Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-23 Thread Craig Ede
Lynne,

Very true!

Craig


..
  ...
There are at least a couple of advantages of Create and Apply Formats in
some cases:

1) When there are lots of untagged overrides, C F gives you a starting
point for distinguishing formats that have overrides from those that don't
2) When the overrides fall into distinct groups, C F let's you
distinguish the groups without having to inspect them one at a time.

 --Lynne
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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Lynne A. Price

Craig,
    Many, many years ago, my father laughed at a recipe in one of my 
mom's cookbooks which concluded something like, "bake for 20 minutes, 
more or less, it all depends". Same thing here, it all depends, but this 
time we might at least give a clue about what the dependencies are. 
There are at least a couple of advantages of Create and Apply Formats in 
some cases:


1) When there are lots of untagged overrides, C F gives you a starting 
point for distinguishing formats that have overrides from those that don't
2) When the overrides fall into distinct groups, C F let's you 
distinguish the groups without having to inspect them one at a time.


    --Lynne


On 7/22/2019 5:45 PM, Craig Ede wrote:

Rather than using the 'create and apply formats' feature, I'd use the 'find 
paragraph override'; and 'find character overrides' search functions to find 
anywhere where the tags are overridden with some other formatting. Mostly these 
will be nothing meaningful, and then you can set these ranges to the default 
format desired, easily done since they are highlighted by the search action. 
This should allow you to get rid of the overrides that would create the 
numbered formats that Lynn describes and gives you the chance to standardize 
all your formats to those you've defined as desirable.

Craig



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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Craig Ede
Rather than using the 'create and apply formats' feature, I'd use the 'find 
paragraph override'; and 'find character overrides' search functions to find 
anywhere where the tags are overridden with some other formatting. Mostly these 
will be nothing meaningful, and then you can set these ranges to the default 
format desired, easily done since they are highlighted by the search action. 
This should allow you to get rid of the overrides that would create the 
numbered formats that Lynn describes and gives you the chance to standardize 
all your formats to those you've defined as desirable.

Craig
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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Robert Lauriston
Which elements and attributes?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 11:37 AM Roger Shuttleworth  wrote:
>
> Thanks, Robert, for this information.
>
> By "simple XML" I meant something that would ignore formatting
> considerations - in other words, tag the content with elements and
> attributes, but ignore pretty much everything else. I have seen the
> default XML output from Word...
>
> I will investigate the tools you mention.
>
> Roger
>
>
> On 22/07/2019 17:33, Robert Lauriston wrote:
> > I'm not sure what you mean by "simple XML." There are direct
> > converters for .docx > DocBook and DITA, for example:
> >
> > https://pandoc.org
> > https://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/online_w2x.html
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 5:18 AM Roger Shuttleworth  
> > wrote:
> >> I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would
> >> like to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They
> >> are all four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure,
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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Lynne A. Price

On 7/22/2019 11:50 AM, Roger Shuttleworth wrote:
Lynne - I have made conversion tables before, so that is not a 
problem. Thanks for the tip about not needing a DTD. My Word docs (not 
written by me) are all four pages long, and the style usage is 
probably about 80%. I agree that there will be a lot of cleanup to do 
first, but I can assemble dozens of files at once into a single file 
and hopefully use Find/Replace and/or VBA to handle a lot of it, then 
split the files up again later. 

Roger,
   If you go with FM, you can open the Word docs in FM and then use the 
Create and Apply Formats command to make sure that every distinct pgf 
format has a different name. For example, if two pgfs are both tagged 
Xyz but their paragraph properties don't exactly match, this command 
would leave the first one as is, but change the tag of the second one to 
Xyz1 and make an entry for Xyz1. This retagging is very useful if the 
appearance difference is noticeable and a pain if it is something that 
you don't care about. It does call your attention to all differences in 
paragraph, character, and table formats. Once you've decided which 
differences you want to preserve, you can map all the variants that 
should be combined to the same element in your conversion table, or you 
can do a global change of insignificant variants to the main form. Just 
remember that the suffixes that Create and Apply Formats assigns are 
likely to differ document to document.

