, then I get a book error log that says there are broken x-refs.  Nearly all of them are broken even though they work correctly in the topic files.  The only way around this is to use the link from the Book Error Log to go to each broken link and link it to the correct book file.

Any idea why that happens?

Still researching feasability of adding S1000D into our doc production and management.  Does anyone know if FM 9 Server's Common Source Database will EFFECTIVELY manage S1000D modules? The product description mentions a CSDB, but really doesn't nail it down definitively and sales just doesn't have the background to provide a concrete answer either.   I've researched and found some 3rd party vendors who do for standard FM 9 (which we are currently using), but their prices don't matchup well with ROI.  FM server does, if it will effectively manage S1000D modules.

Eric G.

Hi All,

I am trying to print to PDF a publication that is full of oversize wiring diagrams. The pages are all images ranging in size from standard A3 and A4 siz sheets through to a foldout being 1470 mm W X 297 mm H. We have no problem printing A3, A4 and 630 mm W X 297 H. These are all Portrait images. When we set up our custom print size to accomodate the 1470 mm W X 297 mm H we get the pages without the content, and even some of the oversize pages are not the correct size on print.

The page sizes we are using are:

• A4
• A3
• 630 x 297 mm
• 840 x 297 mm
• 1050 x 297 mm
• 1260 x 297 mm
• 1470 x 297 mm

The procedures we are using to set up the printing are:

1.      Print to PDF (Do not Save to PDF, you do not have control over paper sizes)

Under Print Setup make sure you select PDF Driver and select the Paper size as largest that is in your book.  Example: If A4 and A3 pages, print to A3

2.      Select Generate Acrobat Data and select

Note: Back in FM Print dialogue; make sure Print to File is turned OFF, before you click Print

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

AJ Wilkinson

I am trying to import XML files from Arbortext editor off of Documentum and I can not get them to import into FrameMaker without an "error in processing external entity reference."  I am trying to get the files into FrameMaker so I can create an EDD using the DTD from XML file.  Is there anyway to import the file or atleast save the DTD in arbortext to use in framemaker?

Hi Everyone!

I am working in structured framemaker....on developing an update manual based on a mil-std dtd 40051c. I have the dtd as well as an official FOSI (stylesheet) file and need a bit of help.

Here is a recap of what I have done thus far:

• Create an EDD based off the MIL-STD DTD file
• Create a DTD based on my EDD
• Create new file and imported element definitions, followed by building the top-level tree structure for the entire manual
• I have put the FOS, as well as an XSL (I simply converted the FOS file) into my structapps directory

My question is this:

Seeing as I have the entire tree structure built already, I could potentially go through each element and add my content. The problem however is that in Framemaker I cannot see the styles of each element in the document itself. I have done many tests and my modifacations to structapps have not worked. I also know that I am building the document correctly because after finishing a test section I save my framemaker file to an XML file and open it up in Arbortext. At that point I can associate it to the stylesheet and it looks perfect. This is an extremely tedious process though and I would really love it if we could somehow view the correct styles as we inputted text in Framemaker. (We only have one copy of Arbortext as well so there is no way I can update all of these documents on my own)

I hope I have explained this well - so if anyone can please give me information on correctly linking an fos/xsl stylesheet within Framemaker it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much

How do we import a pdf file with all its pages in a FrameMaker file ?

I found that we can import only one sheet of the pdf in a FrameMaker file.

We have a lot of tables, that we'd like to maintain outside of FrameMaker (we're using FM9).  I've been trying to figure out the best way to do it, and using the Import>File>Convert option seems like the best.

However, my question is what is best practice for the type of files we use?  At first it seemed like using Excel and saving as a .csv or tab-delimited text file would be easiest.  But there doesn't seem to be a .csv convert option and setting "," as the delimiter means we can't use commas inside the cell content.  And it seems to import tab-delimited cells that contain a comma inside quotes.

It seems like the other option would be to use HTML for the table content.  We are new to all this stuff, so using HTML would add to the learning curve, but I can push it through if it's best practice/will make the cleanest conversions.  Or is there a way to use Excel that converts cleanly that I just haven't figured out?

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Hello,

Is there any possible techniques to convert unstructured frameMaker to structured frameMaker in order to have data from unstructured FM in a standard XML file?

Otherwise is there any tools or methods to have data in an XML file from unstructured FrameMaker?

Please Help.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I understand the use of {first} when identifying the context of an element, such as:

If context is: {first}<Section

But what if I want to set whether Section is first inside its parent?

For instance, for this hierarchy:

<chapter>

  <section></title></section>

  <section></title></section>

</chapter>

I want to say that if <title> appears in the first <section> element within a <chapter>,  then apply a particular format.  Otherwise, apply a different format if <title> appears in a <section> that is not first within a <chapter>. -- i.e. a parent element context, if you will.

The syntax to do this is eluding me.  My EDD has a series of context rules for a <title>, including for when it appears within a <section>, like this:

Else, if context is: Section < Chapter
     If context is: <{first}<Chapter
        Use paragraph format: Heading1NoNewPage
     Else
        Use paragraph format: Heading1

Whatever syntax I try for the context rule above (that the section be first within the chapter), I get parsing errors or the rule is not read.  I've tried:

If context is: Section<Chapter{first}

If context is: <{first}<Chapter                   // invalid

If context is: Section{first}<Chapter          // applies only Heading1; never reads this

If context is: Section < {first} Chapter       // invalid

Any ideas if there is a syntax that allows you to set a context for  the parent element, and not just for the element in question?

Thanks for anyone's help on this.

Shelley

Shelley Hoose

Rogue Wave Software

Senior Documentation Developer

FM 10.0.1 German on Windows XP SP3.

When importing the element definitions from an existing EDD into an existing template, FrameMaker converts the template into a  new EDD.

So the element definitions which are correctly defined do not appear in the template.

The highest level element is than ElementCatalog in the template and not the higherst lvel element defined in the EDD.

In FM9 this was no issue.

Any help is appreciated, I have a deadline and must do some changes in the EDD.

Best Regards

Thomas