from reading some emails/posts to this list, it appears that the Apply Master Pages command (the one that uses paragraph tag rules stored in the ref pages) is...
I've done a few of these scripts for clients over the years, but they are involved enough that I would not give them away. One way you can disable the...
Rick Quatro
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Feb 3, 2006 2:04 am
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Hi all, I created a new conditional text named as "Review Comments" for including our reviews in the docs. But when i try to set the show cond parameter for...
See if your condition format variable is valid: Get Object Type(CondFmt) Name('Review Comment') DocObject(dObj) NewVar(reviewCondInd); Display reviewCondInd; ...
Rick Quatro
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Feb 3, 2006 5:50 pm
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I've been wondering if it would be possible to have a script read a different Structured Applications file than the default. Essentially the script equivalent...
Hi All, I am thinking of enhancing the framemaker. Actually i want to create my own shortcuts. For example, if i press some shortcut key, the "//D//" text...
Hi Eric, Here is the F-Code command (FrameMaker 7.2) Execute Fc 2952688; but it has the following limitations: 1) The structured applications file must be...
Rick Quatro
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Feb 8, 2006 1:45 pm
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There is an AutoText plug-in for FrameMaker that will probably do what you want. You can find out more about it here: ...
... Thanks Rick. Where did you find the code? What bit of documentation did I fail to search? ... No.2 is a show-stopper unfortunately. Why can't Adobe make a...
Hi Eric, Here is a sample function for structuring a document using CallClient. You should be able to adapt the code for your use. Function StructureDoc oInput...
Rick Quatro
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Feb 8, 2006 3:32 pm
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When I close a form that I have created using the "X" button in the top-right of the form instead of with an "OK" or "Cancel" button, the script runs as if the...
I couldn't get the onclose property to work, but there was another answer in the message. To close the form, I wrapped the OKBUTTON/CANCELBUTTON if statement...
... Well, I started testing before I read your response, and nothing seemed to be happening. Following the example on pages 51, and 700/701 in the FDKref, I...
Thank you very much Keith for your propmt reply. I will try whatever you have specified in your mail and let you know if there are any problems with it. ...
Just to keep the list in the loop: ... Further research on the Adobe User-to-User forums uncovered one or two other cases of developers trying to use the same...
Hi, I just got an assigment where i have a 200 page Word document that i want to bring into Frame. The original author imbedded all of the graphics in the...
Hi Russ, Take a look at the Export Object command in the Scriptwriter's Reference. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, I just...
Rick Quatro
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Feb 10, 2006 2:00 am
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I have a need to detect whether a file is being imported by Reference or by Copy prior to it being imported. I assume it best to key off of the NotePreImport...
The NotePreImport event will contain access to 2 variables: FrameDoc will be the document object of the document you are importing into. Filename will be the...
Rick Quatro
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Feb 10, 2006 5:00 pm
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Wow, talk about a rapid reply; like 11 minutes! I can build off your work around to accomplish what I need. Best of all, I can stop exploring a dead-end and...
Why build off my work? Don't you like my MsgBox text? :-) Wow, talk about a rapid reply; like 11 minutes! I can build off your work around to accomplish what I...
Rick Quatro
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Feb 10, 2006 5:29 pm
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The only thing I need to do is to give the user an option to keep it as-is or convert it (copy > reference or reference > copy). If they want to convert it,...
Slightly odd question, I have just spent an afternoon modifying one of our production scripts to add a new feature - in this case to look at the TOC and sort...
Marcus Streets
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Feb 13, 2006 1:47 pm
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Hi All, I am ruuning a build for one of our documents. But the build is failing because of the following error: maker: Error in count_console_screens.fm while...
Hello Marcus, sounds like e very usefull script. If I write framescript code, it can take days - and results are not always what I expected... I am not a good...
Hello Russ, a 'save as xml' will save all illustrations in a graphic file format (format depends on your r/w rules). Same for a save as HTML (JPG or GIF)....
... I think I can realse it =- it is not core to the company's business and I am sure it would be obvious to a practitioner of the art given a little thought. ...
Marcus Streets
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Feb 14, 2006 2:28 pm
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When opening an XML file that creates a book, the "Save Book" dialogue is opened and a directory must be chosen and a filename has to be entered. Can I avoid...
Hello Marcus, ... Obviously, this depends pretty much on the complexity of the problem. ... Although I wrote pretty much scripts within the last years, I do...