On 2/20/06, John Huntington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote: > > Odd. What does the Book file say? I am not quite clear based on your > > earlier post what is the problem. > > --- snipped --- > > Basically, I've been doing a lot of work on a book, and I cut a bunch of > chapters. What I was calling the "data" directory is the folder where > I'm keeping all the FM files related to the book. What I want to do is > sort out that folder in some way so I can move the old, unused files to > a "dead" director. Mr. Ridder suggested that I run the update, and that > would open, close, and save each file, and then I could just do a > windows sort and move the older dated file. Unfortunately, though, > since I hadn't made any edits, only the TOC and LOF files changed. I > eventually went through and opened every file manually, changed one > character, changed it back, and then closed it, and then manually purged > out the data directory. I'd just like to do this in some more automated > way. And I did remove the files from the book from within the book > file, but they apparently just get abandoned in the folder. >
Of course. The book file is only a file of references and some rules on what to do with each file regarding numbering, printing etc., but not about actually deleting the files. So, when you want to delete a file, you will have to do so "directly" on the file. If you want to move it out of the "active" directory, the book file can handle it on a file-by-file basis by renaming the files from within the book file. This also takes care of cross-refs and other links, so it will take some time, as for each file you want to rename, the book file checks all members (files) of the book file. I usually make a new folder for each new revision to a book that I make and put in there all the files of the book that I have to amend. Then I make a new book file and populate it with all current files, whichever directo You could make a folder marked "DeletedFiles" or the like (if this is a one time change) and move (without the intervention of the book file) the files you want out of the book, but for some reason still want to keep, to this folder. Then, delete from the book file all that come up with a question mark. Every new file you add to the book, you add more or less manually. You can select a group of files and import these into the book file, but then you will have to arrange them by hand afterwards. No automatic way of doing it here, I think, in an automatic way through FrameMaker, although moving the files to a different directory, or marking these files in some way for moving might be done with some sort of FrameScript. I am new to FrameScript, but I think a helpful script could be made. However, I doubt that this would be much more productive than to (as suggested by others) just using the method described above or the time stamp of the files. If you do some changes to your files in the book, their time stamp should change, and then, all files older than that time stamp could be moved to a different directory. Even if some files that you wanted to keep in the book followed, you could instantly see this in the book file (the question marks indicating a missing link) and move these back. In your case, it seems that you did no changes (until you "faked" some) other than removing files from the book. In this case no time stamp changes took place, so moving the files would have to be handled "manually". The only really automatice way of doing this will cost an arm and a leg (and would not make sense for a small publication): Content Management Systems. As I understand, there all files are dealt with in sort of a database. Have a look at e.g. http://www.siberlogic.com. Bodvar _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
