In addition to the pre-packaged database middleware packages.... for
something like this, you should look at Rick Quatro's
www.frameexpert.com database integration scripts. Especially if you're
only dealing with one relatively small DB.
Art Campbell
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On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:41 AM, David Spreadbury <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nancy,
> There is an Adobe document that discusses this very task. I don't know if it
> will solve your specific issues, but it might be a place to start.
>
> http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/pdfs/database_fm7.pdf
>
>
> David Spreadbury
> Sr. Technical Writer
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy Allison
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:35 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: FM Importing Figures from Database
>
> Hi, everyone.
>
> I posted this question to techwr-l about a week ago but received no replies.
> I'm hoping that some Framers may have experience they can share.
>
> We currently store all figures in Windows Explorer directories, and import
> by reference into FrameMaker documents. We figure a database would eliminate
> our current, frequent duplication of files and confer other benefits as
> well.
>
> But I don't understand how a db and FM interact. Is it possible to import a
> figure by reference into a FrameMaker file from a database? Can you point to
> a db directory the way you would to a regular Windows Explorer directory?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Nancy
>
>
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