Text into Table of Contents

[Tweedy, Scott]

I have a document that must be created each month.  The length of the
content of the document can vary, but for printing purposes the number of
pages in the document must be a multiple of 8.  When the number of pages in
the content isn't a multple of 8 the specifications call for two "dummy"
pages to be inserted (one on even pages and another on odd pages) until a
multiple of 8 is reached.  These entries are included in the table of
contents along with their page numbers.

I want to create these dummy pages using a master page.  I want to have text
appear in a disconnected text frame on the master page appear in the table
of contents that's generated from the document.  Is there any way of getting
a table of contents to read the text in a disconnected text frame?

Scott Tweedy 
Project Leader - Chef de projet 
Aeronautical and Technical Services - Services A?ronautiques et Techniques 
Earth Sciences Sector - Secteur des sciences de la terre 
Natural Resources Canada - Ressources naturelles Canada 
174-615 Booth Street - 174-615 rue Booth 
Ottawa, ON  Canada  K1A 0E9 
tel. (613) 992-4459 - t?l. (613) 992-4459 
fax (613) 943-8959 - t?lc. (613) 943-8959 
Email sctweedy at nrcan.gc.ca - Courriel sctweedy at nrcan.gc.ca



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Pagination

[Tweedy, Scott]

I have a case where I have a question about numbering pages in a book.

I have to create a book which is to be generated monthly.  The book will
contain 3 FrameMaker files.  The first FrameMaker file rarely changes and
its length should be between 3 and 5 pages.  It's an introduction section.

The second file is a generated Table of Contents that is to be linked to the
3rd file, this file can be anywhere between 3 and 7 pages monthly.

The third file is generated every month from a list that is maintained in
another department.  The list is converted to an XML document which is
imported into FrameMaker.

I need the document to have numbering starting at the beginning of the first
file running continuously through each file, these numbers are not printed
on the pages, but to make sure the third section starts on the correct page
they have to be there.  Here's where I'm not sure how to proceed.  The Table
of Contents file (the second in the book) needs to have its own numbering
printed in the final copy, starting at 1.

i.e.: Table of Contents Page 1, Table of Contents Page 2.

In this case the <$curpagenum> variable contains the page number of the book
(which starts at 6 after the introduction section).  Is there a FrameMaker
variable that can be read from the file?  Something like <$filepagenum>?  If
that's not the case is there a variable I can use (similar to section
numbers ) that simply increments so that I can put those numbers on the
Table of Contents pages?

Thanks in advance,
st
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RE: Table of Contents Question - 2

[Tweedy, Scott]

Thanks for the answers. I think my mind is becoming 
blurry that I can't see the easy answers and think they all have to be much more 
complex than they are.

I have a second issue.

the text I want in the table of contents is left justified 
and the page number is right justified. I use the Reference Page 
$elementonly(tab)$pagenum. When the text is just long 
enough that it "runs into" the page number the page number wraps to the next 
line instead of the text "breaking" and then wrapping. Here's an example 
of what I mean:

ILS or ILS/RADAR RWY 26L...177
SID(VECTOR) NON JET RICHMOND.
178
SID(VECTOR) VANCOUVER..179
NOISE ABATEMENT (pg 1)180

Is there a way to detect the conflict and "break" the text 
for page 178 so that it reads like this:


ILS or ILS/RADAR RWY 26L...177
SID(VECTOR) NON JET
 
RICHMOND178
SID(VECTOR) VANCOUVER..179
NOISE ABATEMENT (pg 1)180





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Of Tweedy, ScottSent: November 23, 2005 2:43 PMTo: 
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Question

I have a table of 
contents that is dynamically generated from the contents of a book (I do this 
for 12 different books). At times the length of the text in the element I 
have to use to create the entries in the table of contents is too long and it 
wraps to a second line.

Is there a way to 
elegantly handle this situation?

What I would like to 
be able to do is set up a tab so that when the text wraps there is a little bit 
of an indent to show that the new line is still part of the original 
element.

Thanks in 
advance,
st
Scott 
Tweedy Project Leader - 
Chef de projet Aeronautical and Technical Services - Services 
Aéronautiques et Techniques Earth Sciences Sector - Secteur des 
sciences de la terre Natural Resources Canada - 
Ressources naturelles Canada 174-615 Booth Street - 174-615 rue 
Booth Ottawa, ON Canada K1A 0E9 
tel. 
(613) 992-4459 - tél. (613) 992-4459 fax (613) 943-8959 - télc. (613) 
943-8959 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Courriel 
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Table of Contents Question

[Tweedy, Scott]

I have a table of contents that is dynamically generated from the contents
of a book (I do this for 12 different books).  At times the length of the
text in the element I have to use to create the entries in the table of
contents is too long and it wraps to a second line.

Is there a way to elegantly handle this situation?

What I would like to be able to do is set up a tab so that when the text
wraps there is a little bit of an indent to show that the new line is still
part of the original element.

Thanks in advance,
st

Scott Tweedy 
Project Leader - Chef de projet 
Aeronautical and Technical Services - Services A?ronautiques et Techniques 
Earth Sciences Sector - Secteur des sciences de la terre 
Natural Resources Canada - Ressources naturelles Canada 
174-615 Booth Street - 174-615 rue Booth 
Ottawa, ON  Canada  K1A 0E9 
tel. (613) 992-4459 - t?l. (613) 992-4459 
fax (613) 943-8959 - t?lc. (613) 943-8959 
Email sctweedy at nrcan.gc.ca - Courriel sctweedy at nrcan.gc.ca



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Table of Contents Question - 2

[Tweedy, Scott]

Thanks for the answers.  I think my mind is becoming blurry that I can't see
the easy answers and think they all have to be much more complex than they
are.

I have a second issue.

the text I want in the table of contents is left justified and the page
number is right justified.  I use the Reference Page
<$elementonly>(tab)<$pagenum>.  When the text is just long enough that
it "runs into" the page number the page number wraps to the next line
instead of the text "breaking" and then wrapping.  Here's an example of what
I mean:

ILS or ILS/RADAR RWY 26L...177
SID(VECTOR) NON JET RICHMOND.
178
SID(VECTOR) VANCOUVER..179
NOISE ABATEMENT (pg 1)180

Is there a way to detect the conflict and "break" the text for page 178 so
that it reads like this:

ILS or ILS/RADAR RWY 26L...177
SID(VECTOR) NON JET
   RICHMOND178
SID(VECTOR) VANCOUVER..179
NOISE ABATEMENT (pg 1)180


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Sent: November 23, 2005 2:43 PM
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Subject: Table of Contents Question


I have a table of contents that is dynamically generated from the contents
of a book (I do this for 12 different books).  At times the length of the
text in the element I have to use to create the entries in the table of
contents is too long and it wraps to a second line.

Is there a way to elegantly handle this situation?

What I would like to be able to do is set up a tab so that when the text
wraps there is a little bit of an indent to show that the new line is still
part of the original element.

Thanks in advance,
st

Scott Tweedy 
Project Leader - Chef de projet 
Aeronautical and Technical Services - Services A?ronautiques et Techniques 
Earth Sciences Sector - Secteur des sciences de la terre 
Natural Resources Canada - Ressources naturelles Canada 
174-615 Booth Street - 174-615 rue Booth 
Ottawa, ON  Canada  K1A 0E9 
tel. (613) 992-4459 - t?l. (613) 992-4459 
fax (613) 943-8959 - t?lc. (613) 943-8959 
Email sctweedy at nrcan.gc.ca - Courriel sctweedy at nrcan.gc.ca



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