Multiple File Import
dbailey4117 at gmail.com asked > > What do you folks do when you have to import dozens of files as text > insets? Frame lets me import only one at a time, which is a pain in > the butt. Ideas? Well, if the insets are consecutively located in the container document, and if each inset source is a single-flow file using the default "A" flow name, it should be possible to script it pretty easily using a list of files to insert (assuming you have FrameScript...). If there is intervening text in the container, you'd have to get a little more clever, placing some sort of indication (e.g. a strange text string or a user-defined marker) at each insertion point as well as building the list of files. And if any of the insets are contained in multi-flow files or use a non-default flow name, things get more complicated again because you have to identify the flow name in the import process. Unless this is something I had to do repeatedly (i.e. if I had to build dozens of files or an ongoing stream of files that each used dozens of insets), I suspect I'd just suck it up and do it by hand rather than taking the time to develop a script. It's a little tedious, but really shouldn't take *that* long unless you're dealing with many dozens of insets. And unless you're using the same set of insets over and over, you'd probably spend nearly as much time constructing/editing/ double-checking the file list for the script as you do to perform the actual insertions. And if it really *is* the same set of insets over and over, you can probably do the insertions once and then copy and paste as long as all the container files are inthe same directory. Fred Ridder _ Boo!?Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews
Multiple File Import
Hi, Doug: Can you tell us more about what you're trying to do with these insets in the container file? Also, how are you selecting them for import? If you Ctrl+Click them in the File Open dialog box, there's the problem of Windows' unpredictable ordering of the files, so even if FM could import multiple files, the order might not be what you intend. On Nov 13, 2007 10:10 AM, Doug wrote: > What do you folks do when you have to import dozens of files as text > insets? Frame lets me import only one at a time, which is a pain in > the butt. Ideas? > HTH Regards, Peter ___ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices
Multiple File Import
What do you folks do when you have to import dozens of files as text insets? Frame lets me import only one at a time, which is a pain in the butt. Ideas? --Doug
Re: Multiple File Import
Hi, Doug: Can you tell us more about what you're trying to do with these insets in the container file? Also, how are you selecting them for import? If you Ctrl+Click them in the File Open dialog box, there's the problem of Windows' unpredictable ordering of the files, so even if FM could import multiple files, the order might not be what you intend. On Nov 13, 2007 10:10 AM, Doug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What do you folks do when you have to import dozens of files as text > insets? Frame lets me import only one at a time, which is a pain in > the butt. Ideas? > HTH Regards, Peter ___ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Multiple File Import
[EMAIL PROTECTED] asked > > What do you folks do when you have to import dozens of files as text > insets? Frame lets me import only one at a time, which is a pain in > the butt. Ideas? Well, if the insets are consecutively located in the container document, and if each inset source is a single-flow file using the default "A" flow name, it should be possible to script it pretty easily using a list of files to insert (assuming you have FrameScript...). If there is intervening text in the container, you'd have to get a little more clever, placing some sort of indication (e.g. a strange text string or a user-defined marker) at each insertion point as well as building the list of files. And if any of the insets are contained in multi-flow files or use a non-default flow name, things get more complicated again because you have to identify the flow name in the import process. Unless this is something I had to do repeatedly (i.e. if I had to build dozens of files or an ongoing stream of files that each used dozens of insets), I suspect I'd just suck it up and do it by hand rather than taking the time to develop a script. It's a little tedious, but really shouldn't take *that* long unless you're dealing with many dozens of insets. And unless you're using the same set of insets over and over, you'd probably spend nearly as much time constructing/editing/ double-checking the file list for the script as you do to perform the actual insertions. And if it really *is* the same set of insets over and over, you can probably do the insertions once and then copy and paste as long as all the container files are inthe same directory. Fred Ridder _ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Multiple File Import
What do you folks do when you have to import dozens of files as text insets? Frame lets me import only one at a time, which is a pain in the butt. Ideas? --Doug ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.