Re: Fmbatch to html or pdf?

["Thomas Michanek" <thomas.michanek@xxxxxxxxx>]

From: David Jacob Daulton/X4410 <ddaulton@lucent.com>

>Is there a way (shell script or 3d party software) to fmbatch to html (or pdf)?
>Does anyone know if fmbatch in Frame 6 will make this possible?

I assume you're on UNIX. No, you cannot Save As HTML with fmbatch, and I
think it's safe to assume it cannot be done in FM 6. However, you can
use fmbatch to print a PS file with Acrobat data to a watched folder, 
so that Acrobat Distiller can automatically convert to PDF. At least
with Distiller 3, it depends a little on which UNIX platform you're on.

However, in my previous employment, I used UNIX shell scripts and fmbatch
to automate production work flows (book building, HTML conversion, etc.)
There are FM-to-HTML converters out there that can be used with FM on
UNIX, and that can be called from scripts. I believe that even WebWorks
Publisher can be run in batch on UNIX? Formerly, we used another
converter, fmtoweb; however, it's freeware and completely unsupported.

But, you cannot call FM's built-in HTML conversion from a script.

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