[Framers] Framers Digest, Vol 160, Issue 4

[Wim Hooghwinkel - idtp]

Hi Roger,

as mentioned: there are other tools to convert Word to XML. One example is Convertoo (http://convertoo.net/ <http://convertoo.net/>) , from the makers of DITAToo. This tool will convert Word to DITA XML and does a very good job especially if your word doc is consistent in structure. Result is DITA XML that can be easily reworked in FrameMaker.

HTH


Vriendelijke groet / Kind regards,
 
Wim Hooghwinkel





> Op 22 jul. 2019, om 22:02 heeft framers-request at lists.frameusers.com het volgende geschreven:
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> Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:18:00 +0100
> From: Roger Shuttleworth <shuttie27 at gmail.com <mailto:shuttie27 at gmail.com>>
> To: Framers <framers at lists.frameusers.com <mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>>
> Subject: [Framers] OT: Word to XML
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> Hello Framers
> 
> This is somewhat off-topic as it doesn't directly concern FrameMaker 
> (though it could). Nevertheless, I know there are people on this list 
> who are much more knowledgeable than I, so here goes...
> 
> I have a set of well over 100 Word documents (I know...) that I would 
> like to convert to simple XML (not the kind that Word exports!). They 
> are all four pages long and pretty consistent in terms of structure, and 
> paragraph styles are used for the most part, though not character 
> styles. If you were me, what methods would you look at?
> 
> I have used structured FM for years and am familiar with DITA and 
> DocBook. I know that there is a route from Word doc > FrameMaker > 
> Structured FrameMaker > XML that would involve creating a conversion 
> table, a DTD, and a structured application. I have done that in the 
> past, though it was a few years ago. I realise that it would mean a lot 
> of up-front work to get it working, as well as ensuring that styles are 
> used fully and consistently in my source documents.
> 
> But is that what you would recommend?
> 
> I have FM11. Would a later version of FM add anything to that?
> 
> Or is there a non-FrameMaker route that I am unaware of? I have done a 
> web search but not come up with much. Is there a route via HTML or XHTML?
> 
> What about MIF2Go? I understand that it still works with FM11, but is it 
> capable of converting to XML?
> 
> Any and all ideas would be welcome. I value your input as it will help 
> me avoid a lot of dead ends.
> 
> Roger