Scott, I suggest that you have a variety of choices to accomplish publishing prices into a 1,000 page FrameMaker depending on your work flow needs, business processes, document requirements, and database (provided you have one). I am aware of the following companies that have tools/applications that work with FrameMaker to accomplish database publishing:
Datalogics [DL Pager] (http://www.datalogics.com) Datazone Ltd. [Miramo] (http://www.miramo.com) Finite Matters Ltd. [PatternStream(R) and FrameScript(R)] (http://www.patternstream.com and http://www.framescript.com) Guidance [Catalogger] (http://www.guidance.nl) Mekon [FrameAC(R)] (http://www.mekon.co.uk/) Refined Reports [Unimerge] (Michael Mark 781-224-9887) Sabern [BookDB] (http://www.sabern.nl/dbp.html) Shared Content Solutions (http://www.databasepub.com) Each tool has its pros and cons, which I won't address here. Naturally, I'm very biased towards PatternStream and FrameScript. In addition to these applications and tools, you may also use the FrameMaker API (Frame Developers Kit - FDK) to develop a mission critical solution. On the Adobe web site, you will find a white paper entitled "Database Publishing in Adobe FrameMaker 7.2" at http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/pdfs/FM_DatabasePub.pdf. Disclaimers: (1) This list may not include all organizations that advertise database publishing solutions that work with FrameMaker and may contain some inaccuracies. There was no intent to leave anyone off the list or report in error. (2) I work for Finite Matters Ltd., the company that develops and sells PatternStream and FrameScript. PatternStream is patent number 6,282,539. As always, I'd be interested in learning of other database publishing service and product providers if anyone is aware of someone I've missed - or of an error that I have made in the list. BTW, can you describe how your company's CatalogConnectPro functions? Thanks, Ben Slone Finite Matters Ltd. 804-556-1180 main office number 804-556-1183 fax 703-627-3120 mobile -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+sloneb=fml....@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+sloneb=fml.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Scott White Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:41 AM To: Framers Subject: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page catalog into a Framemaker document? We do many large catalogs here, some with and some without pricing, and a potential customer wanted to know if they could update embedded pricing just before the files go to press. I thought I would ask the question. Thanks. Frame 7 Mac OS10, Frame 7.2 Windows XP Professional. -- Scott White Media Production Manager Implentation Coordinator AlaMark Technologies 210-704-8239 swhite at alamark.com