    --Lynne

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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Roger Shuttleworth

Hello Yves and Lynne

Thanks to you both for the information and for your kind offers. I am 
very impressed with all your willingness to help. As mentioned to Rick, 
I need to do a lot more research yet, but may take you up on it later.


Lynne - I have made conversion tables before, so that is not a problem. 
Thanks for the tip about not needing a DTD. My Word docs (not written by 
me) are all four pages long, and the style usage is probably about 80%. 
I agree that there will be a lot of cleanup to do first, but I can 
assemble dozens of files at once into a single file and hopefully use 
Find/Replace and/or VBA to handle a lot of it, then split the files up 
again later.


Lots of thinking to do before I pitch in!

Regards,

Roger

On 22/07/2019 14:00, Yves Barbion wrote:

Hi Roger

I still use MIF2Go for Word to DITA conversions (via Frame, of course).
Yes, it still works with FrameMaker 11 on Windows 10 and yes, it's
incredibly powerful. I still have a (very old) video here on YouTube which
shows you more or less how it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHUE0G_VhTU

If you're interested, we can have a webmeeting or you can send me a sample
Word file to give it a whirl.

I wish someone would update MIF2Go for the later versions of Frame. Jeremy
Griffith did some really nice work here.

Cheers

Yves Barbion
www.flowtime.be

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 at 14:37, Rick Quatro  wrote:


Hi Roger,

If they are docx files, you can replace the .docx extension with .zip and
get to the content inside the document. It will be the cluttered Word XML,
but you can then use ExtendScript or XSLT to transform it to something
useful. If you want to have a web meeting to explore this, please contact
me
offlist. Thanks.

Rick

Rick Quatro
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r...@frameexpert.com
585-729-6746
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-Original Message-
From: Framers 
On
Behalf Of Roger Shuttleworth
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 8:18 AM
To: Framers 
Subject: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

Hello Framers

This is somewhat off-topic as it doesn't directly concern FrameMaker
(though
it could). Nevertheless, I know there are people on this list who are much
more knowledgeable than I, so here goes...

I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would like
to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They are all
four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure, and paragraph
styles are used for the most part, though not character styles. If you were
me, what methods would you look at?

I have used structured FM for years and am familiar with DITA and DocBook.
I
know that there is a route from Word doc > FrameMaker > Structured
FrameMaker > XML that would involve creating a conversion table, a DTD, and
a structured application. I have done that in the past, though it was a few
years ago. I realise that it would mean a lot of up-front work to get it
working, as well as ensuring that styles are used fully and consistently in
my source documents.

But is that what you would recommend?

I have FM11. Would a later version of FM add anything to that?

Or is there a non-FrameMaker route that I am unaware of? I have done a web
search but not come up with much. Is there a route via HTML or XHTML?

What about MIF2Go? I understand that it still works with FM11, but is it
capable of converting to XML?

Any and all ideas would be welcome. I value your input as it will help me
avoid a lot of dead ends.

Roger


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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
Thanks, Rick. My XSLT skills are basic, and ExtendScript non-existent. 
Thanks too for your offer of a web meeting. I need to do a lot more 
research yet, but if it appears to be useful I will be in touch.


Regards,

Roger

On 22/07/2019 13:37, Rick Quatro wrote:

Hi Roger,

If they are docx files, you can replace the .docx extension with .zip and
get to the content inside the document. It will be the cluttered Word XML,
but you can then use ExtendScript or XSLT to transform it to something
useful. If you want to have a web meeting to explore this, please contact me
offlist. Thanks.

Rick

Rick Quatro
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r...@frameexpert.com
585-729-6746
www.frameexpert.com/store/



-Original Message-
From: Framers  On
Behalf Of Roger Shuttleworth
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 8:18 AM
To: Framers 
Subject: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

Hello Framers

This is somewhat off-topic as it doesn't directly concern FrameMaker (though
it could). Nevertheless, I know there are people on this list who are much
more knowledgeable than I, so here goes...

I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would like
to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They are all
four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure, and paragraph
styles are used for the most part, though not character styles. If you were
me, what methods would you look at?

I have used structured FM for years and am familiar with DITA and DocBook. I
know that there is a route from Word doc > FrameMaker > Structured
FrameMaker > XML that would involve creating a conversion table, a DTD, and
a structured application. I have done that in the past, though it was a few
years ago. I realise that it would mean a lot of up-front work to get it
working, as well as ensuring that styles are used fully and consistently in
my source documents.

