Hi all, I had some trouble posting to the list, and first of all, many thanks to Lisa for her administrative help in getting that straightened out. I was *most* impressed to receive an actual phone call (!), a rarity these days. Thanks again, Lisa.
So, although this topic may be a bit stale, I thought I would send it along to see if everything is working now. :-) I've used fmPython with FM 7.0 extensively and successfully. I would have preferred FrameScript, but at the time I was working as a lone writer for a start-up, and dollars were scarce. You can place the script (convTI.py) in any convenient location. The procedure that works for me is: 1. Open the FM book you want to work with. 2. Use the FrameMaker File > Open menu command to open the script. The Unknown File Type dialog box appears, with "Text" preselected. 3. Click Convert. The Reading Text File dialog box appears. 4. Select the Treat Each Line as a Paragraph option. 5. Select ASCII encoding. 6. Click Read. The script opens in FrameMaker. 7. Click anywhere in the script to place the cursor in the document. 8. Choose the fmPython > Selection as script menu command. The script is now enabled for PDF processing. 9. With the focus on the book, click the fmPython>Execute script menu command. You can find the script at: http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha/?lang=en&page=scripts Danger, Will Robinson!! I strongly advise that you save a complete backup of all files before you run the script. Why? Because the "Save All Files In Book" menu command is immediately adjacent to the "Close All Files In Book" menu command on the FM File menu. The script opens all files in the book and enables you to convert all of the text insets to plain text. After you run the script, all it takes is a single mis-click to save all of your book files with no text insets. Arg. Do not fool yourself into thinking you will be really careful and do not need to copy the files to the backup location. Take it from someone who has learned the hard way. :-) It isn't a total disaster because you can always re-import the text insets, but it *is* a major waste of time. Thanks, Keith ? -------------------------------- Keith Arnett Senior Technical Writer webMethods, Inc.\ Fairfax VA 703-460-5927 Mobile: 540-671-1954
