Yeah, smaller meta-books might help. I've only gone up to a couple
hundred chapter files myself... ;- )
However, you may want to ping one of the script gurus (I always use
Rick Quatro) and tell him what you want to do and he'll tell you how
much (unless you're a script guru yourself). It'd probably be much
easier in FrameScript because it can act on all files in a directory
tree... and it could merge the index of graphics automagically.
www.frameexpert.com
Art
On 5/31/07, Pinkham, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now that my somewhat robust computer has laughed hysterically and duly
chastened me and my folly, I'm here to tell you that even a meta-book
for one category won't work, apart from further scaling. FM tried
valiantly to add 1,696 chapter files to a book before indulging in
aforesaid laughter. It must have appreciated how I'd trimmed the number
down from twice that and more. But, alas, FM finally quit, stared at me
glassy-eyed, not responding.
There must be a Plan B. Smaller books (what's the upper bound on number
of docs)? Framescript? None of the above?
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Combs, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:02 PM
To: Pinkham, Jim; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Tracing the Graphic Lineage
Pinkham, Jim wrote:
> If one has a figure at
> c:\docs\manuals\widgets\bigredwidget.eps, is there a ready way to
> determine what FM manuals are importing bigredwidget.eps by reference?
Art's on the right track, but I strongly recommend you generate an
_Index_ of References, not a List. The latter will list imported
graphics in order of occurrence, while the former will list them in
alphabetical order. That makes Art's idea of making a table and sorting
unnecessary.
Also, you can make one or more new "metabooks" containing all the FM
files from all your manuals (or some reasonable subset, like all for one
product, release, whatever), and use the metabook(s) just for generating
the index(es) of references. That reduces or eliminates the need to
merge multiple lists.
HTH!
Richard
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Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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