[OT] RE: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-16 Thread David Creamer
Check out www.pectora.com. I tried to check this site out, but... ...found a good example of poor website design. Type is almost too small to read on high-res portable. All Flash with no HTML/CSS options that I could see. I think someone was too clever for their own good. David Creamer

[OT] RE: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-16 Thread David Creamer
> Check out www.pectora.com. I tried to check this site out, but... ...found a good example of poor website design. Type is almost too small to read on high-res portable. All Flash with no HTML/CSS options that I could see. I think someone was too clever for their own good. David Creamer

[OT] RE: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-16 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
"Publishing Made Easy"! Maybe they should think about "Our Website Made Easily Readable". One of the worst websites I have come across. "Packed with New Features": you click on a line and nothing happens except you see in the bar: "Read www.pectora.com". Bodvar On 8/16/06, David Creamer

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Scott White
Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page catalog into a Framemaker document? We do many large catalogs here, some with and some without pricing, and a potential customer wanted to know if they could update embedded pricing just before the files go to press. I thought I would ask the

RE: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Mike Feimster
: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page catalog into a Framemaker document? We do many large catalogs here, some with and some without pricing, and a potential customer wanted to know if they could update embedded pricing just before the files go

Re: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Scott: In addition to the several proprietary database applications that can manage this, you might want to search for Database Publishing in MIF_Reference.pdf in the OnlineManuals directory of your FrameMaker installation. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

RE: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Ben Slone
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott White Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:41 AM To: Framers Subject: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page catalog into a Framemaker document? We do many large catalogs here, some with and some without

Re: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Alan Houser
Scott, This is entirely possible through FrameScript (www.framescript.com). FrameScript is a programming language for automating FrameMaker operations. The product is cheap (~$150), but you would need to develop or purchase the FrameScript program to accomplish your task. FrameScript does

Re: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Daniel Emory
You've gotten plenty of suggestions. I assume that, presently, production of your catalog is being done in a manner that is incompatible with a full database publishing solution, otherwise the solution would be obvious. The FrameScript solution offered by Rick Quatro would seem to be the

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Scott White
Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page catalog into a Framemaker document? We do many large catalogs here, some with and some without pricing, and a potential customer wanted to know if they could update embedded pricing just before the files go to press. I thought I would ask the

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Mike Feimster
at lists.frameuse rs.com] On Behalf Of Scott White Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:41 AM To: Framers Subject: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page catalog into a Framemaker document? We do many large catalogs here, some with and some without pricing

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Scott: In addition to the several proprietary database applications that can manage this, you might want to search for "Database Publishing" in "MIF_Reference.pdf" in the OnlineManuals directory of your FrameMaker installation. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Scott, You could have a FrameScript script do a lookup for each part number in a database (or spreadsheet) and replace the current price with what is returned from the database. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > Is there a way to import new prices for a

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Ben Slone
rs-bounces+sloneb=fml@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+sloneb=fml.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Scott White Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:41 AM To: Framers Subject: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document Is there a way to import new prices for a 1,000-page catalog into a

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Alan Houser
Scott, This is entirely possible through FrameScript (www.framescript.com). FrameScript is a programming language for automating FrameMaker operations. The product is cheap (~$150), but you would need to develop or purchase the FrameScript program to accomplish your task. FrameScript does

Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-15 Thread Daniel Emory
You've gotten plenty of suggestions. I assume that, presently, production of your catalog is being done in a manner that is incompatible with a full database publishing solution, otherwise the solution would be obvious. The FrameScript solution offered by Rick Quatro would seem to be the