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rainerh_ffm
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November 19, 2014
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FMv9 IDs not unique when exporting to XML

  • November 19, 2014
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Hello,

recently I started using Framemaker V9 and learned that Framemaker complains about IDs being not unique when exporting to XML (for translation). Core problem seems to be that for *.fm and *.mif it is sufficient that IDs are unique for each document, but for XML they have to be unique for the whole book.

I am very surprised that I didn't manage to google at least a description of this problem. Are we somehow misusing Framemaker and correct usage would let the problem disappear or is this a bug fixed in newer version of Framemaker?

Thanks in advance for putting me on the right track

Rainer Rauschenberg

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Correct answer Russ Ward

Hi Rainer,

This is a long-standing problem that to my knowledge has not been addressed. I think that you have to use some means of scripting to solve it. I've had a plugin available for some time that can sweep through a book to "uniquify" IDs, partially for this purpose. I'm not trying to sell you software over a user-to-user forum, but you might want to check it out, maybe it will give you some ideas.

XRef Wizard - West Street Consulting

Russ

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Russ WardCorrect answer
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November 19, 2014

Hi Rainer,

This is a long-standing problem that to my knowledge has not been addressed. I think that you have to use some means of scripting to solve it. I've had a plugin available for some time that can sweep through a book to "uniquify" IDs, partially for this purpose. I'm not trying to sell you software over a user-to-user forum, but you might want to check it out, maybe it will give you some ideas.

XRef Wizard - West Street Consulting

Russ

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