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Ian TM
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October 12, 2010
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Reloading DITA file with xref gives UNDEFINED CROSS-REF FORMAT! in FM8

  • October 12, 2010
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Hi,

I'm using structured FrameMaker to author DITA files that are to be converted into .chm and pdf. I'm using fm-xref for hyperlinks to preserve the linking in the pdf output. However, I don't want to use the pre-defined cross reference formats (e.g. Figure, See_Title_and_Page) and so I defined my own (simply using the <paratext> building block).

However, when I reload the document, my new format is lost and it results in an UNDEFINED CROSS-REF FORMAT! message in place of my cross-reference. I've also tried changing an existing format but it reverts back to the original when I reload the document.

Is there somewhere that I can change the default cross-reference formats permanently?

Grateful for help.

Thanks,

Ian

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Correct answer ScottPrentice

Hi Ian...

You need to add the new cross-ref formats into the template(s) in order for them to be available in your documents.

...scott

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ScottPrentice
ScottPrenticeCorrect answer
Inspiring
October 12, 2010

Hi Ian...

You need to add the new cross-ref formats into the template(s) in order for them to be available in your documents.

...scott

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Ian TMAuthor
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October 12, 2010

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the prompt reply. That worked a treat!

Thanks again,

Ian

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