Hi Mike, Based on my understanding of what Max is trying to do, the FrameScript or FDK portion would be used to "lookup" the correct translation stored in a database.
Rick > 1. It sounds like you just need to create a user variable for each term > and insert the variables at the appropriate spots in your document. > > 2. Then, make several other template documents (one for each language) > that have the same user variables, but define them with the translated > definitions. > > 3. To replace the content in the main document, simply be sure the > translation template is also open, then, in the main document, choose > File> Import Formats. Select the import template and import the user > variables from the template. It will replace the content in a flash. > > You don't need Framescript or the FDK for something so simple in > FrameMaker. > > Another method would be to put all the translations in your document, and > conditionalize them by language. For example, add text that says "Hello > Hola Bonjour." Give each word the appropriate condition for English, > Spanish, and French. Then, hiding the inappropriate conditions-- hiding > Spanish and French conditions for the English version, for example-- would > display only "Hello." > > Mike Wickham
