extract changed texts

Jim Owens jowens at magma.ca
Wed Apr 2 10:11:53 PDT 2008


Hello, Gunnar. We have a REXX script that processes MIF files to extract 
only the changebar text. We use it to get a rough word counts for 
translation. You're welcome to it if you don't find anything else.

To run the script you'd need to install a free REXX interpreter (I use 
Regina).

Shmuel Wolfson wrote:
> Is there a way to search for text with a change bar, you could do the 
> same thing with a simple AutoIt script. And AutoIt is free.
> 
> Regards,
> Shmuel Wolfson
> 
> 
> martin.smith at golehtek.com wrote:
>> Hi Gunnar,
>>
>> This is rather easy to do if you have FrameScript. FrameScript is a  
>> powerful and easy-to-use internals programming language for FrameMaker.
>>
>> Using FrameScript you would would do the following:
>>
>> Loop for every chapter in a book:
>> --Loop for every paragraph in a chapter:
>> ----Inspect each paragraph for a change bar:
>> --------If a change bar is detected:
>> ------------Copy the content of the paragraph into a new document
>>
>> If you decide to go the FrameScript route, you will find that there  
>> are many freely available scripts that can extend the capabilities of  
>> FrameMaker. I offer a number of free scripts on my web site  
>> (www.golehtek.com). I also develop custom scripts for my clients.
>>
>> If you are interested in a FrameScript solution, you are welcome to  
>> contact me off list.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Martin
>>
>> Martin R. Smith
>> www.golehtek.com
>>
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