Thanks to both of you! A v. logical solution. Hmm, my files are so nested, sub-optimal for inclusion...I wonder if I can change this with an add-on like Timesavers...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 1:51 PM > To: Callie Bertsche > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Cross references between books > > So to illustrate what Rick pointed out, if your FM files are > set up like this: > > Product > | > ------------------- > | | > Guide A Guide B > > Your PDFs, after you deliver them, have to be in the same > relative directories. They can't be moved, or the links will break. > > Art > > Art Campbell > art.campbell at gmail.com > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a > '52 Vincent and a redheaded grl." -- Richard Thompson > No > disclaimers apply. > DoD 358 > > > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Rick Quatro > <frameexpert at truevine.net> wrote: > > Hi Callie, > > > > The relative positions of the PDFs have to be the same as > the relative > > positions of the FrameMaker documents in order for the > links to work. > > > > Rick > > > > Rick Quatro > > Carmen Publishing Inc > > 585-659-8267 > > www.frameexpert.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Callie Bertsche" <c.bertsche at tecplot.com> > > To: <framers at lists.frameusers.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:33 PM > > Subject: Cross references between books > > > > > >> Hi Framers, > >> I'm having trouble linking (doing cross-references) between books. > >> X-refs work fine within each of books A and B, but when I try to > >> cross-ref from book A to a specific header in the book B, it works > >> fine in FM, but once I've PDFd the books I get this error: > "There was > >> an error opening this document. This file cannot be found." I've > >> taken the following steps: > >> > >> 1. I have all files of both books open when building > either book 2. I > >> have replaced each cross reference in book A. I can open the > >> cross-ref in FM by pressing CTRL-ALT and clicking on the > cross ref in > >> book A 3. I rebuilt book B as well as book A in case the cross ref > >> tags had been missing from book B for some reason > >> > >> I do have one other factor that might acct for this: book B is one > >> folder over from book A. To link to the title of book B, I > >> successfully use a hypertext marker in the form "openlink > >> ..\book_b_folder\book_b.pdf. However, I tried putting the > two PDFs in > >> one folder and it didn't help. > >> > >> Thanks for any sleuthing hints you can offer! If you don't mind, > >> please reply to myself as well as the list, since I have > the list set > >> on digest mode. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Callie > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > 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%40gma > > il.com > > > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > >
