How to split a large FM file in several PDF volumes

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From: Ken. W. Greenwich
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:24

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Hello,

I would like to be able to automatically split a Framemaker file (a
large flow) into several volumes according to several rules :

1) volumes must be made of multiple of 16 pages, if need be blank
pages must be added

2) volumes must be roughly of the same size

3) each volume may at most contain 320 pages

4) each volume must have a distinct cover page, followed by a blank
page (on the reverse of the cover page)

5) the last pages of the last volume includes a few pages such as
calendars, the blank pages of the last volume (to round up to 16
pages) must precede these calendars.

6) the TOC must be updated to take into account the additional pages
inserted

Is this possible in FrameMaker? How? Before the PDF is created? After
it has been created?

I looked a little bit at books, but it looks like I have to manually
split the content according to the rules above.

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