Robohelp 9, framemaker 10 conversion not in sequence of chapter but in alphabetic order of .fm files

Report · Apr 19, 2012

Hi All,

We are trying to do the following :
- Create a Frame maker Book with a couple of chapters & TOC
- Import the Book into RoboHelp
- Save the document in RoboHelp to PDF, WebHTML & EPUB
- The output files are created but we do not see the content as expected.

Platform/Tools - Windows XP , Framemaker 10 , Robhelp 9

Issues :
PDF - The Chapters are ordered in the alphabetical sequence rather than the Chapter/Page sequence set by using the Numbering option for Chapter/Page - "Continue numbering from previous page in book".

WebHTML - The TOC does on the left frame/pane does not show the list of chapters
- The Chapters are ordered as per the alphabetical numbering ( Chapters begining with Numbers then alphabets etc.) rather than the order seen in Framemaker

EPUB - The TOC shows the numbers which are again ordered in alphabetical order but not reflecting the actual order of the chapters seen in framemaker.
- The Chapters are ordered as per the alphabetical numbering ( Chapters begining with Numbers then alphabets etc.) rather than the order seen in Framemaker
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Could the folks are experienced with document publishing using Framemaker guide appropriately.

Thanks in Advance

Report · Apr 20, 2012

Hi VThakur,

When you import the fm doc in Rh 9,you will get a import dialouge box,click make appropiate changes there for the Framemaker document and other settings like glossary and text format and you might get the desired output.

Thanks

Harpreet.

Report · Apr 20, 2012

Ok, wrong forum - you should be in the FrameMaker Integration thread in the RH forum, but no matter.

Trying to create PDF output out of RH will drive you crazy since you have to go through Word to get to PDF. Much better to go to PDF straight from your FM source book. This is one of FM's strengths - it's not one of RH's.

Since all your issues seem to stem from your ToC, I would recommend messing around with it in FM to get it looking correct. Then import the content & ToC into RH. The "Edit FM documents" button in the Conversion Settings dialog allows you to bring over your FM ToC into RH; they also control how content will appear and how topics are to be created (pagination).

If, after importing, your ToC in RH isn't what you want it to look like, just edit it within RH - since you're importing FM content (not linking) each time you import it's a fresh start (and new project). You can easily move stuff around in a RH ToC.

Report · Apr 25, 2012

Thanks all for participating in thread.

I reached to the solution on robohelp forum. Thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/994905

Thank you very much Harry and Jeff