Re: Debugging a Runaway Counter (Ans: ?use FrameScript?)

[Jay Smith <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charles and all...

I am not sure (and it is too late at night to think about it), but I think
that you could use FrameScript to write out to a document/file showing what
was happening where.  

This would be useful for doing a whole directory full of files, each
generating there own debug file.

I have copied this to the FrameScript developer in case he wishes (no promises
of course) to speak on this.

On the other hand, to do a single file, you should be able to get your Para
Designer up with the Numbering tab open and cursor down through the file until
you see something funky.

-- 
Jay Smith

e-mail: jay@jaysmith.com

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Charles Fisher wrote:
> 
> Hi all -
> 
> We have some documents that were created using older versions of our
> templates, and when we later go in to update these documents, our
> auto-numbering scheme is off. We're not sure why, but it is likely due
> to some para overrides or hard-coding of numbers in places.
> 
> Details: it's a three-part counter, series a, like this:
> 
>     a:< >< >< >
> 
> the three placeholders count chapters, figure numbers, and table
> numbers.
> 
> We thought it would be relatively easy to just re-apply the new template
> to the older documents, but we've found ourselves caught up in a
> frustrating ripple effect that is almost impossible to decipher.
> 
> Does anyone know of a utility that can help to debug a numbering scheme,
> or maybe have some tips on how to sort out the problems we are having?
> Our chapter counters, for example, will increment properly for a few
> chapters, then jump to a bigger number, like this:
> 
>     1, 2, 3, 22, 28, etc.
> 
> It seems like there is something within a chapter that is incrementing
> or re-setting a value, but it's difficult if not impossible to find.
> 
> It would be super to have a tool that does something like this
> (third-party developers, are you listening?):
> 
> lets you run a counter diagnostic from the book level, producing a list
> (as a Frame document?) that shows each time a counter in a particular
> series is set or incremented. Each line item would be a hot link back to
> the place in your book where the counter change occurs.
> 
> I looked through the utilities on the FrameUser's site, and didn't see
> anything that would do this. Any hints or tips are appreciated. Is there
> a way to search through the MIF version of the file to see counter info?
> Please reply to me directly as I get the list in digest form.
> 
> Thanks -
> 
> Charles Fisher
> Documentation Manager, Datatel, Inc.
> cdf@datatel.com
>

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