TOC Trouble

[Art Campbell]

Donald, it sounds as if you're using the operating system's copy and
delete commands to manipulate files in the book.
Don't do that. Use the book tools.

To recover the generated TOC, in the Book file:

* Use the Delete Selected File From Book tool (trash can icon) to
remove the dead TOC file from the book.
* Use File > Add to add a TOC. Select the headings that you want to
include -- the ones that you had in your first generated TOC. Then
update to produce a TOC with working entries, but unformatted. Save
the file. Save the book file.

Then, pick one of these methods to continue:

1. Open the old, formatted TOC file.
* In the new TOC file, do Files > Import Formats. Select the old TOC
as the source file. Import everything -- all checkboxes.
* Save the new TOC.
* Update the book.

or
2. Close the book file and any other component files that are open in Frame.
* In Windows, use an explorer window to identify the new and the old
TOC files. Make a note of the new one's file name -- it will probably
differ slightly from the first version.
* Rename the new TOC by changing the extension slightly, like from fm to fm.bak.
* Rename the old formatted TOC to exactly the name of the new TOC.
Remember that the name is case-sensitive.
* Open the book again. Update. You should have updated content with
the old formatting.

Cheers,
Art



Art Campbell
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Donald  W. Spencer
<donandjudy1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello to all, especially Peter Gold:
>
> Using Frame 7.2 on Home XP, SP3, I've created a problem with my TOC.
>
> Awhile back, I generated a reduced TOC to submit to potential publishers as
> an outline, but neglected to do so as a stand-alone.
> I eventually deleted that TOC from the book and reinstated the previous,
> full-sized and completely formatted TOC back into the book.
> But this file has now lost its "generated" status and is not recognized by
> Frame as such, so it does not update when I update the book.
>
> Am I doomed to rebuild and reformatted the entire TOC from scratch, or is
> there some way I can get Frame to recognize the old file as a generated file
> once again?
>
> I mentioned Peter G., because I was inspired by his response to an outline
> question where he describes creating a separate TOC to use as a companion
> outline. The need to generate a stand-alone isn't mentioned therein. But if
> a TOC is already established, isn't creating a stand-alone the only way to
> keep the first TOC working with the book?
>
> Thanks in advance to all, Peter especially.
>
> ~ Don Spencer
>
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