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Boballoo
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September 11, 2014
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FrameMaker - Good choice for building database driven website?

  • September 11, 2014
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I am moving toward data heavy websites (the more data the better) and wondering if FM 12 will work for creating the database and the site. Obviously I am new to FM but I have been reading the help files and various white papers but there is not much info on this so I am wondering if my assumption is incorrect. Can I create interactive forms in FM? Webpages that run from a database created in FM? Will web pages created in FM be bulky with extra unnecessary code or will they be lean? I have read about FM being able to export in HTML5 but I wonder what the actual quality and functionality of the resulting pages/website/mobile site. Your opinions are welcome.

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Correct answer Gorly

Hi,

I think you need to think about what you're going to do. FM would be great in creating structured documents (web pages), that contain lots of text.

But I wouldn't think a second about creating actual web pages with it.

This is like digging a hole. You could do it with a spoon, but actually you'd prefer a shovel.

There's always the right tool to do the right thing. FM is good in creating content, that can be used by its own or other routines.

Building websites out of the content is possible - true - but this is more in a context of publishing to multiple channels.

If you're thinking of building a whole website with additional functionality (such as search, comments, and so on) I'd prefer a more traditional approach like XSLT/XSL:FO or SQL/PHP.

This doesn't mean you still can use FM as an authoring tool for your content creators.

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GorlyCorrect answer
Inspiring
September 11, 2014

Hi,

I think you need to think about what you're going to do. FM would be great in creating structured documents (web pages), that contain lots of text.

But I wouldn't think a second about creating actual web pages with it.

This is like digging a hole. You could do it with a spoon, but actually you'd prefer a shovel.

There's always the right tool to do the right thing. FM is good in creating content, that can be used by its own or other routines.

Building websites out of the content is possible - true - but this is more in a context of publishing to multiple channels.

If you're thinking of building a whole website with additional functionality (such as search, comments, and so on) I'd prefer a more traditional approach like XSLT/XSL:FO or SQL/PHP.

This doesn't mean you still can use FM as an authoring tool for your content creators.

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BoballooAuthor
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September 11, 2014

Thanks Gorly. I think you are correct. I was sort of hoping FM might work and that maybe I was missing something simply because I like using my InDesign for books (fiction etc) and the new Acrobat so I was thinking about purchasing the Tech Comm Suite 5. I may still do so but it will be for use with technical documents and not website creation. Thank you for confirming and for your help. The time you took to get back to me is appreciated.

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