Handling Large FrameMaker Books

[Lea Rush]

I'm fairly fond of sub-folder structures. Do you have any general idea how deep is too deep? I
haven't had any specific trouble, but better to use safer practices than not.

Thanks,
Lea

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Lea Rush
Software and Documentation Specialist
Astoria-Pacific International
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> bryan johnson
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:32 AM
> To: mrbassman at gmail.com; Joseph; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Handling Large FrameMaker Books
> 
> adding to Pappy's response... i've noticed Frame doesn't like it when you bury files within
multiple sub-folders.
> (i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\me\My
> Documents\2009\Projects\Newstuff\sourcefiles\dtpfiles\framemakerfiles\morestuff\maybenow\not
yet\almost
> there\here we go\file.fm
> 
> try unburying...
> 
> >>> "Pappy" <mrbassman at gmail.com> 2/4/2009 11:25 AM >>>
> >I am working on a 650-page document in unstructured FrameMaker 8. Due to the
> >size of the document, its incredibly difficult for FrameMaker to execute
> >book-wide commands, such as performing an update or generating the TOC.
> >I have thought about splitting the document into two different books, but I
> >need one integrated TOC.
> >
> >Does anyone have any suggestions that would make executing book-wide
> >commands with a book this size easier?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Are you opening all the files in the book before you do the book-wide commands?
> 
> 650 pages isn't all that big. We have Frame book files that are nearly 3000 pages.
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