2016-01-06-03T17:05Z This is to end this thread. I you want to raise subjects that are significantly different from that of the thread, please start a new thread.
Many thanks to all who responded to my thread, "Mif2Go conversion to Word," which I started at 2016-01-05-02T21:30Z. Dave Stamm Information Engineer General Dynamics Mission Systems Integrated Logistics Engineering Services, Logistics Sec 1700 Magnavox Way, Suite 200 We'll hit your targets from here.(tm) Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804-1552; US tel: 260-434-9620 fax: 260.434.9501 / 9509 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://gdmissionsystems.com/ This message and/or attachments may include information subject to GD Corporate Policies 07-103 and 07-105 and is intended to be accessed only by authorized recipients. Use, storage and transmission are governed by General Dynamics and its policies. Contractual restrictions apply to third parties. Recipients should refer to the policies or contract to determine proper handling. Unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the original message. From: Denis Daly [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 2016-01-06-Wed 11:28 To: Stamm, David-P45904; Etzel, Gary; FrameMaker user's list posting Subject: RE: [Framers] Mif2Go conversion to Word I have been following this particular thread with interest. Does anyone have an opinion on using Acrobat Writer to edit the PDF file created from FM? The intention being to not revert to the original FM file and that all future edits would be done using Acrobat writer only. This process only to be used on a small number of FM files. 'Normal' practice is to use FM exclusively. I am thinking of doing this as my workload is increasing and we do not intend to purchase a second FM licence or train a second user in FM. Instead a second person is available but that person has Acrobat writer experience. Thoughts appreciated. Thanks, Denis From: Framers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stamm, David Sent: 06 January 2016 15:58 To: Etzel, Gary <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; FrameMaker user's list posting <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [Framers] Mif2Go conversion to Word 2016-01-06-03T16:00Z Gary - When FrameMaker has focus on a file - not when I choose a file in the .book window - that works for one file at a time. I need to do this for several books, each of which has numerous constituent (or "child") files. I project that each book will be many hundreds of pages. I've been through the drill of having to piece together numerous files to have only one Word file. That is a _lot_ of work. I expect that to convert from .rtf into some format of Word (.doc or .docx) will be just that much more. Then, if for any reason, I must change a source file, then I have to go through the drill again. It is exactly that type of situation for which the preferred method is to encode as many features and functions in the FrameMaker files so that they exist in the output such as .pdf. I just saved one file as .rtf, and in it, simple cross-references to subordinate (or "child") headings do not work. Same in .doc, and the layout is severely fouled, to boot. In .docx, the cross-references do not work, but the layout does not appear to be damaged. It occurs to me that I could combine all the constituent files into only one file and not even use the .book feature of FrameMaker, but I'm sure that that is not a recommended - let alone a best - practice. So, those are not possible courses of action for me. Unless, of course, I might be allowed to provide work product of such quality, which I seriously doubt. And, as Dan Harding indicated in his email while I was developing this email, .fm to .rtf or .doc or .docx is <Minnesotan>a bad deal</Minnesotan>. Regards, Dave Stamm Information Engineer From: Etzel, Gary [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 2016-01-06-Wed 10:20 To: Stamm, David-P45904; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Framers] Mif2Go conversion to Word You want File > Save As and for "Save as type", select Microsoft RTF. You can open that file in Word and then continue to work on it as an RTF file, or save it to a Word format. I prefer going from a PDF to Word over going from FM to Word, although the reasons escape me at the moment. But I don't do hard core work in Word, so I'm just wondering if there is something I am missing, of if there is a lingering dedication to Mif2Go based on Word conversion issues I know were present back in FM 7 or even 9, but maybe not so much today. I hope others will chime in if they have any insight on that. I know Jeremy was a great guy and he earned a lot of respect from the FM community, but Mif2Go was not an easy tool to work with. It did absolutely everything I ever wanted it to do, but it was not an easy path to get there. Regards, Gary From: Stamm, David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 10:05 AM To: Etzel, Gary; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Framers] Mif2Go conversion to Word 2016-01-06-03T15:05Z Gary - Windows 7 Enterprise Service pack 1 FrameMaker 12.0.4.445 Structured interface with unstructured files I have the above setup. I believe that I have the latest update to FrameMaker. I have started the process to get FrameMaker 2015 Release. I guess I'm missing something in FrameMaker 12 that you have, or I am majorly visually impaired this morning. In the user interfaces - both structured and unstructured - I do not find any way to save from .fm to any type of Word document. I imagine that you might have an addon, plugin, or utility that I don't have. I have started to test the save as from PDF file. Regards, Dave Stamm Information Engineer From: Framers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Etzel, Gary Sent: 2016-01-06-Wed 08:44 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Framers] Mif2Go conversion to Word There is one updated DLL that you need to make Mif2Go compatible with Frame 12. As for FM 2015, we only tested the 30-day trial and we could not get Mif2Go to run. We didn't spend any time investigating why. We assumed it was the same issue as FM 12, that Mif2Go probably needed a small code update to recognize the new version. Out of curiosity, why do you need Mif2Go? Saving from Frame to Word is much better in the more recent versions, or even saving PDF to Word. I know the older versions of Frame had serious problems saving to Word, but I don't see that with FM 12. What are you not getting that you think Mif2Go will solve? Regards, Gary From: Framers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 9:23 PM To: Scott Prentice; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Framers] Mif2Go conversion to Word Key for making it work in FrameMaker 12 (and probably FrameMaker 2015 too? but I have not tried that version), is the one file that needs to be changed. It is described in an older post here or at the website perhaps. Z From: Framers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Prentice Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 01:46 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Framers] Mif2Go conversion to Word http://mif2go.com Support for FM12/2015 is, from what I understand, not great. I believe that some have successfully been able to get it to work. Check the mif2go Yahoo group for details. If you want to help with the future development of Mif2Go, you can download the source from GitHub .. https://github.com/omsys-dev Cheers, ...scott On 1/5/16 1:32 PM, Stamm, David wrote: 2016-01-05-02T21:30Z Please refresh my memory or dispel my ignorance about how and where I may obtain Mif2Go for use with FrameMaker 12 and FrameMaker 2015 Release. This, to convert into Word files. As I recall, Mif2Go and its close relatives were to have become open source after Jeremy died. Thanks, Dave Stamm Information Engineer ************************************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachments thereto may contain confidential information and/or information protected by intellectual property rights for the exclusive attention of the intended addressees named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message and its attachments. 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