You've gotten plenty of suggestions. I assume that, presently, production of your catalog is being done in a manner that is incompatible with a full database publishing solution, otherwise the solution would be obvious.
The FrameScript solution offered by Rick Quatro would seem to be the simplest and best one offered so far. But I propose two more alternate solutions: A. Strip out the "embedded" pricing, and instead create a separate pricing section in the catalog in which the products are listed in order by their part number. This new section could be easily and quickly generated from a database just before printing. B. There is a solution using UniMerge which would preserve the existing catalog structure with embedded pricing. To update the pricing, you'd perform the following steps: 1. Produce a database extract containing the following two character-delimited fields: PartNum,Price. 2. In the existing FrameMaker catalog document, replace the existing in-text price for each catalog item with the following UniMerge command: ^[IF (PartNum = 123) ^Price ^[END] where XYZ is the part number, and Price is the unit price for that part number. 3. After completing step 2, you save the modified FrameMaker catalog document in MIF format, creating a UniMerge template. 4. Finally, you execute UniMerge on that template, specifying as the data source the 2-field database extract described in step 1. This action causes UniMerge to merge the data from the database extract into a MIF file output which preserves all the formatting and content of the original MIF file, and updates the price UniMerge executes from the MS-DOS or UNIX command line. It costs about $750 on Windoze platforms. It doesn't run under the MAC OS. Ultimately, it may be possible for you to use UniMerge to generate the entire catalog, in which case you could radically reduce both your production time and production costs. I've been using UniMerge to produce catalogs, directories and other database-derived documents in FrameMaker since 1994. The user manual and other aids which come with the product are excellent. --- Scott White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page > catalog into a > Framemaker document? > We do many large catalogs here, some with and some > without pricing, and a > potential customer wanted to know if they could > update embedded pricing just > before the files go to press. I thought I would ask > the question. > Thanks. > Frame 7 Mac OS10, Frame 7.2 Windows XP Professional. > -- > Scott White > Media Production Manager > Implentation Coordinator > AlaMark Technologies > 210-704-8239 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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/danemory7224%40sbcglobal.net > > Send administrative questions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > _______________________________________________ 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.
