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Subject:Re: Frame > Lotus Notes From:"Nagai, Paul" <pnagai -at- VISA -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 12 Aug 1998 16:01:28 -0700
> We have a strange request that I need some help with. Short and sweet:
> client has a parent company using FrameMaker, but distributes service
> manuals as Lotus Notes, downloadable from the outside. Not other
> materials,
> just service. The client wants to mainstream into Frame, and wants
> ideally
> to be able to move Frame docs into Lotus Notes automatically. We do it
> all
> day long for WinHelp, PDF, and HTML, but we've never had a request for
> Notes
> before. Does anybody know of a conversion method?
>
I can't recommend it because I haven't tried it, but you may be able to
use the following path:
IBM BookManager Build (runs on OS/2 and NT) can create BookManager
formatted files from FrameMaker MIF files. There is an as-is Lotus Notes
utility that may make BookManager formatted files visible to Lotus Notes
users.
I do have experience about creating BookManager formatted files and
publishing them on an intranet with a tool (BookServer) that makes
BookManager formatted files available in HTML.
