[Framers] [WTF ramemaker] Anyone using MIF-to-Go with FM '17?
Scott Prentice
sp14 at leximation.com
Tue May 2 08:19:31 PDT 2017
Yes .. if Save As XML does what you need, by all means, use that since
it'll be easier. But if your processing requires more document data in
XML, you'll either need to set up a conversion and structure app, or use
MIF->MIFML.
...scott
On 5/2/17 5:42 AM, Rick Quatro wrote:
> MIF is more complete than the save as XML of unstructured documents. For example, I don't think markers come out in the XML, but they would certainly appear in the MIF file.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 7:21 AM
> To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.; Scott Prentice
> Subject: Re: [Framers] [WTF ramemaker] Anyone using MIF-to-Go with FM '17?
>
> XSLT wouldn't be trivial but it's doable by mere mortals.
>
> Scott (or anyone): What would be the reason to go this route instead of a straight save to FM XML?
>
> My original reason for posting was to get cleaner RTF/Word than FM is putting out, but this feels like overkill...
>
> Cheers,
> Art
>
>
> Art Campbell
> art.campbell at gmail.com
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>
> On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Scott Prentice wrote:
>
>> MIFML .. http://leximation.com/tools/mifml/
>>
>> This (free) command line utility converts from MIF to MIFML (and back
>> if you want). I haven't touched it in years but from what I've been
>> told by others it still works fine.
>>
>> You just have to write some XSLT to transform from the MIFML into
>> something useful.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> ...scott
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/1/17 5:38 PM, Rick Quatro wrote:
>>
>>> I think Scott Prentice was developing a MIF to XML converter. To me,
>>> that would give the most options for conversions to some of the other formats.
>>> Scott, is your converter still available? Thanks.
>>>
>>> Rick Quatro
>>> Carmen Publishing Inc.
>>> rick at frameexpert.com
>>> 585-366-4017
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+rick=r
>>> ickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
>>> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 6:10 PM
>>> To: Art Campbell; Framers List; writers--techies-on-framemaker
>>> @googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Framers] [WTF ramemaker] Anyone using MIF-to-Go with FM '17?
>>>
>>> It did not work with FM 2015, and I was working on going the MIF2Go
>>> source to see if I could update it.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, my temporary license for FM 2015 expired before I made
>>> any real progress, so the project stalled.
>>>
>>> Now that FM 2017 is out, I suspect it does not work. Although I have
>>> the MIF2Go sources, I don’t have access to a licensed version of FM
>>> 2017, so cannot resurrect this effort.
>>>
>>> Separately, however, I have made much progress on a MIF file
>>> reader/analyzer to do a LaTeX convertor for myself – my current
>>> process is manual.
>>>
>>> I need a lot more MIF material to test my code with though - all my
>>> test files are from FM 12. So, I may, someday, provide a completely
>>> new MIF2Go equivalent for the community.
>>>
>>> In the meantime, sorry for the news, Art!
>>>
>>> Z
>>>
>>> From: writers--techies-on-framemaker at googlegroups.com [mailto:
>>> writers--techies-on-framemaker at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Art
>>> Campbell
>>> Sent: Monday, May 1, 2017 09:07 AM
>>> To: Framers List <framers at lists.frameusers.com>;
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>>> Subject: [WTF ramemaker] Anyone using MIF-to-Go with FM '17?
>>>
>>> Works / doesn't work?
>>>
>>> Assuming it works, is there anything unique in the setup?
>>>
>>> I'm a little concerned that FM '17 can save to different MIF formats
>>> and wasn't sure how M2G would handle that.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Art
>>>
>>> Art Campbell
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