"Joe Malin" <jmalin at tuvox.com> wrote on 07/19/2006 06:18:24 PM: > My guess is that FM clears out the old > information as a "feature"; it only allows you to add paragraph tags > that are in your existing files, so it must first clear out everything > that was there from before.
As I pointed out in my post to John, your guess is wrong. Nothing is stripped from a TOC file if it is renamed and included in a new book file. The TOC set-up is part of the book component properties. When generating a file, Frame for each generated file: 1 - looks for a correctly named file. 2 - If not found, creates a new empty file based on the first non-generated file in the book. Will also a reference with the required definitions. 3 - If found, opens the file and strips out all paragraphs with formats with suffixes matching the generated file (*TOC, *IOM, *LOT, *LOF). 4 - Based on the list of paragraphs or elements in the book component, Frame then builds the generated file. Note: Number 3 above makes for interesting observations. The new generated content is created in the same place as the deleted paragraphs. I'm not sure if it is the location of the first of the last deleted paragraph that determines the start point for the generated content, but you can have generated files with standard text at the beginning and end which frame will always leave alone when generating the file. Eric L. Dunn Senior Technical Writer _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail communication (and any attachment/s) may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and to others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by reply e-mail, and delete the e-mail subsequently. Please note that in order to protect the security of our information systems an AntiSPAM solution is in use and will browse through incoming emails. Thank you. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ce message (ainsi que le(s) fichier/s), transmis par courriel, peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels ou prot?g?s et est destin? ? l?usage exclusif du destinataire ci-dessus. Toute autre personne est par les pr?sentes avis?e qu?il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, le distribuer ou le reproduire. Si vous l?avez re?u par inadvertance, veuillez nous en aviser et d?truire ce message. Veuillez prendre note qu'une solution antipollupostage (AntiSPAM) est utilis?e afin d'assurer la s?curit? de nos systems d'information et qu'elle fur?tera les courriels entrant. Merci. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
