Basically, Frame is stupid at times. But we all knew that. :-) The book file should NOT hold on to archaic information like tags that have been deleted -- perhaps this sort of shortcoming will be addressed in the next version. One can hope, anyway.
I've been using this program for 16 years now, and while I love it for certain things, there are other things that make me want to pull my hair out. Once again, thanks for the suggestion. Next time I'll try editing the MIF file. -Carla -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brierley, Sean Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 11:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TCP] FrameMaker Conditions that won't go away Given 1-5, what you needed to do was save the bookfile.book as a MIF, bookfile.mif. Open bookfile.mif in a text editor. Search for OLDTAG and delete the entry for the OLDTAG condition. Save the MIF file as text using bookfile.mif name, close the MIF, open bookfile.mif in FM and save it as bookfile.book again. The issue is that the book file itself stores information, such as a list of conditions used. But that list is not dynamic, so if you remove conditions from your chapters, the book file still remembers it. AND, there's no way to access that list from the FrameMaker GUI. So, what you do is save the bookfile as MIF and delete the reference to the old condition tag from the text editor before saving back as an FM binary. Cheers, Sean - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ______________________________________________ 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. DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING WEST 07: THE USER EXPERIENCE April 18-21, 2007 ~ Vancouver BC ~ Marriott Pinnacle ~ free city tour 40+ sessions * free workshops * free iPod offer * www.doctrain.com _______________________________________________ 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
