[Framers] Convert ALL text insets in All documents of a book automatically?

[Michael Pearson]

Here's a similar function for ExtendScript:

//~ This function loops all text insets on the document's body pages
(including hidden conditional text) and converts them from referenced to
copied into doc.
function LoopAllTextInsets(doc) {
var showAll = doc.ShowAll;
doc.ShowAll = true;
var textInset = doc.FirstTiInDoc;
while (textInset.ObjectValid()) {
var nextInset = textInset.NextTiInDoc;
if (textInset.TiFile != '') {
textInset.UpdateTextInset();
textInset.ConvertToText();
counter = counter + 1;
}
textInset = nextInset;
}
doc.ShowAll = showAll;
msg = counter + ' text insets converted to editable text.     ';
}


On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 6:41 AM, Rick Quatro <rick at rickquatro.com> wrote:

> Hi Stephen,
>
> If you have FrameScript 6, you can use this code to convert all of the text
> insets in a document to text. It could be modified to work on all of the
> documents in a book. If you don't have FrameScript, I can look and see if a
> function like this is available in ExtendScript, which is built into
> FrameMaker 12. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
> Thank you very much.
>
> Rick Quatro
> Carmen Publishing Inc.
> 585-366-4017
> rick at frameexpert.com
>
> Function FlattenTextInsets oDoc
> //
> Local oTi(0), iResult(0);
>
> // First, unlock all of the insets.
> Set oTi = oDoc.FirstTiInDoc;
> Loop While(oTi)
>   Set oTi.TiLocked = 0;
>   Set oTi = oTi.NextTiInDoc;
> EndLoop
>
> // Convert the text insets to text.
> Set oTi = oDoc.FirstTiInDoc;
> Loop While(oTi)
>   Set iResult = eUtl.ConvertTiToText(oTi);
>   Set oTi = oDoc.FirstTiInDoc;
> EndLoop
> //
> EndFunc
> //--------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers
> [mailto:framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
> Behalf
> Of Stephen O'Brien
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:28 AM
> To: Frame Users (framers at lists.frameusers.com)
> Subject: [Framers] Convert ALL text insets in All documents of a book
> automatically?
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using FM 12 and have several books with over 70 documents, all
> containing text insets.
>
> When I generate the monthly PDFs, I copy the files to my PC, convert all
> the
> text insets document by document for each book, then update the books and
> print the PDFs.
>
> I convert the text insets because I have some titles in my text insets.
>
> I am looking for a way to convert all of the text insets throughout a book
> automatically.
>
> Any suggestions (scripts, add-ins)?
>
> Many thx,
>
> Stephen O'BRIEN
>
>
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