Backup folder in Frame 7.0?

[Fred Ridder]

Jack Molisani wrote:
> I like that FM can make a backup copy of files, but I don't like the backup
> files cluttering up the same folder as the source files.
> 
> Is there any way to specify where FrameMaker 7.0 should create the backup
> files?
The "backup" files aren't really backups. Once you understand what they 
actually are it will become clear that they can only exist in the same 
directory as the working source files.
 
The "backup" are actually the last saved version of the file but with a 
new, secondary filename extension. When you select the "Automatic 
backup on save" option, all that FrameMaker does when you do a Save 
is rename the previous version of the file with a .bak extenstion rather 
than flagging it for deletion by the OS. The "backup" is therefore always 
one save behind the working file unless you go to the extra trouble of 
making FrameMaker let you do two consecutive saves. If you save 
frequenty, the differences between the .bak and the workng file may
not be major, but the .bak will *always* lack the last set of saved 
changes.
 
-Fred Ridder