RE: DITA File - FDK Programming
Thanks Scott. This really gave me a good headsup. Let me explore that way... Rgs, Shanmugham -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:28 PM To: Shanmugham Subbaiyan Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: DITA File - FDK Programming Hi Shanmugham... I can try to point you in the right direction .. but this isn't a simple task. There are no DITA-specific FDK functions .. to FrameMaker, DITA files are just like any other structured document. It sounds like you're trying to replace the selected content (elements) with a conref of the same content, and generate that conref source file on the fly. Is that correct? Note that you can't just create a new DITA file and stuff the selected content into it like you can with an unstructured document .. you'll have to create the proper structure to contain the selected elements. If you've selected a li element, you'll need to provide the ul and body to contain the li. You'll also need to assign an ID to the li as well as the newly created topic so you can use that to reference the conref. There is no new DITA file FDK function. You have two options .. you can either create a new FrameMaker file, using F_ApiOpen (using the proper parameters to create a new document from a template), then build the necessary structure and add the selected content, then save that to XML .. or .. you can just write the raw DITA XML to disk using the necessary structure (I'd opt for the second method). There is no create conref FDK function. To create the conref you'll need to delete the selected content, then create an API-defined text inset (an FO_TiApiClient). In this inset you'll paste the content from the conref source (which you've created and opened), then you'll need to lock the inset. You have to set some properties on the inset so that the DITA support in FrameMaker will recognize it. To do this, you need to create a conref in Frame (using the default method) and analyze it with the FDK (use F_ApiGetString to query the FP_TiClientData, FP_TiClientName, FP_TiClientSource, and FP_TiClientType properties, then use that information when creating your conref .. this data will vary depending on if you're trying to create conrefs for FM8, FM9 or DITA-FMx). Note that on disk (in the DITA XML file), the conrefs are all the same, standard DITA conrefs, but in Frame where you're building them, they are very different. If you need help on using specific functions, you should probably post to the frame_dev Yahoo group where most of the FDK developers hang out. Good luck! ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Shanmugham Subbaiyan wrote: Hello, I'm working on DITA file structure in FrameMaker. I wanted to create a 'New DITA File' out of the text that I'm selecting from a document that is opened in FM. And have to give the 'Conref' to this new file from the main document. Here are the steps that I would like to achieve with FDK programming. 1. Open a DITA document 2. Select a section of text 3. Make a new DITA file with the selected text 4. Give the 'Conref' in the main file to the newly created file It would be really helpful if anyone can advice me with the FDK APIs. Which API I should use for the followings.. (Or is there any other way to do this) 1. To show New DITA Topic dialog 2. To create (export) a new file with the selected text 3. To insert a 'Conref' for this new file in the main file Note: I'm referring FDK Programmer's reference and FDK Programmer's guide. So far I could not find anything much useful for me. Pls help me out on this. Thanks. Rgs, Shanmugham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
DITA File - FDK Programming
Thanks Scott. This really gave me a good headsup. Let me explore that way... Rgs, Shanmugham -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:28 PM To: Shanmugham Subbaiyan Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: DITA File - FDK Programming Hi Shanmugham... I can try to point you in the right direction .. but this isn't a simple task. There are no DITA-specific FDK functions .. to FrameMaker, DITA files are just like any other structured document. It sounds like you're trying to replace the selected content (elements) with a conref of the same content, and generate that conref source file on the fly. Is that correct? Note that you can't just create a new DITA file and stuff the selected content into it like you can with an unstructured document .. you'll have to create the proper structure to contain the selected elements. If you've selected a element, you'll need to provide the and to contain the . You'll also need to assign an ID to the as well as the newly created topic so you can use that to reference the conref. There is no "new DITA file" FDK function. You have two options .. you can either create a new FrameMaker file, using F_ApiOpen (using the proper parameters to create a new document from a template), then build the necessary structure and add the selected content, then save that to XML .. or .. you can just write the raw DITA XML to disk using the necessary structure (I'd opt for the second method). There is no "create conref" FDK function. To create the conref you'll need to delete the selected content, then create an API-defined text inset (an FO_TiApiClient). In this inset you'll paste the content from the conref source (which you've created and opened), then you'll need to lock the inset. You have to set some properties on the inset so that the DITA support in FrameMaker will recognize it. To do this, you need to create a conref in Frame (using the default method) and analyze it with the FDK (use F_ApiGetString to query the FP_TiClientData, FP_TiClientName, FP_TiClientSource, and FP_TiClientType properties, then use that information when creating your conref .. this data will vary depending on if you're trying to create conrefs for FM8, FM9 or DITA-FMx). Note that on disk (in the DITA XML file), the conrefs are all the same, standard DITA conrefs, but in Frame where you're building them, they are very different. If you need help on using specific functions, you should probably post to the "frame_dev" Yahoo group where most of the FDK developers hang out. Good luck! ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Shanmugham Subbaiyan wrote: > Hello, > > > > I'm working on DITA file structure in FrameMaker. I wanted to create a 'New > DITA File' out of the text that I'm selecting from a document that is opened > in FM. And have to give the 'Conref' to this new file from the main > document. Here are the steps that I would like to achieve with FDK > programming. > > > > 1. Open a DITA document > > 2. Select a section of text > > 3. Make a new DITA file with the selected text > > 4. Give the 'Conref' in the main file to the newly created file > > > > It would be really helpful if anyone can advice me with the FDK APIs. Which > API I should use for the followings.. (Or is there any other way to do this) > > 1. To show "New DITA Topic" dialog > > 2. To create (export) a new file with the selected text > > 3. To insert a 'Conref' for this new file in the main file > > > > Note: I'm referring "FDK Programmer's reference" and "FDK Programmer's > guide". So far I could not find anything much useful for me. > > Pls help me out on this. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Rgs, > > Shanmugham > >
Re: DITA File - FDK Programming
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:56:22 -0500, Shanmugham Subbaiyan ssubbai...@millenniumci.com wrote: Note: I'm referring FDK Programmer's reference and FDK Programmer's guide. So far I could not find anything much useful for me. Questions involving the FDK are best asked on: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frame_dev/ I'm not familiar with the APIs for structure, but many others there are. HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. jer...@omsys.com http://www.omsys.com/ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: DITA File - FDK Programming
Hi Shanmugham... I can try to point you in the right direction .. but this isn't a simple task. There are no DITA-specific FDK functions .. to FrameMaker, DITA files are just like any other structured document. It sounds like you're trying to replace the selected content (elements) with a conref of the same content, and generate that conref source file on the fly. Is that correct? Note that you can't just create a new DITA file and stuff the selected content into it like you can with an unstructured document .. you'll have to create the proper structure to contain the selected elements. If you've selected a li element, you'll need to provide the ul and body to contain the li. You'll also need to assign an ID to the li as well as the newly created topic so you can use that to reference the conref. There is no new DITA file FDK function. You have two options .. you can either create a new FrameMaker file, using F_ApiOpen (using the proper parameters to create a new document from a template), then build the necessary structure and add the selected content, then save that to XML .. or .. you can just write the raw DITA XML to disk using the necessary structure (I'd opt for the second method). There is no create conref FDK function. To create the conref you'll need to delete the selected content, then create an API-defined text inset (an FO_TiApiClient). In this inset you'll paste the content from the conref source (which you've created and opened), then you'll need to lock the inset. You have to set some properties on the inset so that the DITA support in FrameMaker will recognize it. To do this, you need to create a conref in Frame (using the default method) and analyze it with the FDK (use F_ApiGetString to query the FP_TiClientData, FP_TiClientName, FP_TiClientSource, and FP_TiClientType properties, then use that information when creating your conref .. this data will vary depending on if you're trying to create conrefs for FM8, FM9 or DITA-FMx). Note that on disk (in the DITA XML file), the conrefs are all the same, standard DITA conrefs, but in Frame where you're building them, they are very different. If you need help on using specific functions, you should probably post to the frame_dev Yahoo group where most of the FDK developers hang out. Good luck! ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Shanmugham Subbaiyan wrote: Hello, I'm working on DITA file structure in FrameMaker. I wanted to create a 'New DITA File' out of the text that I'm selecting from a document that is opened in FM. And have to give the 'Conref' to this new file from the main document. Here are the steps that I would like to achieve with FDK programming. 1. Open a DITA document 2. Select a section of text 3. Make a new DITA file with the selected text 4. Give the 'Conref' in the main file to the newly created file It would be really helpful if anyone can advice me with the FDK APIs. Which API I should use for the followings.. (Or is there any other way to do this) 1. To show New DITA Topic dialog 2. To create (export) a new file with the selected text 3. To insert a 'Conref' for this new file in the main file Note: I'm referring FDK Programmer's reference and FDK Programmer's guide. So far I could not find anything much useful for me. Pls help me out on this. Thanks. Rgs, Shanmugham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
