HTML Generation and Alinks

[Ben Allums]

On 1/26/2012 2:01 PM, Lea Rush wrote:
> A couple of years ago, I asked this list about inserting alink targets
> directly into my Frame (8.0p277) files so that I wouldn’t have to code
> them by hand afterward. A very helpful gentleman whose name I’ve
> completely forgotten actually called me to help and spent several
> minutes explaining a way that it could be done. Unfortunately, I failed
> to completely understand (because what I tried didn’t work), and I gave
> up in embarrassment and did it the hard way.
>
> Now my urge to be more efficient have overcome my embarrassment, and I
> humbly ask again. Here is the text from my previous request:
>
> ************************************************************
>
> I generate CHM from my Frame files (Framemaker 8.0 p277). Is it possible
> to add the help targets in Frame directly? I just read an article about
> generating the Frame index as you go, and that made me wonder. I’ve
> tried a couple of things which I don’t list out of pure embarrassment.
> The text of the alink target is this:
>
> <param name="ALink Name" value="TOPIC:nnn">
>
> where “nnn” is a three or four digit target hard-coded into our software.
>
> ************************************************************
>
> As before, many TIA,

NOTE: I work for WebWorks.

Lea,

You don't mention how you are generating your CHM files from FrameMaker. 
  If you are working with WebWorks ePublisher, this would be the 
procedure for working with See Also links (ALinks in CHM parlance):

<http://www.webworks.com/Documentation/Reverb/index.html#page/03.Preparing%2520and%2520Publishing%2520Content/Preparing%2520FrameMaker%2520Files.1.51.htm>


Ben Allums
Director of Engineering
allums at webworks.com
512-381-8885