Wordcount at Book level rather than FIle level

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Rod,

 

Do you have any ideas how you would want to implement this in your book? For
example, would you want a FrameMaker variable that would contain the current
word count? This may be the best way to go because it would give you the
flexibility to use the word count anywhere you need it. I could write an
ExtendScript script that would do essentially do work like this:

 

1) You would run a command called "Update Word Count". You could run it on
the active book or active document. If you ran it on a book, it would count
all of the words in the book; if you ran it on a document, it would count
all the words in the current document.

 

2) The script would use a regular expression to count all of the words in
the document. The count would put into a "WordCount" variable in the each of
the book's components. Of course, you wouldn't have to use the variable in
all (or any) of the components; you would only insert the "WordCount"
variable where you need it.

 

I could write a script like this for you for $240. It would be written with
ExtendScript and the script would be fully commented. This will also serve
as a learning tool and give you a head start on writing your own scripts. I
am not able to write it for free because I of other scripting jobs that I
have. If you decide to try it yourself, there is a FrameMaker ExtendScript
forum on the Adobe Forums site. See

 

http://forums.adobe.com/community/framemaker/extendscript

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you very
much.

 

Rick

 

Rick Quatro

Carmen Publishing Inc.

*** 585-283-5045 *** NEW NUMBER

rick at frameexpert.com

http://www.frameexpert.com

 

 

 

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rod Fee
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 10:22 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Wordcount at Book level rather than FIle level

 

Hi there,

 

I am using:

Windows 7 64 bit and 

Framemaker 10.0.1.408

 

I am writing a book. I have a Framemaker 'book' file and in it I have 25 or
so chapters which are each separate files.

 

My need is to put a word count somewhere at the beginning of the book that
is a count of all words in the book.

 

I note that there is a word count feature per file which I can use but it is
boring doing this all the time on each file and then adding them up.

 

I am new to scripting in FM and though I see one or two scripts that say
they do what I want to they either cost money or are made fro earlier
versions and do not appear (to me anyway) to give any result when I run them
from File/Scripts.

 

Can anyone assist?

 

Great forum by the way. I have learned heaps just reading the flow of emails
coming in for all sorts of strange and wonderful purposes J

 

Regards,

Rod Fee

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