x-refs in structured FM v7.2

[Fred Ridder]

This behavior is absolutely correct. When you create an x-ref in FrameMaker, the tool has to place a (semi-)uniquely numbered marker at the target location that the x-ref is pointing to. If you do not save the file that the marker was inserted into (e.g., close it without saving it, or if you are working on a non-live copy of the file) the necessary target marker will not be present in the file the next time FrameMaker tries to resolve/refresh the x-ref. 
IOW, you *must* use the actual file rather than a copy, and you *must* permanenetly save the changed version of the file (the one the marker was created in). I advisedly use "permanently save" because it's easy to forget to check in a file that wasn't explicitly modified when you're using some sort of CMS.
 
-Fred Ridder
 
> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:57:11 -0800
> From: hessiansx4 at yahoo.com
> Subject: x-refs in structured FM v7.2
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> 
> Question: when inserting an x-ref to another document, are any of you finding 
> that you must have the source file open vs. having a copy open (someone else has 
> the source file open) in order to get the x-ref to "stick"? Any and all comments 
> are welcomed.
 		 	   		  
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