Indeed, like Russ said, you need a structured application. But instead of creating one from scratch, which may indeed take "a minute or two", another option would be to "remodel" the xml document first to DITA and then use the DITA Structured Application (or DITA-FMx: www.leximation.com/dita-fmx/).
Kind regards -- Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba Belgium ____________________________________ On Dec 12, 2007 2:14 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mary, > > FrameMaker can do this, and in fact, it is one of FrameMaker's great > strengths in the structured content arena. Despite what it lacks in other > XML features, it can do a bangup PDF from XML or SGML like no other tool, I > think. Note, however, that you need to build the translation mechanism (the > "structured application") to get the XML imported and properly formatted. > For a short document, an expert might be able to pull this off in a few > days, but if you've never done it before, the learning curve can last into > the weeks or months. > > Russ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:21:11 -0600 > From: Mary Holder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: XML to PDF? > To: FrameUsers <framers@lists.frameusers.com> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hello Framers, > > Does anyone know if I can create a PDF from an XML file using > FrameMaker? It's a relatively short document, but I haven't done this > before so I'm not sure how to proceed--if, in fact, it can be done. > > TIA, > > Mary Holder > The Roving TechWriter > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/yves.barbion%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
