RE: I need to Find/Change across a book

[Bill Briggs <web@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Uh, how is it that you don't have access to the source files, but you have
to change them???  There are no-cross book tools for Frame (unless someone
has written an API in the last few weeks).  Chris is right.  Use a
variable, and update it and import it as needed.  Right now it's the only
option you have, unless you happen to be working on a Mac, in which case
there are other options.  You could get me to script a solution for you,
but it will cost you.

- web

>Your suggestion would work if I had access to the source files, however, I
>don't.
>
>
>All I need is a simple search and replace across the book level...so that I
>don't have to search and replace for the same text for individual chapters
>(across 30 documents.)
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>Tracy Morrow <TMorrow@lgc.com> on 02/24/99 01:46:01 PM
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>To:   Christopher O Lollini/Cleveland/RA/Rockwell
>cc:
>Subject:  RE: I need to Find/Change across a book
>
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>Well, given the fact you'll have to do this more than once, I have two
>suggestions (although I'm sure you're get a plethora from the list):
>
>You could create a variable and change the variable value when you need to
>change the text. You could then import that variable value across the book
>file. Maybe, just maybe, Adobe will add some book-level functionality, and
>you can change the variable at the book level and not have to mess with
>importing variable values.
>
>OR
>
>What I would do is create a dummy file called xref.fm or something. Let's
>say you need the text PRODA for this release. Go to xref.fm and type PRODA.
>Everywhere you need to show PRODA, you a x-ref to that text in xref.fm.
>Let's say for the next release, the same text needs to say PRODB. Open up
>xref.fm and change the text to PRODB. Every time you open a file, Frame
>updates all x-refs, so you don't ever have to worry about resetting them.
>The trick is to maintain the x-ref marker which is not that big a deal.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Tracy
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:   Colollini@ra.rockwell.com [SMTP:Colollini@ra.rockwell.com]
>> Sent:   Wednesday, February 24, 1999 12:40 PM
>> To:     Tracy Morrow
>> Subject:     RE: I need to Find/Change across a book
>>
>> It is a one-time change that I'll have to do two or three times a year.
>>
>> We are brand labeling a honeywell product, and I need to swap terminology
>> and names.
>>
>> The product changes continuously, so I'm dealing with a new publication
>> every release
>>
>>
>> Chris
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>>
>>
>> Tracy Morrow <TMorrow@lgc.com> on 02/24/99 01:26:25 PM
>>
>> To:   Christopher O Lollini/Cleveland/RA/Rockwell
>> cc:
>> Subject:  RE: I need to Find/Change across a book
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi, Chris!
>>
>> Is this a one-time change or something you might have to change again in
>> the
>> future?
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From:   Colollini@ra.rockwell.com [SMTP:Colollini@ra.rockwell.com]
>> > Sent:   Wednesday, February 24, 1999 12:13 PM
>> > To:     Framers@FrameUsers.com
>> > Subject:     I need to Find/Change across a book
>> >
>> > Folks,
>> >
>> > Is there a utility/plug-in etc...that will allow me to find/change text
>> > across a book vs find/change across a single document?
>> >
>> > I need it bad, and soon.
>> >
>> > Chris Lollini




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