On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:45:44 -0800, "Diane Gaskill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm considering asking my manager to buy FrameScript for me and I have to >justify it of course. Does anyone have any data on how long it takes to >become reasonably proficient using it. I have 4 years of sw dev experience >and 15 years of FM experience. I think the cost ($150), plus Rick's book ($100), is easy to justify; if you save four hours, it's paid. That's easy, and you've gotten lots of good answers on this thread for the details. However, I see you have "4 years of sw dev experience". What languages did you use? FrameScript has a VBA-like flavor; if you like VBA, it is easy to learn it. But if you prefer C/C++, you may be happier with the FDK, which is free from Adobe: http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/framemaker/fdk/index_7_2.html That's the 7.2 FDK, but if you don't have VS 2003 you might want an earlier version; we still use 6.0, which works fine with FM 7.2. WRT Frame itself, FrameScript is pretty much an FDK wrapper. It has some non-Frame functionality, like what you'd get from wrapping the WinAPI and ODBC, for example. The FDK is a more advanced tool, but it's best used by an *experienced* C/C++ programmer who already has a suitable IDE on hand: VS4 or later for Windows, CodeWarrior 6 for Mac Classic (FDK 7.0 is the last Mac version), or native cc for Unix. HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.omsys.com/ _______________________________________________ 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.