2009/10/12 Emma Glaisher <[email protected]> > Unfortunately in my experience, using these tags stops InDesign from > recognising the file as tagged text. > > If you've made it work, please tell me more!
I suspect the problem you describe is the result of two apparently conflicting requirements: 1. InDesign tagged files require the start tag, eg, <ASCII-MAC> be the entire first paragraph. 2. We want to convert FileMaker's internal representation of the carriage return into <0x000D>. So if we assemble all the export text in a field, then convert FM's returns to the ID tag, we no longer have the ID start tag on its own line, and upon import ID doesn't recognise the file as tagged text. A workaround is to export 2 records: the first contains ONLY the InDesign Tagged Text start tag, and the second record contains the rest of the export text compiled from your database, with returns and tabs substituted for ID tags. You might choose to create a special Export table to hold these two records. Doing it this way means the return that FM inserts between records in the export file is retained, and hence the ID start tag line is maintained. I've uploaded a (very basic) example to my iDisk: http://files.me.com/tlm/69p0zx -- Tim Mansour <[email protected]> Neologica Print & Promotions ABN 63 904 335 408 Certified FileMaker 10 Developer "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
