DITA "tutorial" fails or is it me?
I am following the Quick Start "tutorial" in the _Structure Application Developer Guide_ and have hit an impasse.My EDD is valid, and I can import it into the test document, but doing so has no effect...
View ArticleBook Chapters not renumbering
HELP...FrameMaker (Structured v.7.2p158) I copied some unstructured files to a new folder, used the conversion table to add structure...deleted and readded the files to the book file and it won't...
View ArticleColumns in Framemaker
I have read the message on how to set up columns in the master pages of a document and I did this, but how to I make them read down the column and then start at the top of the next and so on. When I...
View ArticleXSLT to convert XML into Tables
Hi, I'm trying to import my XML data into a table format. After adding an XSL file to my Structure Application as a Preprocessing Stylesheet, and importing my XML instance file with the Template file...
View ArticleFramemaker 10 EDD syntax for automatically set attribute values
Hi all, it is necessary to set one or more attribute values of a parent element automatically only by exist or not exist conditions of an spezified child element! Please help!
View ArticleHow can I get XML cross-references to translate to Structured FrameMaker?
I've been using Structured FrameMaker from the beginning, and have designed many EDDs, and about 10 years ago I did some translation of SGML into Structured FrameMaker (7.2) which worked well. Now,...
View ArticleVideo clips do not play in PDF document, why?
What is the point of being able to import video clips (SWF, AVI, WMV, OLE object, etc) into FrameMaker 8 if you can not run them in the PDF? I still have to manually embed the clips in Acrobat. Am I...
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Creating Unique IDs for elements (non-DITA)...
Hi,I know there's a solution to this somehow via scripting - problem is, I have no clue so far about FM scripting We're using the standard XML API for our structure and everything works out fine,...
View ArticleWorkaround for ]]> XML export bug with schema?
Hi, It is a known issue that the ]]> sequence will not export properly to XML. If you are using a DTD, there is an entity-based workaround that is described here:...
View ArticleExporting Paragraph Catalog to EDD
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for any help. I'm currently working on importing XML into Framemaker. I'm fairly new to Framemaker but after reading the technical paper on XSLT and structured...
View ArticleCreate watermark in FrameMaker 7.1
I am trying to add a "PRELIMINARY" watermark to every page of a structured document in FrameMaker 7.1. I added the text in a text box to the master pages, but the graphics boxes in my document block...
View ArticleFrame cannot find Acrobat Distiller printer instance
I installed Acrobat Pro 8 and now I can no longer create pdfs from Frame 7. I get the following message:FrameMaker could not find Acrobat Distiller printer Instance, which must be installed to execute...
View ArticleXML import deletes whitespace after xref element
Hi, FM10 not patched, WinXP SP3 I've bumped into a very serious problem that I am able to replicate, but not solve. When I import (custom) XML, any whitespace following <xref> elements is...
View ArticleUnable to print to PDF Oversize pages from FrameMaker 9.0 and 7.2
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...
View ArticleHow to set PDF Job option using FDK11?
Hi,I have a tool to convert Framebook into PDF and this works good. But the generated pdf is not of the same size as it is generated through FrameMaker Save as PDF. With the FrameMaker API, I get a...
View ArticleSchema Application Setup
Fellow Forum Member, I have a S1000D Publication Module (PM) file which contains XML code which integrates all required Data Modules, style sheet and schema data into a cohesive publication for PDF...
View ArticleHow do I convert hypertext links to DITA?
FM 11 checked into Vasont and then turned into a PDF via the DITA OT We are using a combination of conversion tables and a few scripts to convert our legacy documentation to DITA. In some books we have...
View Article64-bit
Hello,When comes Framemaker with a version how support a 64-bits computer?Kind Regards,Marcel Vogelzangs
View ArticleConrefs in xml files disappear in generated book file
I'm using FM 8 in Tech Comm Suite 1 in a Windows XP environment. I've used a conref in a number of my topics. The conref is a note tag. I have just generated a book file and the conrefs are not...
View ArticleHow do I create page breaks in the structure itself?
Hello, I'm switching from word to structured FM and DITA. I know that I could use the lines element to create page breaks where I need them, and also insert manual page breaks at the top of the next...
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