FM, Renaming links to graphics

[Shmuel Wolfson]

How about saving the files as MIF and using a search and replace tool 
that works on text files to change the path? Notepad++ has a global 
search and replace for text files.

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Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson


Robert Evans wrote:
> The following will work if you have if you are working in, or have
> access to, a unix or linux environment (eg Cygwin) then its relatively
> easy use a sed script to make the changes on saved .MIF version(s) of
> the affected file(s).
>
> Each line of your sed script would be something like this:
>
> /ImportObFileDI/ s/08-204/analyzer_main/
>
> The first part "/ImportObFileDI/" limits changes to the lines in the MIF
> file where the path to the file is given, so there should be no danger
> of making changes to other parts of the file.
>
> The second part of the line gives the old and new file names. If you
> haven't already renamed the files then you could start off with a unix
> script that renames the files, for example:
>
> mv 08-204 analyzer_main
>
> and then edit this to create your sed script.
>
> You can then run the sed script with the command:
>
> 	sed - f script-file-name input.mif > output.mif
>
> I don't know of any equivalent batch processing utilities available
> under Windows but would be interested if anyone knows of them.
>
> Regards
>
> Rob Evans
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Andersen,
> Verner Engell VEA
> Sent: 16 September 2008 16:15
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Renaming 300 linked graphics in Framemaker
>
> Hello
> Arrgh
>  
> All my linked graphics have numbers as the file name, like "08-204". Now
> the company decision is that they should have letters, like
> "analyzer_main".
> We plan to keep all file names the same in all translated languages.
>  
> Is there an easy way to do this without having to reimport.
> Maybe there is a tool?
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Med venlig hilsen - Best regards
> Verner Andersen
> Technical Writer
>
> Radiometer Medical ApS
> Phone +45 3827 3612
> Fax +45 3827 2727
> verner.andersen at radiometer.dk
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Shmuel Wolfson
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