[Framers] Replace URLs

[Penelope Perkins]

John,

An alternative to scripting for changing marker text is Cudspan's MarkerWorker. On Chris Despopoulos's website, this plugin is listed under FM 9, but I still use it in FM 12 and have not seen any problems. You simply unload the marker text into a document, do a search and replace, then reload it back into the markers. I generally use it on a file, but it runs on a book, too. See http://cudspan.net/plugins/. 

Regards,
Penelope

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Penelope Perkins, Senior Technical Writer
Synergex International Corp
Sacramento, California



-----Original Message-----
From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+penelope.perkins=synergex.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of john.x.posada at us.hsbc.com
Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2016 7:03 AM
To: Rick Quatro <rick at rickquatro.com>; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: [Framers] Replace URLs

Every one of the URLs contains the absolute URL in a marker.

I figured I was going to hear from you. Tell me what you have in mind. :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Quatro [mailto:rick at rickquatro.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2016 9:59 AM
To: John X Posada <john.x.posada at us.hsbc.com>; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: [Framers] Replace URLs

Hi John,

You can use FrameMaker's built-in Find/Change feature to change the URLs in the text. For URLs in markers, you will need to use scripting. Keep in mind that FrameMaker versions 10 and higher include ExtendScript built in. If you are interested in pursuing a scripting solution, please let me know. Thank you very much.

Rick

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
rick at frameexpert.com
585-366-4017




-----Original Message-----
From: Framers
[mailto:framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of john.x.posada at us.hsbc.com
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2016 9:54 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: [Framers] Replace URLs

Hi, guys. My company is reorganizing its SharePoint infrastructure with the new year by moving  a whole bunch of SP project folders. My documentation has thousands of URL to files and folders on multiple SP sites that are going to be consolidated to one SP site, hence, breaking every one of my links.

This means I need to change the root part of thousands of URLs from one address to another. This has to be applicable against a whole book and not file by file...I have over 1,000 FM 11 files

What are my options?

Thanks

John Posada