Cross Referencing Multiple Book Files

[nancy carpenter]

Julie:
I've had this same problem.  The directory structure must be the same, and
the pdf must have the same name as the FrameMaker book.

I put books inside subfolders, but when I want the pdfs to be in the same
folder, without subfolders, I create all the FrameMaker books in the parent
folder using Save Book As.  In addition, if I want the pdf to have a
specific name, for instance adding a date to it, I create a FrameMaker book
with that name.  Then all the links work.

Nancy Carpenter
Lead Technical Writer
GENCO Distribution System
100 Papercraft Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238


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Julie,
When creating cross-references between books, the directory structure
relationship between the files must be maintained. If the folder
structure, when you created the links looks like:

ReleaseNotes
Book1
  Book1.pdf
Book2
  Book2.pdf
Book3
  Book3.pdf

the resultant PDFs must maintain the same relationship, forever, for the
links to work correctly.

If you are relocating the PDFs to one folder, you will get broken links.

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From: framers-bounces+david.spreadbury=tellabs.com at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+david.spreadbury=tellabs.com at lists.frameusers.co
m] On Behalf Of Julie Leake
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:21 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Cross Referencing Multiple Book Files

Hi All!

I am creating Release Notes that need to cross-reference to files in
other books. For example, I have a new feature that I list in this file
and have cross-referenced to the full explanation in the Using manual.
The next new feature cross-references to the Configuration manual, etc.
After creating the Release Notes, PDF the cross-references don't work.

When I click on the link in the PDF, I get the message that "the
specified file config.pdf does not exist." When I generate the online
help, it says that there are unresolved xrefs (which are not unresolved
xrefs in the Frame file). I have updated the links, to no avail. I have
tried creating the PDF with all the book files and individuals files
open and I have tried it with only having the book files open. In the
PDF Setup dialog box, Links tab, "Create Named Destinations for All
Paragraphs" is selected. What am I doing wrong?

FrameMaker 7.0p579 - WWP for Frame v. 8.0.8.2296 - Windows XP

Thanks!
Julie
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