DITA File - FDK Programming
Hello, I'm working on DITA file structure in FrameMaker. I wanted to create a 'New DITA File' out of the text that I'm selecting from a document that is opened in FM. And have to give the 'Conref' to this new file from the main document. Here are the steps that I would like to achieve with FDK programming. 1. Open a DITA document 2. Select a section of text 3. Make a new DITA file with the selected text 4. Give the 'Conref' in the main file to the newly created file It would be really helpful if anyone can advice me with the FDK APIs. Which API I should use for the followings.. (Or is there any other way to do this) 1. To show "New DITA Topic" dialog 2. To create (export) a new file with the selected text 3. To insert a 'Conref' for this new file in the main file Note: I'm referring "FDK Programmer's reference" and "FDK Programmer's guide". So far I could not find anything much useful for me. Pls help me out on this. Thanks. Rgs, Shanmugham
DITA File - FDK Programming
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:56:22 -0500, "Shanmugham Subbaiyan" wrote: >Note: I'm referring "FDK Programmer's reference" and "FDK Programmer's >guide". So far I could not find anything much useful for me. Questions involving the FDK are best asked on: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frame_dev/ I'm not familiar with the APIs for structure, but many others there are. HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. http://www.omsys.com/
DITA File - FDK Programming
Hi Shanmugham... I can try to point you in the right direction .. but this isn't a simple task. There are no DITA-specific FDK functions .. to FrameMaker, DITA files are just like any other structured document. It sounds like you're trying to replace the selected content (elements) with a conref of the same content, and generate that conref source file on the fly. Is that correct? Note that you can't just create a new DITA file and stuff the selected content into it like you can with an unstructured document .. you'll have to create the proper structure to contain the selected elements. If you've selected a element, you'll need to provide the and to contain the . You'll also need to assign an ID to the as well as the newly created topic so you can use that to reference the conref. There is no "new DITA file" FDK function. You have two options .. you can either create a new FrameMaker file, using F_ApiOpen (using the proper parameters to create a new document from a template), then build the necessary structure and add the selected content, then save that to XML .. or .. you can just write the raw DITA XML to disk using the necessary structure (I'd opt for the second method). There is no "create conref" FDK function. To create the conref you'll need to delete the selected content, then create an API-defined text inset (an FO_TiApiClient). In this inset you'll paste the content from the conref source (which you've created and opened), then you'll need to lock the inset. You have to set some properties on the inset so that the DITA support in FrameMaker will recognize it. To do this, you need to create a conref in Frame (using the default method) and analyze it with the FDK (use F_ApiGetString to query the FP_TiClientData, FP_TiClientName, FP_TiClientSource, and FP_TiClientType properties, then use that information when creating your conref .. this data will vary depending on if you're trying to create conrefs for FM8, FM9 or DITA-FMx). Note that on disk (in the DITA XML file), the conrefs are all the same, standard DITA conrefs, but in Frame where you're building them, they are very different. If you need help on using specific functions, you should probably post to the "frame_dev" Yahoo group where most of the FDK developers hang out. Good luck! ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Shanmugham Subbaiyan wrote: > Hello, > > > > I'm working on DITA file structure in FrameMaker. I wanted to create a 'New > DITA File' out of the text that I'm selecting from a document that is opened > in FM. And have to give the 'Conref' to this new file from the main > document. Here are the steps that I would like to achieve with FDK > programming. > > > > 1. Open a DITA document > > 2. Select a section of text > > 3. Make a new DITA file with the selected text > > 4. Give the 'Conref' in the main file to the newly created file > > > > It would be really helpful if anyone can advice me with the FDK APIs. Which > API I should use for the followings.. (Or is there any other way to do this) > > 1. To show "New DITA Topic" dialog > > 2. To create (export) a new file with the selected text > > 3. To insert a 'Conref' for this new file in the main file > > > > Note: I'm referring "FDK Programmer's reference" and "FDK Programmer's > guide". So far I could not find anything much useful for me. > > Pls help me out on this. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Rgs, > > Shanmugham > >
