Using XML with FrameMaker

[Scott Prentice]

Yes .. FrameMaker works directly with XML (has since FM7.1).

FM11 (and 12) even have a "code view" mode that lets you edit the XML 
markup directly.

...scott

On 3/24/14 8:31 AM, Mark Soiseth wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We're finally using FrameMaker here. I've used it since 5.5.6 but 
> here's a situation I've not seen before.
>
> Before, they were using Word and an XML-based authoring system. Word 
> did not play nicely with their automated review process, but, with 
> their XML documents, the author could sign the file out of the 
> repository, then send it automatically for review. The review and any 
> changes would come back directly, whereupon, the author could make 
> changes and check it back into the repository.
>
> What is important here is that the reviewer can view the raw XML file; 
> the author does not need to convert or export anything. Now, 
> FrameMaker can export into XML, but doing so would break the automated 
> process and they would be reduced to doing like I have to do with 
> Word: e-mail chunks of text or save them somewhere on the network, etc.
>
> So, my question is this: can FrameMaker work directly with XML? Or 
> does FrameMaker only work with its binary *.FM file?
>
> Thanks for this. I could theoretically check this out myself, but, for 
> the moment, I only have the licence and not the software :D
>
>

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