2013-07-16-02T13:20Z
I need help setting up files for structured use by four persons. Since the
last time I set this up, the versions of the operating system, FrameMaker, and
Acrobat have changed.
Windows 7 Enterprise operating system
FrameMaker 11.0.2.384 (stand-alone) installed on workstation
Colleagues have FrameMaker 11 out of Technical Communication Suite
installed on their workstations
Acrobat XI Pro 11.0.1 installed on workstation
.book file and its children on a server on the local area network
I believe that I need to set up \?maker.ini and \?structapps.fm to facilitate
alternately using two versions of one standard.
I know that, in \?maker.ini, I can specify _one_ folder that contains
\?structapps.fm, the "rules" file, the .dtd and the transformation files. If I
specify a folder other than \?Structure in its default location, I want the
\?structapps.fm, the "rules" file, the .dtd, and the transformation files to be
on a server on the local area network. This works for using only _one_ version
of the standard.
I need to set up to alternately use _two_ versions of the standard.
I know that, in \?structapps.fm, in the structured applications, I can specify
various paths to different versions of the of the "rules" file, the .dtd, and
such.
Unfortunately, with the "rules" file and the .dtd on a server on the local area
network, more often than not, FrameMaker complains that it cannot read the
"rules" file. I have ensured that:
1. In the structured application, the path to the "rules" file is correct.
2. For the "rules" file and the folder containing it, the check box for
attribute "Read-only" has no check mark.
It seems as though I could set up to alternately use _two_ versions of one
standard by editing \?maker.ini and having two versions of it to specify
different locations on the server for the "structure" files. When needing to
change from one version of \?maker.ini to the other, I'd have to rename both to
ensure that only _one_ is present. This seems cumbersome (and a bit dangerous).
I hope that I'm missing something truly obscure (or even obvious) and that
there's an easier way to be flexible and to work faster, better, and cheaper.
Help, please.
?Thanks!
Dave Stamm
Information Engineer
