<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Rick, is there any way possible to create a compiled version of any Framescripts, so as to tippy-tow through John's IT minefield?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Art Campbell <a href="mailto:art.campbell@gmail.com" target="_blank">art.campbell@gmail.com</a><br> "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson<br> No disclaimers apply.<br> DoD 358<br><br>I support <a href="http://www.TheGrotonLine.com" target="_blank">www.TheGrotonLine.com</a>, hyperlocal news for Groton MA.</div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Rick Quatro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rick@rickquatro.com" target="_blank">rick@rickquatro.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi John,<br>
<br>
As you know, I am a big fan of scripting. FrameMaker 11 has ExtendScript<br>
built in, so one clandestine way of adding productivity to FrameMaker<br>
without plugins is to learn to write some scripts. ExtendScript is basically<br>
Adobe's version of JavaScript on top of FrameMaker's object model. If you<br>
don't want to write them yourself, you can purchase them from others. And<br>
because scripts are compiled at runtime, you usually get the source code so<br>
you can reuse parts and pieces in your own scripts. Your learning will make<br>
things a longer term effort, but it sounds like your procurement process<br>
takes time anyway, so you may as well be adding to your skill set as you<br>
learn.<br>
<br>
I am doing an Adobe Webinar next Wednesday on ExtendScript in FrameMaker. If<br>
you have a particular task in mind and attend the webinar, I will make sure<br>
you get the script at no cost, or in exchange for a small donation to the<br>
Roswell Cancer Center in Buffalo. I welcome some good ideas for scripts that<br>
I can demonstrate. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.<br>
Thank you very much.<br>
<br>
Rick<br>
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Rick Quatro<br>
Carmen Publishing Inc.<br>
<a href="tel:585-366-4017" value="+15853664017">585-366-4017</a><br>
<a href="mailto:rick@frameexpert.com">rick@frameexpert.com</a><br>
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Hi, guys...I'm using FM11 unstructured and I maintain quite a large document<br>
set...10 books of 2,000 pages each give or take.<br>
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Because of the amount of time I spend on housekeeping, I'm ready to take a<br>
stab at adding plugins that will save me time. In addition, I may be<br>
bringing in a team of 3-4 writers and I want the files to be as clean as<br>
possible. When you evolve to 20,000 pages of document from an initial 195<br>
pages in 2 years, ya get careless at times.<br>
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Now...I'm in a very locked down environment, so I know I'm in for a<br>
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Money is no object. I was able to easily justify a $500 application just to<br>
check broken links (3 bullet points in an email) , but it took 4 months to<br>
work through the process from "request to license".<br>
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So...if I was to try to put together a shopping list together with as many<br>
plugin components in as few different products as possible, what should that<br>
be?<br>
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Thanks<br>
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