How can I make framemaker automatically update when a piece of the project is updated. For instance, if a PDF is created, and named the same as the previous PDF, how can I make Frame Maker automatically check for changes and bring those changes into the projects output? (document in this case).
I would concur that you need something external that watches for changes to files or folders. One such product is Datmystic's FileWatcher. See http://www.datamystic.com/filewatcher.html
With that product, you could kick-off a batch job and use one of the FM batch tools available to run FM to create a new output. However, one could just as easily set this up using a scheduler program and run an update batch on a regular basis.
The question would be is: how critical is it to do something in FM when an external file changes?
There are some resources listed on the www.framescript site, when you need to purchase Framescript before you can run anything.
Best source for locating someone is probably the FrameScript group, on Yahoo: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/framescript-users/
Rick Quatro at www.frameexpert.com is one of the script gurus, but several other guys/companies are available... I'm not sure if any or many of them frequent this forum, so you may need to go look for them rather than wait for someone to stumble upon your post.
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