Dear Helpful FrameScript Users -- I'm just starting to learn FrameScript but it is slow, slow going -- even with Rick's excellent tutorials, I am bogging down....
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Michael Conner
michaelconner@...
Mar 10, 2000 10:46 pm
I've written a script that extracts the text that is marked with a certain character format. However, I've run into a problem in the situation where the...
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Rick Quatro
frameexpert@...
Mar 10, 2000 11:40 pm
Hi Mike, There is a special variable for this purpose called ObjEndOffset. For example, to set a text range for an entire paragraph (assuming vPgf is a ...
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Rick Quatro
frameexpert@...
Mar 10, 2000 11:41 pm
Lindsay, I am sure you will get some good suggestions on general books for learning programming. Here are a few suggestions to help you with FrameScript. 1)...
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Michael Conner
michaelconner@...
Mar 13, 2000 2:30 pm
... Thanks Rick. I'm glad it's simple, I just wish I had found it in the PDF before spinning my wheels for a few hours. Someday I will have to take the time to...
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Wim Hooghwinkel
wimh@...
Mar 17, 2000 3:31 pm
Does anyone have a script available, or another solution, to achieve the following: We have a two column Lay Out. Footnotes must be placed at the bottom of the...
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Wim Hooghwinkel
wimh@...
Mar 18, 2000 2:55 pm
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scott_wagner@...
Mar 21, 2000 1:32 am
When I display the properties of a paragraph object, I see that one of the properties is called "UserString." I can't find this property in the FrameScript...
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Mark.Kofler@...
Mar 21, 2000 2:22 am
Hi Scott - I've only been scripting for a week as well! The property you refer to is not documented in the Reference Guide, but you will find it at Carmen...
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Rick Quatro
frameexpert@...
Mar 21, 2000 2:31 am
The UserString property is not well-documented, or accessible from the FrameMaker interface, but it is basically a place where you can store your own string...
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Rick Quatro
frameexpert@...
Mar 21, 2000 4:27 am
Mark, Take a look at my web site. I added a quick tutorial on Inserting and Formatting text to get you started. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 716 659-8267 ...
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Mark.Kofler@...
Mar 21, 2000 7:05 am
Wow - that was quick. Much appreciated! What threw me was the requirement to use "Get Object" Now one more question - nested loops--- can it be done? Mark ...
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Rick Quatro
frameexpert@...
Mar 21, 2000 12:14 pm
Hi Mark, Yes, you can have nested loops in FrameScript....
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Lindsay Gower
lindsay_gower@...
Mar 21, 2000 8:53 pm
Do any of ya'all have any idea what happened to the Frameusers group? Nothing's been posted since January, not even my message asking why nothing's been...
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Wagner, Scott (INV-RC)
Scott_Wagner@...
Mar 21, 2000 9:31 pm
If you are talking about framers@..., it sounds like you need to resubscribe. I'm still receiving messages from that list. ... From: Lindsay Gower...
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Jason Aiken
jason.aiken@...
Mar 21, 2000 9:32 pm
There's been some pretty hot activity over there. I'd check out the web site and see if you need to register again...sounds like Brad's update to new software...
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Hedley Finger (EPA)
Hedley.Finger@...
Mar 23, 2000 4:22 am
Folks, Frank: Try this one out ... new Point newVar(Spot); set Spot.X = 1"; set Spot.Y = 2.54cm; // = 25.4mm display Spot; /* Displays...
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Wim Hooghwinkel
wimh@...
Mar 24, 2000 8:12 am
Who can advise me on how to add a keyboard shortcut and a menu-item (with an event script)? I want to give the 'import file' menu-option a keyboard shortcut...
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edunn@...
Mar 24, 2000 1:51 pm
Can't this be done by editing the FM ini files? Eric Dunn Who can advise me on how to add a keyboard shortcut and a menu-item (with an event script)? I want to...
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Wim Hooghwinkel
wimh@...
Mar 24, 2000 2:43 pm
Yes, that's what I've been doing. But nowadays we are often changing hardware, and modifying all ini-files each time a new user is set up doesn't work. I...
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Philip Sharman
psharman@...
Mar 24, 2000 11:45 pm
Ed Langley <ed_langley@...> is looking for someone in the Boston area to provide custom scripts and FrameScript training. If you're available...
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Wim Hooghwinkel
wimh@...
Mar 28, 2000 1:57 pm
OK, I understand MakeIconic. (I misread the I for a lowercase L). If I want all files to be open and available on my FrameMaker desk, iconised, I must use...
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David Watts
dwwatts@...
Mar 31, 2000 9:24 pm
I need to extract some conditional text (eg "$test$ xxxx" where $test$ is what I search for and xxx is what I want). The conditional text is in a text frame...
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David Watts
dwwatts@...
Mar 31, 2000 9:31 pm
I want to create a list of all the Marker objects in a document and later extract them via their position in the list. I can add all the marker objects to a...
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Rick Quatro
frameexpert@...
Apr 1, 2000 1:46 pm
David, I'm not sure it's possible to convert a string back to an object variable. You would have to be careful doing this because Object IDs are not ...
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Rick Quatro
frameexpert@...
Apr 1, 2000 1:46 pm
David, Each page in a document has a PageFrame object, which is an unanchored frame containing all of the objects on the page. Here is a way to get the ...
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Marcus Streets
marcus@...
Apr 6, 2000 10:09 am
With FrameMaker 6 due out I have a couple of questions: - when will a matching FrameScript be out? - will I need to pay for an upgrade? - will the existing...
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Jason Aiken
jason.aiken@...
Apr 6, 2000 1:36 pm
At last year's FrameUser Conference, Frank was demonstrating a FrameScript 2.0, due in early 2000. It allows an easier object oriented interface, FM+SGML...
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edunn@...
Apr 11, 2000 1:43 pm
Has anyone set up MultiEdit for use with FrameScript? I can rememember this program being mentioned in conjunction with FrameScript. Is MultiEdit difficult to...
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Marcus Carr
mrc@...
Apr 12, 2000 10:31 pm
... No, it's not difficult - one of our programmers set it up for OmniMark in a couple of hours. I don't use the setup myself (I prefer the straight text ...
