automating FrameMaker 10 + RoboHelp 9 build

[Robert Lauriston]

For future reference, with minor changes,
<FM_INSTALL_DIR>\Samples\ScriptsAndUtilities\Conditional
Text\FM_Outputs_CondText.jsx that comes with FM10 handles step 2. The
rest isn't really relevant to this list.

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert at lauriston.com> wrote:
> I'm looking into automating a time-consuming build process and am
> curious if anyone has done this successfully. I know how to do it
> (I've done similar things in the past with DZbatcher, ANT, etc.), I
> just don't want to start the project if I know that it's not possible,
> or if these are the wrong scripting tools.
>
> 1. Windows batch file: launch FrameMaker from command line and start
> ExtendScript
>
> 2. FrameMaker ExtendScript: open project, set conditional text for
> PDF, update book, save as PDF, set conditional text for online help,
> update book, save
>
> 3. return to batch file, delete the contents of the Web help target
> directory, launch RoboHelp from command line, and start ExtendScript
>
> 4. RoboHelp ExtendScript: open RoboHelp project, update FrameMaker
> source, generate Web help
>
> 5. return to batch file, create .zip file from Web help target
> directory, launch Cygwin and start script
>
> 6. Cygwin script: cvs commit (I know it's possible to kick off a
> Cygwin script at the end of a batch file)