Carol, You wrote:
>Framers, in the past when I sorted table rows containing numerical data, I >could put up with Frame sorting on specific digits rather than the entire >number string. For example, in an ascending sort, Frame does this: >509 >5104 >5105 >5115 >512 >5120 > >However, I'm now working with a 41-page table containing hundreds of these >document numbers. I need them to sort correctly without post-production >fixing because I'll be resorting on a regular basis. > >Does anyone know of a fix for this? >Rick, is there a script that would work? >Is there a 3rd party add-on available? To fix this manually, you may insert an invisible/non-printing leading zeroe/s as necessary in front of the shorter numeric strings. To make insertion easier, create a "NoPrint" character format (where the color is set to an invisible one), then create a variable named "0", which has: <NoPrint>0 Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Technical Indexing seminars
