TOC Chapter # Troubles

[Ridder, Fred]

The mistake you are making is trying to apply autonumbering
to the paragraphs in the TOC. The <$chapnum> variable can only
have one value in a given file, so is you use it in autonumbering
in the TOC, it will always display the same value.

What you need to do is specify that FrameMaker should pick up 
the numbering that is applied to each chapter in the book, and 
that is done in the prototype entries on the "TOC" reference page
of the TOC file. If you use the <$chapnum> variable in the prototype
for the chapter-level TOC entry, each entry will pick up the value
of the <$chapnum> variable as set for each chapter file.

Similarly, if you are using paragraph numbering in your chapters
(e.g. section numbering, tables, figures), you would have 
FrameMaker pick up the numbering that is actually used in the
book by specifying the <$paranum> or <$paranumonly> building
block in the appropriate prototype entries in the reference pages
of the appropriate generated file (TOC, LOF, LOT) rather than
using local autonumbering in the paragraph formats of the 
generated file.

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

 

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of James Dyson
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 9:51 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: TOC Chapter # Troubles

Good morning,

I was hoping someone could help me. This is probably an easy fix for
many of you. I have a book containing several chapters, and those
chapter numbers update just fine when I choose update book. However,
when I generate a TOC, each chapter # on the TOC is numbered 1. Here is
some data that might be helpful diagnosing this:

In the TOC, the autonumber format of the chapter level paragraph format
is:
S:<$chapnum>\t

Under Format/Document/Numbering for Chapter 1 only:
*	Use Same Number as Previous File is selected for Chapter 1 only
(since TOC precedes it)

Under Format/Document/Numbering for each other chapter file within the
book:
*	Continue Numbering from Previous File in Book

Under Format/Document/Numbering for the TOC:
*	Chapter # 1 [is manually selected]

Your help would be greatly appreciated! I know a workaround, but I'd
rather get it right.