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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cross-posted to Framers and WWP-users</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello All</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question relates to the software industry, so feel
free to delete now if that's not relevant to you.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was talking to my manager and developers today. We
are looking into the possibility of automating Help and PDF generation in the
software build process, using our present tools of FrameMaker 7.1 and WWP (v.7
and/or WWeP). The ideal scenario would be:</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Build process fires up WWP (via command
line/API?).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. WWP takes Frame source files and generates Help
files.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Build process incorporates Help files into
build.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Build process fires up PDF generation from
Frame.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. Build process incorporates PDF into
build.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm wondering if anyone on the list has experience in
this, or whether it is actually possible in whole or in part. It sounds unlikely
to me, given that WWP rarely performs flawlessly in my experience and manual
intervention is usually required.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>There may be other tools that could accomplish this
(e.g. a DITA workflow, CMS, etc.), but before we investigate those I need to
know whether it is doable with what we have. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks.</FONT></P>
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