importing/structuring docx into FrameMaker?

[martin.smith at golehtek.com]

Hi Jacob,

I have used the table mapping method to migrate unstructured content  
into structured FrameMaker, though this method does have limitations.  
It works well if your original documents are consistently formatted  
throughout. Once the migration is complete, you still have some  
cleanup work to do in terms of defining the hierarchical relationships  
between elements in your final, structured document.

I have had to migrate literally thousands of pages of legacy content  
to structured FrameMaker, and consequently I developed an alternate  
approach. I wrote a wizard in the FrameScript language that reads in  
your EDD and then allows you to  interactively structure your content.  
The wizard positions your source and destination documents  
side-by-side on the screen, and advances through your source document  
one paragraph at a time.  Using the wizard, you can select from a list  
of valid elements to structure each paragraph. This approach allows  
you to copy and structure your content at the same time.

The wizard migrates all referenced graphics, FrameMaker graphic  
objects, and index markers present in the original document.

More information about this approach is available on my web site at  
http://www.golehtek.com.

I plan on offering a freely-available version of this wizard for  
download in the near future.

Meanwhile, if you are interested in using the wizard, contact me off  
list and I will send it to you. Note that you will need FrameScript to  
run the wizard. If you don?t already have FrameScript, a trial version  
is available on the Finite Matters Limited web site at  
http://www.framescript.com.

Best regards,

Martin

Martin R. Smith
President: GolehTek, LLC
martin.smith at golehtek.com
703-889-0845