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September 23, 2025
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Is it possible to generate a TOC or LOp in table form?

  • September 23, 2025
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I have a book with a bunch of tables.

I want to generate a TOC or a List of Paragraphs BUT I want that list to be in the shape of a table. 

I have tried various trick to cheat FM into generating the list inside the table but to no avail. 

Can it be done?...

FrameMaker Version: 17.0.7.842

    Correct answer frameexpert

    Not with stock FrameMaker, but I have done several of these with ExtendScript.

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    Bob_Niland
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    Community Expert
    September 23, 2025

    Does each line (para) of the list need to be a separate Table Row?

    If not, you could generate to files not part of book, then use those as the source for Text Insets inside the actual book. Testing would be need to ensure that hypertext works.

    In a book I maintain, the TOC became stable very early, and was converted to a non-generated flow with Xrefs. The Index is still generated.

    Why is the Table structure sought? There might be other ways to reach the same objectives.

    frameexpert
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    September 23, 2025

    Tables are often useful (or necessary) when you have multiple lines for an entry, or you want to do page ranges.

     

    frameexpert
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    Community Expert
    September 23, 2025

    Not with stock FrameMaker, but I have done several of these with ExtendScript.