Hi How can I be sure that a linked graphic is where it is supposed to be? I just had a situation where the reviewer of my doc had trouble because the graphic wasn't where it was supposed to be for him.
Under Edit > Links, the particular graphic is shown in the window as ...\<filename>.vsd with Type Visio and Update Automatic For source, it states \\server\...\Graphics\<filename>.vsd The path is a bit long, so I get three dots instead of the full path. Policy is to have all graphics in a folder called Graphics, so everything looks great to me. I will never see a problem because I only use the one server. The fastest way to determine whether the location is truly correct, is to click Change Source and open the Look in drop-down menu. Only then can I see something is wrong. With 69 graphics, this procedure is a pain. Other docs have twice as many. The dialog box cannot be widened. How can I easily check that locations are correct as a part of my preparing-for-review process? I just had a case where the graphic was recycled. A copy of the graphic was in the correct, new folder, but my pointer was to the original in another location. This could be disastrous if I made any updates to the graphic. I'd be updating the wrong one and not know it. During review, the person doing a new build of the document in FM ran into big trouble. The other folder I was using (unknowingly) is in Denmark. He is in California. Framemaker hung for ages. At least we got an error message, and I could track down the miscreant, but this happens at a time when time is at a premium (of course). I know about http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Archive.htm, but I want to know the status before taking that step. I have FrameScript if someone thinks that is the route to go. A List of References doesn't work, because these are .vsd files imported as objects. Thanks. regards, Karen Mardahl
