Has everyone of you ever connected a database (preferably Paradox or CSV) to
Pagemaker 6.5?
How does it work?
Are there online-Resources on this topic?
Tanks a lot for your help,
Bernd Goldschmidt
by Bernd Goldschmid » Mon, 06 Mar 2000 04:00:00
Tanks a lot for your help,
Bernd Goldschmidt
by Gordon Woo » Wed, 08 Mar 2000 04:00:00
You can also script the import of database material in any character
delimited format. This is the system we've used to create
adverti*t layout dummies in PageMaker from databases which contain
the booking details -- the script brings in the listing, and draws the
ad boxes as frames on the pages with details of the ad within
the.frame; when told it will then go and get the ad to replace the
frame.
You'll find details on PageMaker scripting resources listed on the
Sources page of our website: <http://www.veryComputer.com/;
On Sun, 5 Mar 2000 23:40:57 +0100, "Bernd Goldschmidt"
>Tanks a lot for your help,
>Bernd Goldschmidt
1. PM7 Data Merge, PM Script & Database Publishing
Hi,
I don't use PM7, but do use a number of other Adobe products, including PM
6.5. Generally speaking, Adobe doesn't offer an app that does true database
publishing in the sense of live linking to a real database to automatically
format documents such as catalogs. If you have significant needs in this
area, I'd suggest one of the following solutions:
* If you are on a Windows PC, consider Ventura Publisher, which comes with
Database Publisher and does exactly what you're trying to do.
* If you wish to stick with Adobe applications, consider developing XML
capabilities, and use a database that is XML-aware. Then, I'd recommend
InDesign, which can import XML documents that can be generated from your
database. Framemaker is another option, and would bring the ability to
author XML documents. However, it is a real departure from the type of
layout best suited to Pagemaker or InDesign.
* If you need to stick with PM, you may want to consider a database report
generator that can create ascii files containing formatting code from your
database.
Regards,
--
Neil Gould
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