One aspect of well-designed templates is that the headers and footers should be identical (or I should say identically constructed, meaning built from the same system variables even if those variables will have different values in different chapters) across all or most of the files in a book. If that is the case, you only need to update the master pages in *one* file per book, and can then import that formatting (identified as Page Layouts in the Import Formats dialog) into all the other similar files in the book in a single operation. The ability to import various types of formatting from one file into a whole book's worth of files has always been one of FrameMaker's biggest strengths..
If the headers and footers are constructed differently from file to file, I think you're going to be stuck doing them manually because a script will only work properly if it is dealing with similar constructions. >From: "Kelly McDaniel" <kmcdaniel at pavtech.com> >To: <framers at lists.frameusers.com> >Subject: Using FrameScript to change footer text >Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:02:36 -0500 > >I'm running FrameMaker 7.0 and FrameScript. I need to change the footer >text from: "BrandX Reference Guide - Volume VII - Functions" to "BrandX >Reference Guide - Functions". > >Most books contain many, many files. Editing the Master Pages by hand is >a bear. Is there a scriptable method?...thanks. >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as DocuDoc at hotmail.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/docudoc%40hotmail.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE small business Web site and more from Microsoft? Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0930003811mrt/direct/01/
