Hi Martin, thanks for your reply. The main problem I'm facing is that our authors are using a modified version of Word 2007. Even though this is a modified version which guides the author to use the appropriate paragraph and character styles, it will still export docx documents. So, in my situation the structuring process will not be a "one-shot" operation, but an ongoing process. Therefore, I am currently investigating means to convert Word documents to structured contents, and as we're using FrameMaker to prepare our publications for printing, my thought was that the structuring of an unstructured document might be a possible route.
thanks again, -- cheers, Jakob. On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 3:31 PM, <martin.smith at golehtek.com> wrote: > Hi Jacob, > > I have used the table mapping method to migrate unstructured content > into structured FrameMaker, though this method does have limitations. > It works well if your original documents are consistently formatted > throughout. Once the migration is complete, you still have some > cleanup work to do in terms of defining the hierarchical relationships > between elements in your final, structured document. > > I have had to migrate literally thousands of pages of legacy content > to structured FrameMaker, and consequently I developed an alternate > approach. I wrote a wizard in the FrameScript language that reads in > your EDD and then allows you to interactively structure your content. > The wizard positions your source and destination documents > side-by-side on the screen, and advances through your source document > one paragraph at a time. Using the wizard, you can select from a list > of valid elements to structure each paragraph. This approach allows > you to copy and structure your content at the same time. > > The wizard migrates all referenced graphics, FrameMaker graphic > objects, and index markers present in the original document. > > More information about this approach is available on my web site at > http://www.golehtek.com. > > I plan on offering a freely-available version of this wizard for > download in the near future. > > Meanwhile, if you are interested in using the wizard, contact me off > list and I will send it to you. Note that you will need FrameScript to > run the wizard. If you don?t already have FrameScript, a trial version > is available on the Finite Matters Limited web site at > http://www.framescript.com. > > Best regards, > > Martin > > Martin R. Smith > President: GolehTek, LLC > martin.smith at golehtek.com > 703-889-0845
