Many people don't realize that there is no functional difference between FrameMaker and FrameMaker Server -- the only difference is a piece of paper in the box (the end-user license agreement). Essentially, if you are using FrameMaker as an automated rendering engine, FrameMaker Server is required.
Your plan is sound, but feel free to prototype/test with FrameMaker and the FDK or FrameScript for the automated components. -Alan Art Campbell wrote: > Looking at using Frame Server to automate pagination and production of > boilerplate text that pretty much fills one page of a two-page > instruction sheet that's packaged with different parts; content varies > depending on part number. > > The second page would be manually produced. > > Output to .pdf. > > At the moment, there's no back end to serve the boilerplate to FS, but > I understand most SQL databases will work. > > Any feedback on the plan or implementation would be valuable. > > Cheers, > Art > -- Alan Houser, President Group Wellesley, Inc. 412-363-3481 www.groupwellesley.com
