Hello Scripters, Thanks to those who offered suggestions. Below is a subroutine that appears to work well. The vFind variable would be a string such as '@',...
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Paul Kretschmer
pkretsch@...
Mar 5, 2001 11:23 pm
FrameScript Gurus, I'd like to know if it's possible to convert HTML to FM files using FrameScript. I would like a tool that would automatically convert a...
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hedley_finger@...
Mar 6, 2001 1:42 am
Scripters: An acquaintance has handed me a nice little problem involving conditions. A legacy user guide contains 161 conditions to cover various...
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Michael Mueller-Hille...
info@...
Mar 6, 2001 9:13 am
Paul, FrameScript has all the features that enable you to do such things: * You can loop through all files in a directory (your small HTML files) * You can...
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Michael Mueller-Hille...
info@...
Mar 6, 2001 9:28 am
... Hedley, The problems is even worse: It is a matter of how "combinable" all the condition types are. An example: If you just talk about two dimensions types...
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Philip Sharman
psharman@...
Mar 7, 2001 12:52 am
I have updated my "Variables In FrameScript Subroutines" tutorial. Changes: - There is a way to return more than one parameter from a subroutine - FrameScript...
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hedley_finger@...
Mar 7, 2001 1:34 am
Scriptoleurs: My previous post, after a verbose preamble, was actually seeking expressions of interest from people who would like to develop a FrameScript ...
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Joseph Lakey
jhlakey@...
Mar 7, 2001 4:40 pm
... Hedley, Just thinking off the top of my head here... I think that your algorithm could be improved slightly by not worrying with applying compound ...
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kerryjohnhayes@...
Mar 8, 2001 5:26 am
Hello, Can anyone help with advice, similar scripts, or a quotation for the following specs on a FrameMaker 6 Windows system? I have FM files with many links...
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Wim Hooghwinkel
wimh@...
Mar 8, 2001 1:06 pm
Helo, who can advise me on how to create a script that changes DPI-settings of referenced Images? What should I look for? (changing DPI without changing Image...
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pcarey@...
Mar 8, 2001 2:07 pm
Hello, The pararaph(s) in question are Right Aligned, and have 2 markers, a space between them, --before-- the text. Like this (T = marker): (Empty Space)...
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Simon Bate
sbate@...
Mar 8, 2001 8:25 pm
If I have a script with a String or MEdit dialog box, how can users of my script enter special characters, such as a "smart quotes" apostrophe (that is, the...
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Eckhard Graf
EGraf@...
Mar 9, 2001 9:23 am
Hello, some time ago I wrote a script that reformats raw source code so that it is ready formatted for the user documentation. One step is to replace RETURNS ...
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Fitzmaurice, Terri
tfitzmaurice@...
Mar 9, 2001 8:49 pm
Hi. I am coordinating the conversion of our docs to Kanji. We have an in-house Japanese translator who uses a tool that converts English to Kanji, however, her...
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Michael Mueller-Hille...
info@...
Mar 10, 2001 2:58 pm
Hi Eckhard, just from out of my head I'd try one thing: Inserting the Shift+Return before deleting the Return. I think that deleting the Return changes the ...
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Fitzmaurice, Terri
tfitzmaurice@...
Mar 12, 2001 9:51 pm
I need to delete the table formats in legacy doc and replace them with the new template of tables. I don't necessarily need to map them directly but I do want...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 12, 2001 9:56 pm
Hi Terri, The logic is exactly the same for table formats as it is for paragraph and character formats. Duplicate the loop that deletes the paragraph formats...
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Fitzmaurice, Terri
tfitzmaurice@...
Mar 12, 2001 10:10 pm
Got it...worked. Genius. thanks a bunch. Terri Hi Terri, The logic is exactly the same for table formats as it is for paragraph and character formats....
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egriffin@...
Mar 13, 2001 12:18 pm
Hi I've run into trouble creating what I think should be a straightforward script; I want to apply an existing conditional text format to the first anchored...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 13, 2001 1:18 pm
Erica, You must specify a valid text range to apply the text properties to. After your If statement, create a text range variable, using the frame anchor's ...
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egriffin@...
Mar 13, 2001 1:45 pm
Hi Rick Thanks very much, that makes a lot of sense. I knew I was missing something. However it doesn't seem to do the trick. The script runs without any...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 13, 2001 2:56 pm
Hi Erica, There is a flaw in the logic of your script. Your line Set vFrame = vCurrentDoc.FirstGraphicInDoc; does not necessarily return the anchored frame...
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egriffin@...
Mar 13, 2001 3:16 pm
Hi Rick Thanks very much for your help with this, it is greatly appreciated. ... I see. It is isn't really practical to preselect the anchored frame or click...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 13, 2001 9:18 pm
Hi Simon, It appears that you can use most of the same backslash sequences that are shown in Appendix A of the FrameMaker User Guide. However, in my tests of ...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 13, 2001 9:25 pm
Hi Kerry, I can probably write a script for you for about $300 to do what you want. It might be helpful to mock up a folder with a small set of FrameMaker...
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egriffin@...
Mar 14, 2001 11:34 am
Hi I'm still trying to get this script to work. At the moment I'm trying to select the anchored frame based on the fact that it is always proceeded by a...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 14, 2001 1:07 pm
Hi Erica, Before turning to the script, is the anchored frame anchored in the Heading 1 paragraph, or in a paragraph before or after the Heading 1 paragraph?...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 14, 2001 3:58 pm
Hi Erica, The sample file you sent me has the anchored frame in the first Heading 3 paragraph in the main flow of the document. I will show you how to find the...
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egriffin@...
Mar 14, 2001 4:21 pm
Hi Rick Thanks very much. What you said makes a great deal of sense, I couldn't find a way to locate the anchored frame other than using the heading, and my...
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Rick Quatro
rick@...
Mar 14, 2001 4:54 pm
Hi Erica, You have to process the text list right away, not at the end of the loop. If you wait until the end of the loop, vTlist might be empty. For example,...
