Auto-generating chapter TOCs

@kimy,

If the chTOC insets are set for auto-update, you can simplify Step 3 to open, then save-on-close, each chapter.

If the chTOC pages are numbered independently of the chapter content pages, you might be able to skip Step 4 and Step 5.

You could also automate with Extendscript, maybe even with dzbatcher. I haven't tried either.

I also recommend Rick.

My own not-yet-automated approach for making Step 2 go really fast (after this setup time):

1. Create a book for each chapter. The chapter files either are, or are not, in the same folder as the book. (In my case, it's a different folder.)
2. Create a TOC within each of those books.
3. Create a book of those books.

Then the chTOC update process is:

1. Open the book of books.
2. Open each of its sub-books (Shift + File)
3. Update and then save-as-close each sub-book in turn. This updates the TOC file.
   _ For update options, clear everything and select only "Generate..."
   _ Skip past the message offering to renumber the book. (The numbering was set correctly when you updated the real "presentation" book.)

Best,

Hi Kim,

I would highly recommend Rick Quatro to create such a script for you. For contact details, see: http://frameautomation.com/about/