Re: Word Tables to Frame 12Tables

[Shmuel Wolfson]

You can open each Word file in Frame, then search for each table and apply "No Shading" and set all ruling to "From Table" to get rid of any custom ruling and all shading. To automate finding tables and applying ruling and shading, install AutoIt and run the script below. (It has to be saved in a text file an .AU3 extension.)  Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 ; This script applies the currently defined custom ruling and shading ; to one or more table cells. ; Before running the script, find "Any Table" and apply the desired ; ruling and shading once. ; Works for FM11. May need minor changes for other versions. Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ; matches anywhere in the title Opt("TrayIconDebug", 1) Dim $max Dim $x = 1 $max = InputBox("","How many tables?","10") WinActivate(".fm") WinWaitActive(".fm") While $x <= $max Sleep(500) ; wait a 1/2 second Send("!tf{DOWN 3}{ENTER}"); opens Custom Ruling and Shading - ; !tfs didn't work Sleep(500) ; wait a 1/2 second Send("!a") ; apply ruling and shading Sleep(500) ; wait a 1/2 second Send("^+f") ; find the next table $x = $x + 1 WEnd ----  On 18-Jun-14 10:05 PM, Winberg, Harold wrote: We have 11 books and maybe 160 tables.   From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 2:26 PM To: Lin Sims; Robert Lauriston Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Word Tables to Frame 12Tables   Yes, TableCleaner is absolutely indispensable when you're importing complete Word documents that contain tables into FrameMaker. I couldn't do without it. But for bringing in a single table (which I believe was the original query), I'll stick with the convert-to-text-before-copying method. In my experience it is quicker to apply clean formatting to the cells of one table that was built from pasted plain text than to fix all the Word-ness of a table that was pulled in as a table even if you have a tool that does most of the work. -Fred Ridder Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:02:42 -0400 Subject: Re: Word Tables to Frame 12Tables From: ljsims...@gmail.com To: rob...@lauriston.com CC: framers@lists.frameusers.com And don't forget Rick Quattro's excellent TableCleaner plugin, which can help make cleaning up Word tables ever so much easier.   On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Robert Lauriston <rob...@lauriston.com> wrote: Second on that approach. On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Fred Ridder <docu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Because the Word and FrameMaker table models are fundamentally so different, > I find that it is best to only import the content and nothing relating to > the "tableness".  From Word, first use the convert table to text command, > then copy the tab-separated table contents. Paste the text into Frame and > then use convert the table to text command to create a table with the > appropriate table format applied. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as shmue...@gmail.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/shmuelw1%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.

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