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Iangull249
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March 25, 2011
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FM 9: mif paths

  • March 25, 2011
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Hi,

When I create a mif, files (pngs, etc) that I imported by reference (in the original .fm) change their path properties from relative to absolute.

In other words, a picture in the original .fm is like so in the Object Properties panel:

...\manual_images\vacation1.png

However, once saved to mif, it becomes:

O:\manuals\FramemakerManualSources\manual_images\vacation1.png

The path is no longer relative. This cripples the sharing of .mifs because all paths have to be respecified upon opening the .mif on a new machine.

Does anyone know how to change this?

Thank you,
Ian

P.S. I'm using Unstructured FM 9.

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    Correct answer Michael_Müller-Hillebrand

    languli,

    I cannot confirm this behavior. I imported a graphic from ..\Sources\Handlung.pdf relative to the document on the same drive. In the MIF I find this:

    <ImportObFile `../Sources/Handlung.pdf'>

    Have you saved the MIF into the same folder or on a different drive. If you save a file as .fm or .mif in another folder, FrameMaker adjusts all file references accordingly. If you save to another drive the path becomes absolute.

    - Michael

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    Michael_Müller-Hillebrand
    Michael_Müller-HillebrandCorrect answer
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    March 25, 2011

    languli,

    I cannot confirm this behavior. I imported a graphic from ..\Sources\Handlung.pdf relative to the document on the same drive. In the MIF I find this:

    <ImportObFile `../Sources/Handlung.pdf'>

    Have you saved the MIF into the same folder or on a different drive. If you save a file as .fm or .mif in another folder, FrameMaker adjusts all file references accordingly. If you save to another drive the path becomes absolute.

    - Michael

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    Iangull249Author
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    March 25, 2011

    Hi Michael,

    You're totally correct! I was saving from my partitioned hard drive TO my desktop. Hence, the paths broke, and reassigned them to absolute paths.

    Many thanks!!!!!!!

    Ian

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