FrameMaker 2024 LOF not showing Figure numbers or Page numbers

[Cathynel]

I have tried creating a LOFfrom scratch and updating an existing one, but no matter what I do, the figure number and page number do not display. The Ch 1 is in the text.

They come out like this in the Body Text:

openObjectId Ch 1 Intro and Description.fm:2 1168559

openObjectId Ch 1 Intro and Description.fm:2 1168559

The Reference page looks like this:

openXmlElementId <$relfilename>:<$UniqueXmlElementId> <$RelativeXmlElementId>

<$paranum><$paratext> ...........................................................................<$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext> ...........................................................................<$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext>........................................................................... <$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext> ...........................................................................<$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext> ...........................................................................<$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext>........................................................................... <$pagenum>
openObjectId <$relfilename>:<$ObjectType> <$ObjectId>
openXmlElementId <$relfilename>:<$UniqueXmlElementId> <$RelativeXmlElementId>
<$paranum> <$paratext>...........................................................................<$chapnum>-<$pagenum>
<$paranum> <$paratext>.............................................................................<$chapnum>-<$pagenum>
<$paranum> <$paratext>...............................................................................<$chapnum>-<$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext> ................................................................................<chapnum>- <$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext> ................................................................................<chapnum>- <$pagenum>
<$paranum><$paratext> ................................................................................<chapnum>- <$pagenum>

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

How many Figure styles do you use? Normally there should only be one or two styles.

Some of your Chapnums don't have a $ sign. 

This is my entire LOF reference page:

openXmlElementId <$relfilename>:<$UniqueXmlElementId> <$RelativeXmlElementId>
openObjectId <$relfilename>:<$ObjectType> <$ObjectId>
<$paranum> <$paratext> <$chapnum>–<$pagenum>
<$paranum> <$paratext> <$chapnum>–<$pagenum>

[Bob_Niland]

re: FrameMaker 2024…

There is no FM 2024 so far.
Is this FM2022 (and if so, what point release, if that turns out to matter).

[Cathynel]

Oops! You are correct. Some of my other Adobe apps are 2024.

Version is 17.0.3.546

I fixed the chapnums, but still does not work.  There are 3 figtitle styles.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Can you send me your book? Click on my name and you will see my email.

If you don't want me to see the book, just send me the LOF.

[Cathynel]

Sorry, I can't because it is a military manual.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Do a save-as on your LOF, delete all the entries, and send me the content-empty file. I can take a look at your reference page and test it. 

[Barb Binder]

Hi @Cathynel;

Creating a list of effective pages in FrameMaker is notoriously under-documented.

Taking Dave up on his offer to look at your file is likely the quickest avenue to solving this. If that isn't an option, please take a look at these two free resources:

• https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-framemaker-how-to-create-a-list-of-effective-pages/ and specifically step 3.2, and
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNABxhe8-4A 
  I explain how to create a list of effective pages at minute 48 and discuss the reference pages at minute 58.

~Barb

[frameexpert]

In addition to Barb's great videos, I have a 39-video series on FrameMaker generated files on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@frameexpert/playlists

[Cathynel]

Thanks everyone! I can't send any part of my actual file. When I create a LOF on a different book it works fine.  I may just have to hand create this one with cross-references and swap it out in the PDF.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Delete the text and the reference page and start over. It looks to me as if someone was trying to combine two different lists on a single reference page. 

[Barb Binder]

You could also import the reference page from the working LOP to this file with File > Import > Formats.

~Barbh