Rick Quatro wrote:
I agree with Marcus's excellent post, but one thing to consider on the
above point: even if you hire it out, try to learn as much about each
process, especially if you can devote some time to it. In today's job
climate, it pays to learn as much as you can about XML and related
technologies. This is knowledge that will be valuable, not only in your
current job, but perhaps in a future job search.
Very true - just make sure that if you're paying the bills, you can
justify that use of your time. As far as personal and professional gain
is concerned there's no question that it's worth keeping your hand in
everywhere you can - this structure stuff isn't going away.
Also, in regards to steps (b) and (c), I have found that some
unstructured to structured conversions can be adequately handled with
FrameMaker's conversion tables. Again, if you have time, and a limited
budget, this is one area that you might consider experimenting with.
Yeah, grudgingly... ;-) I'm (perhaps unnecessarily) hard on FrameMaker
as a migration tool because I've seen people get caught out after
they've done a lot of work. I tend to advocate a solution that should
always work, but I probably throw some babies with that bathwater.
While we're clapping each other on the back, I really like Rick's
comment that it's more important to focus on working post-migration than
to spend too much energy on migration. Migration will never be fun, but
if you do it properly, it'll only have to happen once.
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Regards,
Marcus Carr email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
- Einstein
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