Set all flows in a document to just one flow

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May 9, 2017
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Hi,

I'm converting legacy docs to DITA. The conversion process is failing when there are multiple flows in a document. Even though I tried to set all the flows to the same flow using the menus in Framemaker, during the conversion process some rogues flows turn up. Many of the flows are often quite tricky to find.

Is there a script to set any all flows in a document to the same flow?

Thanks

Ronan

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frameexpert

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Each text frame has a flow, even if it is unnamed (like text frames for master page items). You can't make all of the flows "the same" unless the text frames are all connected to each other. Even if multiple flows have the same name, they are considered separate for each text frame, except those that are connected. For connected text frames, all of the frames connected to each other have a single flow.

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ronanh31729390Author

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(Sorry I'm quite new to this field)

Thanks for your information.

Is it possible then to script a command that could connect all text frames in a document? That might ensure they are all in the same flow.

frameexpert

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It's not possible to connect all of the text frames in the document together. One suggestion is to try this:

1) Select the highest level element in the document and cut it to the clipboard.

2) Delete all of the body pages in the document, except the first.

3) Put your cursor in the first body page's text frame and paste the text that you cut in step 1.

The text will flow into the document, creating as many pages as needed. Since these pages will be created from default master pages, you shouldn't get any additional flows.

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