QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Andersen, Verner Engell VEA
Hi I am using unstructured Framemaker 7.2 All my FM book files contain all master pages, all variables, all reference pages etc. This means that if you accidentially copy formats from one file to anoter nothing will go wrong. My edition number in the footer is simply a global variable. Now

Re: QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Frank Stearns
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Andersen, Verner Engell VEA wrote: All my FM book files contain all master pages, all variables, all reference pages etc. This means that if you accidentially copy formats from one file to anoter nothing will go wrong. My edition number in the footer is simply a global

Re: QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Art Campbell
Could you use the system variable for Modification Date instead of an edition number? That'd be equally easy for 'em to track. Art On 1/31/07, Andersen, Verner Engell VEA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I am using unstructured Framemaker 7.2 All my FM book files contain all master pages, all

Re: QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 08:37 -0800 31/1/07, Frank Stearns wrote: I routinely use what I call a reference or resource file. It's not part of the printed book, but other files cross-reference to this file for various bits of info, such as version info, part #, etc. You could list your edition info for each chapter

RE: QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Grant Hogarth
Fugly = effin' ugly :-) -Original Message- From: Steve Rickaby Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:50 AM Subject: Re: QA wants unique edition number in changed footers At 08:37 -0800 31/1/07, Frank Stearns wrote: GH: SNIP If you consider the latter option, beware of a FrameMaker

Re: QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Daniel Emory
--- Andersen, Verner Engell VEA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you any idea of how I can have the various edition numbers in footer of each chapter page and still have the possibility of importing all formats from all files without messing things up? == This kind of

QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Frank Stearns
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Andersen, Verner Engell VEA wrote: > All my FM book files contain all master pages, all variables, all > reference pages etc. This means that if you accidentially copy formats > from one file to anoter nothing will go wrong. > > My edition number in the footer is simply a

QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Art Campbell
Could you use the system variable for Modification Date instead of an edition number? That'd be equally easy for 'em to track. Art On 1/31/07, Andersen, Verner Engell VEA wrote: > > Hi > I am using unstructured Framemaker 7.2 > > All my FM book files contain all master pages, all variables,

QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 08:37 -0800 31/1/07, Frank Stearns wrote: >I routinely use what I call a "reference" or "resource" file. It's not part of >the printed book, but other files cross-reference to this file for various >bits of info, such as version info, part #, etc. > >You could list your edition info for each

QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Grant Hogarth
Fugly = "effin' ugly" :-) -Original Message- From: Steve Rickaby Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:50 AM Subject: Re: QA wants unique edition number in changed footers At 08:37 -0800 31/1/07, Frank Stearns wrote: >If you consider the latter option, beware of a Frame

QA wants unique edition number in changed footers

2007-01-31 Thread Daniel Emory
--- "Andersen, Verner Engell VEA" wrote: > Have you any idea of how I can have the various > edition numbers in footer of each chapter page and > still have the possibility of importing all formats > from all files without messing things up? == This kind of dilemma can