Single MIF for FrameMaker book

[Art Campbell]

Rick,

I think if anyone would have a way to do this easily, it'd be Jeremy
at Omsys / MIF2go -- may be worth pinging him to see.

Art

On 8/24/07, Rick Quatro <frameexpert at truevine.net> wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> The combined MIF is used somewhere downstream and is therefore
> non-negotiable. I can start with individual MIFs; that's why I am wondering
> if there is a magic way to combine the individual MIFs. Thanks.
>
> Rick
>
> I think you're right -- the MIF part is almost beside the point; they
> want a single FrameMaker file for an entire book. That's not generally a
> very good idea. In addition to master pages, there could be numbering
> and doc property issues. Not to mention the file size.
>
> I'd look into _why_ they think they need a single MIF file and look for
> alternatives that achieve their goal.
>
> Otherwise, I think you have to go with your first thought and address
> the issues that arise. Master page mapping could deal with that issue
> (although it would probably mean greatly expanding the pgf catalog).
>
> I'm glad I don't have to do it. :-)
>
> Richard
>
>
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