Re: [Framers] import xml into FrameMaker 12?
Do they actually care about FrameMaker? If they're not going to do a one-time import and going forward update the content in structured FrameMaker, it might be the wrong tool. What kind of XML files? DITA? On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 5:11 AM, Studio Smalbro wrote: > I have a customer asking me to convert and publish xml files into FrameMaker > 12. I usually do a lot of stuff in FrameMaker Unstructured (I have the > Technical Communication Suites), but my knowledge of structured publish is > less solid. I would like to be able to help my customer out on this. Is > there a good introduction as to how to get started using structured > FrameMaker? Or can anybody offer advice as to how to handle the xml files. ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] import xml into FrameMaker 12?
Thanks Lin. DITA-FMx can help you get FM files from DITA XML, although it's really intended as a replacement for the built-in DITA support in FM. Bjørn .. when you say "convert and publish xml files into FM 12," what do you mean? Does your client want to convert the XML files into FM files and stop using the XML files as the source? Or do they want to use FM as the authoring tool for the XML files? (Or something else?) In order to open/edit an XML file in FM you need a structured application designed specifically for the model in the XML files. If these XML files are a common standard (DITA, DocBook, ??), you can likely use one of the available structure applications to open those files. If not, then you'd first need to develop the structure application. Once you have a structure application that lets you open the files, you can .. - edit and save back to the original XML model (basically letting you edit the XML files in FM), - or you can save those files to an FM binary file (letting you author in the structured FM interface, but not using the XML files any more), - or you can take those structured FM files and strip the "structure" from them (resulting in unstructured FM files) Depending on the end goal, those are the basic processes. So the first thing you want to do is to clarify the end goal, and to figure out what XML model is used by the files. If it's DITA (or DocBook), you're in good shape. If something else, you've got a bit of effort (or cost) involved to develop a structure application. Here's the docs on structure application development (see the like-named section) .. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker.html If you'd like someone to make the structure application for you, I'd be happy to help .. contact me off-list. Cheers, ...scott On 5/26/16 5:21 AM, Lin Sims wrote: DITA-FMx is an excellent plugin that will let you convert the XML into structured Frame. Scott is on the list and is very, very helpful. On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Studio Smalbro wrote: I have a customer asking me to convert and publish xml files into FrameMaker 12. I usually do a lot of stuff in FrameMaker Unstructured (I have the Technical Communication Suites), but my knowledge of structured publish is less solid. I would like to be able to help my customer out on this. Is there a good introduction as to how to get started using structured FrameMaker? Or can anybody offer advice as to how to handle the xml files. Best regards Bjørn ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] import xml into FrameMaker 12?
DITA-FMx is an excellent plugin that will let you convert the XML into structured Frame. Scott is on the list and is very, very helpful. On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Studio Smalbro wrote: > I have a customer asking me to convert and publish xml files into > FrameMaker 12. I usually do a lot of stuff in FrameMaker Unstructured (I > have the Technical Communication Suites), but my knowledge of structured > publish is less solid. I would like to be able to help my customer out on > this. Is there a good introduction as to how to get started using > structured FrameMaker? Or can anybody offer advice as to how to handle the > xml files. > > Best regards > Bjørn > > ___ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > -- Lin Sims ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
[Framers] import xml into FrameMaker 12?
I have a customer asking me to convert and publish xml files into FrameMaker 12. I usually do a lot of stuff in FrameMaker Unstructured (I have the Technical Communication Suites), but my knowledge of structured publish is less solid. I would like to be able to help my customer out on this. Is there a good introduction as to how to get started using structured FrameMaker? Or can anybody offer advice as to how to handle the xml files. Best regards Bjørn ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
