List filenames for linked graphics? (FM6+SGML)

[_Joe_Pairman_]

Is there any (free of charge) way in FM6+SGML to generate a list of all the graphics that a document links to?

Graphics for my documents keep getting updated, and I've got a big messy graphics folder with a lot of files I'm not using any more. I really want a quick way to list the ones I'm using so I can delete the rest.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

[Guest]

Joe:

You can list the graphics pretty easily, but that's probably not what you *really* want to do.

In the FrameMaker book window, choose "Add > List of > References", then select "Imported Graphics". FrameMaker lists the book's imported-by-reference graphics in a separate file; you can then customize the presentation of that information as desired...

But a MUCH better way to solve this problem is to use Bruce Foster's Archive plug-in to package the book file and its constituent chapter files in a top-level directory, and the graphics and text insets used in the book -- and ONLY those graphics and text insets -- in separate Graphics and Insets sub-directories. See:

http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Archive.htm

Cheers & hope this helps,
Riley

[_thomas_bro_]

I am beta-testing a product at the moment that does this:

1) Extracts all information of linked images in FM files
2) Displays these in an interface which tells you:
a) what images are used in which FM files
b) jump directly from a selected image in the interface to the correct position in FM
c) search for keywords etc. for easy retrieval
d) which FM files uses which image files

The same actually goes for TextInsets

Is this what you are looking for?

At the moment I'm not authorized to disclose the product's name.

It is being developed for FM 7.2 NON-structured.

keep smiling
thomas

[_Joe_Pairman_]

Thanks for the replies, Riley and Thomas.

Actually it's not even books I'm working with--just single documents. But unfortunately the graphics folders and subfolders need to be in a specific format, so I don't think the Archive plug-in would do much for me.

However, Riley's suggestion to Add > List of > References in a book reminds me that you can also generate various kinds of lists in documents, not just TOCs and indexes. I remember now that you can generate a list of references, so presumably that can be configured as graphics references only. I'm not on my work computer now but will try it later.

Cheers,

Joe