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SRZBln
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January 13, 2016
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Strip structure from document

  • January 13, 2016
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Hi and all the best in new year!

If I like to open a structured document in unstructured framemaker-app, I can use Constants.FV_StripStructureAndOpen in open-parameters.

Is there any way to delete the structure information in a document to get the same document with all formats and text without structure, when the document is open in structured framemaker-app?

Thank you for all your ideas

Ute

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Correct answer Wiedenmaier

Hi Ute,

I think this shoud do the Job.

Markus

    function RemoveStructureWithFcode()


    {


        var rangeArray = new Array() ;


        var flow = app.ActiveDoc.FirstFlowInDoc;


        while (flow.ObjectValid())


        {


            var firstPgf = flow.FirstTextFrameInFlow.FirstPgf;


            flow = flow.NextFlowInDoc;


            if (flow.HighestLevelElement.ObjectValid()==false)


                continue ;


            var range = new TextRange() ;


            range.beg = new TextLoc() ;


            range.end = new TextLoc() ;


            range.beg.obj = firstPgf;


            range.beg.offset = 0 ;


            range.end.obj = range.beg.obj;


            range.end.offset = 0 ;


            rangeArray.push(range) ;


        }


        for(var i=0; i < rangeArray.length; i++)


        {


            app.ActiveDoc.TextSelection = rangeArray;


            FA_errno = 0 ;


            var cmd = app.GetNamedCommand ("RemoveStruct");


            var fcodes = new Array(); //Fcodes


            fcodes.push(cmd.Fcode);


            Fcodes(fcodes); // Fcode Execution


        }


    }

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Lynne A. Price
Inspiring
January 13, 2016

Special > Remove Structure from Flow removes the element hierarchy from a flow, leaving the content unstructured. It may created new paragraph formats that maintain the original appearance.

If you want to remove the element catalog from the document, import element definitions from a document that does not have any element definitions.

         --Lynne

    SRZBln
    SRZBlnAuthor
    Participant
    January 13, 2016

    thank you Lynn,

    I like to remove the structure within an extend script.

    My script is: 1. open xml-file, 2. save as fm, 3. remove structure 4. save as in an older fm version.

    -> it runs all fine, but only how I can remove structure I could'nt find in any extendscripts-guides.

    Importing an empty element catalog don't remove structure and destroy all formats.

    Ute

    Klaus Göbel
    Klaus Göbel
    Legend
    January 13, 2016

    Maybe, you'll find the answer here:

    How do I "Remove Structure from Flow" in a Script

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