What is the purpose of round-tripping Structured Framemaker and XML

[Mike Feimster]

I'm sure there are other reasons, but a some that come to mind are using
are:

1. Editing/processing the files with different XML editor.
2. Processing the text with XSL or another programming language.
3. Storing the files in content management system or source control
system. Although you can store FrameMaker binaries in most source
control systems, XML files are text files, so you perform diffs and
merges on them.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Celine
Deguire
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:14 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: What is the purpose of round-tripping Structured Framemaker and
XML

Hello Framers

I'm trying to figure out why I would need to round-trip between
Structured Framemaker sources and XML. I thought it would be for
translation purposes but one of my translators tells me that Trados (Tag
editor) allows editing
(translating) structured FM sources as well as XML.

Regards

Celine
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