Batch Conversion of Frame Referenced Graphic Calls

[Tony Marek]

Hello -- about five years ago I was given a method for converting all 
referenced graphic files in a Frame document from .tif to .gif format. 
(.gif works better for our purposes now.) The document I'm working on 
has thousands of .tifs, so an automated way to do this is needed. Our 
method involved saving/exporting the Frame document to some sort of 
text-based format where all of the graphic references were spelled out. 
(This was not .mif.) Then I could simply search for all ".tif" strings 
and replace them with ".gif". After that I'd somehow save the file back 
into the standard Frame format. Then in Photoshop, I'd do a batch change 
of the .tifs to .gifs. Then opening the converted Frame document 
resulted in all the reference calls bringing up the new .gif images.  
The problem is that I lost my cheat sheet on how to do this, and I can't 
recall the process of saving the Frame file to this text-based format 
and back again. Been through the current Frame menus and the Adobe 
support postings with no luck.

Can anyone help? I'm in Frame 9 now.

Much appreciated...
~Tony

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