Thanks to all for your answers! Doug ... so in other words, in the following example:
"gotolink ../CHAP02/ER_SEC02_03.fm:sec231" (Where sec231 is a newlink marker in that document...) Frame would creake a link in the pdf file to a file named: "ER_SEC02_03.pdf "? Would it do anything with the newlink marker (would it try to find that marker in the document for the exact link location?... ie - would it create the link to the newlink marker "sec231" within the ER_SEC02_03.pdf ?) -Amy On Tue Jul 10 16:14 , Doug sent: >If you don't have the book file open, FrameMaker creates PDF links to the PDF >files named after the file (that is, it creates links to?file_name.pdf rather >than to book_name.pdf).? This makes sense.? After all, FrameMaker has no way >of knowing which book the file belongs to if the book is not open.? I'm not >sure what happens if you have two different books open that reference the same >file. > > > >On 7/10/07, Art Campbell <art.campbell at gmail.com> wrote: >Well, since no one else has responded... yes, for the links to work, >you do need to have all the destination files open when you build the > >book PDF. However, I don't know _why_. I suspect it's because FM >passes specific (a named location) location info into Acrobat that is >somehow checked for validity, but I don't _know_ that. > >Cheers, > >Art > >On 7/10/07, Amy Harvey <aharvey at enercon.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> We work on large sets of documentation that require links between various >> Chapters, Sections, Books, etc. > >> Our final deliverables are in PDF format. >> >> When creating the PDF file for a specific book, we have found that for some >> reason, we need to open ALL of the other book files that are linked to the >> current book in order for the links to work. > >> >> For example, if I'm printing the PDF for Section 5.3 book, and it contains >> links to sections 2.3 and 7.8, we need to open the book files for 2.3 and >> 7.8 to print or sometimes the links don't work. > >> >> An example of the link verbage we are using in the marker is: >> gotolink ../CHAP02/ER_SEC02_03.fm:sec231 >> >> Is this typical ?????Since they are relative links, I really don't >> understand why Framemaker would require all of the linked files to be open >> when creating the book. > >> >> And... it only doesn't work "sometimes".... >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Amy Harvey >> Enercon Service, Inc. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to Framers as art.campbell at gmail.com. > >> >> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >> or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell at >> gmail.com > >> >> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >> > > >-- >Art Campbell???????????????????????????????????????????? art.campbell at >gmail.com >"... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent > >??????????????and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson >????????????????????????????No disclaimers apply. >????????????????????????????????????DoD 358 >_______________________________________________ > > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as dougsfwriter at gmail.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com >. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dougsfwriter%40gmail.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >
