merging two documents

[Ridder, Fred]

It happens automatically. Open the older file and the newer file.
With the newer file in the active window, invoke the Utilities >
Compare Documents command. Choose the Summary and 
Composite Documents option and run the comparison. The 
result will be a new document window that has the name of 
the newer file with a "COMP" suffix, and it will contain all the 
content of both documents. Content that appears in the older
document and not the newer one will be tagged with an new
condition tag called Deleted, and the content that appears in
the newer file but not the older one will be tagged with the 
Added condition. 

My recommendation for the next step is to review all of the
tagged chunks to see if they can be made unconditional or
whether you need to delete something to make the text
read correctly. Once you've reviewed all the additions and
deletions, you can use the Edit Condition Tag button in the
Conditional Text dialog to delete the Deleted and Added 
conditions, making the text unconditional in the process.

My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel.
Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com)
Intel
Parsippany, NJ

  

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of Lori Lake
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 12:39 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: merging two documents

Hi Everyone,

I have two versions of the same document FrameMaker 7. I would like to
incorporate changes in both documents (books) into a new document.
I read about 'comparing books', but could not figure out how to create a
'new' document that included the changes from both documents.

Any help is appreciated.
Lori

Lori Lake
Manager, Product Information
Open Text Corporation
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