Will the e-seminar on FrameMaker scripting ever be available again?

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July 30, 2013
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I'm referring specifically to the one listed in the ExtendScript Resources section. I'd also be interested in any other videos out there that could help me learn the basics of FM scripting. Any info would be much appreciated!

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frameexpert

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Here are a couple of links to my resources:

http://frameautomation.com/2013/01/16/beginning-framemaker-scripting-webinar-january-15-2013/

http://frameautomation.com/2013/01/22/beginning-scripting-webinar-functions/

http://frameautomation.com/2011/06/30/framemaker-10-extendscript-the-object-model/

Rick

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Thanks for the heads up, Rick. I actually stumbled onto your site earlier today, and it looks to have a lot of useful information on it. Unfortunately I'm still coming up short on what I'm trying to do.

I'm currently working on a project that involves converting many thousands of pages of unstructured documentation into DITA. I'm supposed to receive a conversion table one of these days, but until then I'd like to automate the process of setting the routine attribute values on certain common DITA elements. For instance, I'd like to have a script I could run that would set the align attribute to "left" on all image elements in a document.

This thread came close to touching on what I'd like to do, but I can't tell where or how the attribute's element is specified in the script. I completed the Javascript course on codeacademy.com with little difficulty, but so far Extendscript has been killing me.

If anyone has any advice I'm all ears. Thanks!

4everJang

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Cronos,

Setting an attribute on all graphics in the document should be dead easy as part of the conversion table. And even if it is not handled by the conversion table it is going to be much easier after conversion. So I would not worry about the alignment of the images in the original documents at all. There are other ways to spend your time. I would expect lots of problems that cannot be handled by any conversion table. You will probably need to do some scripting in pre-processing and post-processing to make the materials come out as valid DITA with minimal manual afterwork. One tool you will have to purchase is FrameSLT, by West Street Consulting. At only $100 it gives you full XSLT power (and more) within FrameMaker. I would not be able to survive my projects without it.

I specialize in this work - automated conversion from unstructured to structured FrameMaker (whether it is DITA or something else does not really matter that much to me). I am not doing this for free, but if you get stuck drop me a line and I can see what I can do for you. Thousands of unstructured documents to DITA sounds like a job you could use a very high degree of automation for.

Good luck

Jang

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