The fmbatch command supplied with Unix Frame can do it (and much else). Here's an example command file that tells fmbatch to import variables (v option) to all files in a book: Open DevGuide.bkt Open variables.fm ImportFormats v DevGuide.fmt variables.fm Save DevGuide.bkt Quit DevGuide.bkt Quit variables.fm Quit
Thanks to Art Campbell and Fred Ridder for suggesting alternatives which indirectly led me to taking a closer look at the -- ulp -- fmbatch documentation. Bill On Jul 14, 2009, at 6:58 PM, William Courington wrote: > I have some books that share most of their content. With variables > and conditional text, I could probably make managing the files > tolerable. But it would be more tolerable with scripts or other > software that could do something like this: > > - Open the "Settings" file for one book variant. > This file contains appropriate variable and conditional text > settings. > - For each file in the book: > - Open the file in Frame > - Import Formats (Variables, Conditional Text Settings) from > Settings file. > - Save and close. > > Is there a way to do this? I have both Windows and Solaris > FrameMakers. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bill _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
