FDK create CrossReference

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7 total messages Started by HanzelPeter Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:49

#1293

Author: HanzelPeter
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:49

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Hello.

We want programatically create a new unstructured XREF to another structured document. We know Id and name and text of that element.

When we create a new XREF the target document is not opened anymore.
So FM creates reference but text is not set. So XREF is not visible, but using find we can find it in document (the text is WHITESPACE).

We need to open target document and call F_ApiUpdateXRefs and that text in that unstructured is updated and XREF is clickable.

Is there a way to create XRef to another document, even this document is not opened in time of creating such XREF?

Re: FDK create CrossReference

#1308

Author: Russ Ward
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:01

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Hanzel, I'm not sure, but I don't think so. I believe that the text displayed by an xref is off limits... only FrameMaker itself can get in there through an update.

I could be wrong.

Since you know the ID and text of the target, you could do a workaround like this:

- Programmtically open up some "dummy" or "scratchpad" file
- Create an identical target in that file
- In the same file, create an xref to that target
- Update the dummy file
- Copy the xref into your original document
- Reset the file pointer on the newly-copied xref (FP_XRefFile)

It's a bit more coding but it should work, if no one else suggests a better way.

Russ

Re: FDK create CrossReference

#1322

Author: Russ Ward
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:11

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Hi Hanzel,

I got curious and did some experimentation with this. I believe that my original suspicions were correct. I was able to retrieve a text location for an xref with the FP_TextRange property, but Frame would not let me add text in there, returning a FE_BadSelectionForOperation from F_ApiAddText(). So, I'll stick to my original workaround suggestion. Although it seems a bit convoluted, I don't think it would require too much code, maybe 20 lines or less.

Russ

Re: FDK create CrossReference

#1327

Author: Ian Hawkins
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:25

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It's been a while since I looked at this, but can't you set the 
FP_XRefSrcText property of the FO_XRef object?

Ian

Re: FDK create CrossReference

#1333

Author: Scott_Prentice
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:09

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Hey Russ...

Did you try setting FP_Locked to False before editing the FP_XRefSrcText text? I'd swear that I did this at one point .. but I could be mistaken.

...scott

Re: FDK create CrossReference

#1335

Author: Russ Ward
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:22

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Hi Ian and Scott,

I hadn't noticed the FP_Locked property before, but it still didn't work when I set it to False. Here's what the FDK ref says about FP_Locked:

"True if the cross-reference is part of a text inset that retains formatting information from the source document. The cross-reference is not affected by global formatting performed on the document."

I'm not sure that is applicable to what we are talking about.

Also, I tried setting FP_XRefSrcText, but the text in the document view did not change. I remember trying that before but never having any success. The only way to get the text to update was through an FM update, which updates FP_XRefSrcText also. Which is what Hanzel wants to avoid.

Nonetheless, it may be that you have done it before and I just don't know how.

Russ

Re: FDK create CrossReference

#1336

Author: Russ Ward
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:25

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Hanzel, by the way, if your first name is actually Peter, my apologies.

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