Re: PageMaker/Quark to db

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23006
interpreted = N
texte = This is a very simple solution, but might be a start, try using the tagged import/export capabililties. This at least gives you a well formatted, text-only, version of your Quark doc which you could then convert to a database. Obviously this would require some additional work, but wouldn't be too hard to streamline or automate in many situations. Let me know personally (johnh@smithmicro.com) if you'd like to discuss more specific options.John.>If the document is uniformly structured (as I guess it should be if it is >databaseable) then you could get your clients to construct their documents >using only style sheets for text formatting. You can then run a script or a >manual search-and-replace on the tagged text file to structure it as a >database. > >If you find a Quark to database utility, please tell us. > >Julian Clayton > >---------- >>From: Tim Taylor >>To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com >>Subject: PageMaker/Quark to db >>Date: Wed, Jan 27, 1999, 12:58 am >> > >>Hi all >>I know this is a little off topic, but we've noticed that most clients want >>to present us with a quark or page-maker files to build their prodjects. >>Extrating that info and dropping into a db is takeing 4 times longer than >>building the actual catalog. Does anyone know of a utility that can >>capture these files and convert them into something thats easier to drop >>into filemaker or excell. I've had some success with requesting pdf's, >>cutting and pasting into text files text files and cutting pasteing from >>there, but it is still a bear. Anyone with any creative solutions? >> >>Tim Taylor >>Webmaster >>http://www.growzone.com >>Tim@versa.com >>t h e s i t e f o r t h e >>g r e e n i n d u s t r y >>1.888.800.5904 >> >> >> >> >> John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: PageMaker/Quark to db (John Hill 1999)
  2. Re: PageMaker/Quark to db (Julian Clayton 1999)
  3. PageMaker/Quark to db (Tim Taylor 1999)
This is a very simple solution, but might be a start, try using the tagged import/export capabililties. This at least gives you a well formatted, text-only, version of your Quark doc which you could then convert to a database. Obviously this would require some additional work, but wouldn't be too hard to streamline or automate in many situations. Let me know personally (johnh@smithmicro.com) if you'd like to discuss more specific options.John.>If the document is uniformly structured (as I guess it should be if it is >databaseable) then you could get your clients to construct their documents >using only style sheets for text formatting. You can then run a script or a >manual search-and-replace on the tagged text file to structure it as a >database. > >If you find a Quark to database utility, please tell us. > >Julian Clayton > >---------- >>From: Tim Taylor >>To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com >>Subject: PageMaker/Quark to db >>Date: Wed, Jan 27, 1999, 12:58 am >> > >>Hi all >>I know this is a little off topic, but we've noticed that most clients want >>to present us with a quark or page-maker files to build their prodjects. >>Extrating that info and dropping into a db is takeing 4 times longer than >>building the actual catalog. Does anyone know of a utility that can >>capture these files and convert them into something thats easier to drop >>into filemaker or excell. I've had some success with requesting pdf's, >>cutting and pasting into text files text files and cutting pasteing from >>there, but it is still a bear. Anyone with any creative solutions? >> >>Tim Taylor >>Webmaster >>http://www.growzone.com >>Tim@versa.com >>t h e s i t e f o r t h e >>g r e e n i n d u s t r y >>1.888.800.5904 >> >> >> >> >> John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com John Hill

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