But is that what you would recommend?

I have FM11. Would a later version of FM add anything to that?

Or is there a non-FrameMaker route that I am unaware of? I have done a web
search but not come up with much. Is there a route via HTML or XHTML?

What about MIF2Go? I understand that it still works with FM11, but is it
capable of converting to XML?

Any and all ideas would be welcome. I value your input as it will help me
avoid a lot of dead ends.

Roger


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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Roger Shuttleworth

Thanks, Robert, for this information.

By "simple XML" I meant something that would ignore formatting 
considerations - in other words, tag the content with elements and 
attributes, but ignore pretty much everything else. I have seen the 
default XML output from Word...


I will investigate the tools you mention.

Roger


On 22/07/2019 17:33, Robert Lauriston wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean by "simple XML." There are direct
converters for .docx > DocBook and DITA, for example:

https://pandoc.org
https://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/online_w2x.html

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 5:18 AM Roger Shuttleworth  wrote:

I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would
like to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They
are all four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure,

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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Robert Lauriston
I'm not sure what you mean by "simple XML." There are direct
converters for .docx > DocBook and DITA, for example:

https://pandoc.org
https://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/online_w2x.html

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 5:18 AM Roger Shuttleworth  wrote:
>
> I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would
> like to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They
> are all four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure,
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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Lynne A. Price

On 7/22/2019 5:18 AM, Roger Shuttleworth wrote:
I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would 
like to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They 
are all four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure, 
and paragraph styles are used for the most part, though not character 
styles. If you were me, what methods would you look at?


I have used structured FM for years and am familiar with DITA and 
DocBook. I know that there is a route from Word doc > FrameMaker > 
Structured FrameMaker > XML that would involve creating a conversion 
table, a DTD, and a structured application. I have done that in the 
past, though it was a few years ago. I realise that it would mean a 
lot of up-front work to get it working, as well as ensuring that 
styles are used fully and consistently in my source documents.

Roger,
   You now have three approaches to consider--conversion table, MIF2Go, 
and Word XML. Often in such projects, the developer's experience has a 
lot to do with the chosen route. I would probably start with a 
conversion table and if you have past experience doing so, it might be 
the most straightforward approach. I often touch up the structure 
produced by a conversion table with XSLT. I would be cautious about 
starting from Word XML because it is very focused on formatting details 
and there would be a lot to ignore.


   Your last clause, "ensuring that styles are used fully and 
consistently in my source documents," may well indicate where the bulk 
of the work has to be done. You don't indicate how long your hundred 
Word documents are or how consistently the authors attempted to use Word 
styles, but even in the best of practical cases there is probably a lot 
of work to do.


   Also, you mention creating a DTD as part of a conversion table 
approach. Does the target XML you want to create use a DTD? A schema? 
Neither? Has it been designed? FM can export XML without a DTD, although 
tables, graphics, and cross-references may require one.


   And I will join the other respondents and offer to meet with you 
online to look at a conversion table approach.

    --Lynne


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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Roger

I still use MIF2Go for Word to DITA conversions (via Frame, of course).
Yes, it still works with FrameMaker 11 on Windows 10 and yes, it's
incredibly powerful. I still have a (very old) video here on YouTube which
shows you more or less how it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHUE0G_VhTU

If you're interested, we can have a webmeeting or you can send me a sample
Word file to give it a whirl.

I wish someone would update MIF2Go for the later versions of Frame. Jeremy
Griffith did some really nice work here.

