You can do this in a MIF file, and if you have a text editor that will do a grep search with patterns, you can replace the absolute link pathname with a relative link.
On Mar 31, 2011, at 16:15, Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com> wrote: > FM 9 Version: 9.0p255 > > Unstructured > > OS: Windows 7, 64 bit (brand new machine) > > > > After several problems, I've finally received a set of newly translated > Simplified Chinese files back from the (new to me) LSP. Due to budgetary > consideration, I always perform final DTP on the book before I publish to PDF. > > > > My problem is that every single image (all imported by reference) has had the > relative path changed to an absolute path and I have to re-link every one of > them when I open each file (some files have hundreds of images as I use icons > in instructions to match the proprietary console on our ultrasound machines). > > > > In a perfect world I would return this to the LSP and have them fix it, but > these manuals are already behind schedule. I have searched the last 2 years > of list posting and cannot find the specific answer I am looking for. > > > > Is there someplace I can change the absolute path back to the relative path? > Even if I have to make the change once for every file in the book that would > still only be 5 minutes work instead of hours and hours of work. > > > > FYI: I will be working with the LSP to ensure this problem doesn?t happen > again. > > > > Alison > > > > Alison Craig, Technical Writer > > Ultrasonix Medical Corporation > > Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127 > > E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as quills at airmail.net. > > 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/quills%40airmail.net > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110331/68ac906b/attachment.html>
