Adobe framemaker 6.0 User Manual
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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 6.0
Examples
When the sales representative clicks Publish, a database procedure scans the database, retrieves the
requested information, and writes a MIF file that contains all of the information in a fully formatted
document. The final document looks like this:
requested information, and writes a MIF file that contains all of the information in a fully formatted
document. The final document looks like this:
The data from the database is published as a FrameMaker table. The database procedure makes one pass
through the records in the database and writes the contents of each record in a row of the table. The
procedure then creates a TextFlow statement that contains the text that appears above the table and creates
an ATbl statement to refer to the table instance.
through the records in the database and writes the contents of each record in a row of the table. The
procedure then creates a TextFlow statement that contains the text that appears above the table and creates
an ATbl statement to refer to the table instance.
You can set up a report generator like the previous example by following these general steps:
1
Create the template for the final report in a FrameMaker product. Design the master pages and body
pages for the document and create paragraph and character formats. You can include graphics (such as a
company logo) on the master page.
company logo) on the master page.
2
Create a table format for the report. Specify the table position, column format, shading, and title format.
Store the format in the Table Catalog.