Cheers

Yves Barbion
www.flowtime.be

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 at 14:37, Rick Quatro  wrote:

> Hi Roger,
>
> If they are docx files, you can replace the .docx extension with .zip and
> get to the content inside the document. It will be the cluttered Word XML,
> but you can then use ExtendScript or XSLT to transform it to something
> useful. If you want to have a web meeting to explore this, please contact
> me
> offlist. Thanks.
>
> Rick
>
> Rick Quatro
> Carmen Publishing Inc.
> r...@frameexpert.com
> 585-729-6746
> www.frameexpert.com/store/
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Framers 
> On
> Behalf Of Roger Shuttleworth
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 8:18 AM
> To: Framers 
> Subject: [Framers] OT: Word to XML
>
> Hello Framers
>
> This is somewhat off-topic as it doesn't directly concern FrameMaker
> (though
> it could). Nevertheless, I know there are people on this list who are much
> more knowledgeable than I, so here goes...
>
> I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would like
> to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They are all
> four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure, and paragraph
> styles are used for the most part, though not character styles. If you were
> me, what methods would you look at?
>
> I have used structured FM for years and am familiar with DITA and DocBook.
> I
> know that there is a route from Word doc > FrameMaker > Structured
> FrameMaker > XML that would involve creating a conversion table, a DTD, and
> a structured application. I have done that in the past, though it was a few
> years ago. I realise that it would mean a lot of up-front work to get it
> working, as well as ensuring that styles are used fully and consistently in
> my source documents.
>
> But is that what you would recommend?
>
> I have FM11. Would a later version of FM add anything to that?
>
> Or is there a non-FrameMaker route that I am unaware of? I have done a web
> search but not come up with much. Is there a route via HTML or XHTML?
>
> What about MIF2Go? I understand that it still works with FM11, but is it
> capable of converting to XML?
>
> Any and all ideas would be welcome. I value your input as it will help me
> avoid a lot of dead ends.
>
> Roger
>
>
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Re: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Roger,

If they are docx files, you can replace the .docx extension with .zip and
get to the content inside the document. It will be the cluttered Word XML,
but you can then use ExtendScript or XSLT to transform it to something
useful. If you want to have a web meeting to explore this, please contact me
offlist. Thanks.

Rick

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r...@frameexpert.com
585-729-6746
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-Original Message-
From: Framers  On
Behalf Of Roger Shuttleworth
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 8:18 AM
To: Framers 
Subject: [Framers] OT: Word to XML

Hello Framers

This is somewhat off-topic as it doesn't directly concern FrameMaker (though
it could). Nevertheless, I know there are people on this list who are much
more knowledgeable than I, so here goes...

I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would like
to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They are all
four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure, and paragraph
styles are used for the most part, though not character styles. If you were
me, what methods would you look at?

I have used structured FM for years and am familiar with DITA and DocBook. I
know that there is a route from Word doc > FrameMaker > Structured
FrameMaker > XML that would involve creating a conversion table, a DTD, and
a structured application. I have done that in the past, though it was a few
years ago. I realise that it would mean a lot of up-front work to get it
working, as well as ensuring that styles are used fully and consistently in
my source documents.

But is that what you would recommend?

I have FM11. Would a later version of FM add anything to that?

Or is there a non-FrameMaker route that I am unaware of? I have done a web
search but not come up with much. Is there a route via HTML or XHTML?

What about MIF2Go? I understand that it still works with FM11, but is it
capable of converting to XML?

Any and all ideas would be welcome. I value your input as it will help me
avoid a lot of dead ends.

Roger


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[Framers] OT: Word to XML

2019-07-22 Thread Roger Shuttleworth

Hello Framers

This is somewhat off-topic as it doesn't directly concern FrameMaker 
(though it could). Nevertheless, I know there are people on this list 
who are much more knowledgeable than I, so here goes...


I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would 
like to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They 
are all four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure, and 
paragraph styles are used for the most part, though not character 
styles. If you were me, what methods would you look at?


I have used structured FM for years and am familiar with DITA and 
DocBook. I know that there is a route from Word doc > FrameMaker > 
Structured FrameMaker > XML that would involve creating a conversion 
table, a DTD, and a structured application. I have done that in the 
past, though it was a few years ago. I realise that it would mean a lot 
of up-front work to get it working, as well as ensuring that styles are 
used fully and consistently in my source documents.


But is that what you would recommend?

I have FM11. Would a later version of FM add anything to that?

Or is there a non-FrameMaker route that I am unaware of? I have done a 
web search but not come up with much. Is there a route via HTML or XHTML?


What about MIF2Go? I understand that it still works with FM11, but is it 
capable of converting to XML?


Any and all ideas would be welcome. I value your input as it will help 
me avoid a lot of dead ends.


Roger


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