I heard from Bruce Foster, and it sounds like the Archive plugin will work for what I'm doing. He gave me permission to post what he wrote to me:
"With OLE objects, FrameMaker doesn't store a pathname to the source file, which means that Archive has no way to find the source file for the graphic and make a copy of that file in the archive folder. FrameMaker does include a WMF of the graphic in the document file, so if you open the archived document, you'll still see the graphic. Also, OLE keeps the link to the source file intact. So, if you open the archived document and double-click the graphic to edit it, that will still work, as long as the source file is available. "What you don't get is a complete archive with all of the graphic source files. Let's say you have a document on your hard drive that has a Visio graphic in it that you placed using File > Import > Object. Assume that the source file for the Visiio graphic is also on your hard drive. If you archive the document, creating another folder on your hard drive, everything is fine. Now, take the archived folder and put a copy on your laptop, which doesn't have the Visio source file. On your laptop, you'll be able to open the document and see the graphic, but you won't be able to edit it, because you don't have a copy of the source file." I'll install the trial version and make sure it works, and if it does, I will definitely purchase it. :) > Ahhh, looking at the maker ini file default settings for > ClipboardFormatsPriorities, yes, that makes sense. It's pasting them as > OLE 2 objects. (I've not had great luck with OLE in FrameMaker and gave > it up ....) > > So, my guess is that Archive does not support those. > > Cheers, > > Sean ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
