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Re: Can any authoring tool directly pick data from the database or XML files?
Subject:Re: Can any authoring tool directly pick data from the database or XML files? From:martin -dot- smith -at- golehtek -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:10:38 -0700
Hi,
One way to solve this problem would be to use the FrameMaker authoring tool in
combination with an add-on program called FrameScript. FrameScript provides
access to FrameMaker's API in a high-level scripting language. FrameScript
expands on the API by providing full support for SQL, a GUI toolkit, and other
enhancements.
Using FrameScript one can write a script that causes FrameMaker to automatically
query a database and then generate a fully formatted document from the results.
You can add your own pull-down menus to FrameMaker in order to run various
scripts.
There are a number of people out there who also specialize in FrameScript
development, including myself.
If you would like to learn more you might want to check out the FrameScript
users group hosted by Yahoo Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/framescript-users/. There you will find many
knowledgeable people who can help you get started with FrameScript development.
You also might want to check out the FrameScript web site at http://www.fml.com.
Regards,
Martin R. Smith
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