AUTONUMBER question
Hi Fellows.
I'd like to ask a question. In the Oracle Migration Reference .pdf, there is a description of how to emulate MS Access AUTONUMBER data format inside an migrated db from Access to Oracle platform using triggers.
But we found that there is no need to use any trigger for that. Inserting data either from Access or from Oracle via DBA Studio causes the AUTONUMBER value to be automatically increased.
I would like to ask what the described trigger in the .pdf file is needed for.
Thanks in advance.
Marcos Yoshiaki Ibuki
Hi Marcos,
When an Access database is migrated to Oracle using the Migration Workbench a sequence is created holding the next value in the auto-number sequence. A trigger is then used to emulate the auto-number functionality
provided by Access. No manual intervention is required for the database being migrated. The reason a description is provided in the reference is to make the user aware that the AUTONUMBER data type is not available in Oracle. The reference can be used by the database user should they be adding new tables post migration which require the AUTONUMBER functionality.
I hope this answers your question,
Could you direct any other queries to
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-Kurt EulerHmmm. OK I'll try these.
But first a dumb question: What do you mean by your second suggestion "run your FM content through a FM template first before coming over to RH". Do you mean importing the styles (paragraph, character, table, etc) of a standard FM file that I've created that has all the styles I might use in a document? This I've done, and it includes the aforementioned ListNumber1 and ListNumber+ paragraph styles. I should think these 2 styles would be all I need to set up an (importable?) autonumbered paragraphs.
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Cover (document)
Legalese (document)
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TOC
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Body Text (document)
Objective 1 (book)
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Activity 1 (document)
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Objective n (book)
Body Text (document)
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Activity n (document)
Physical Skill 1 (document)
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Lesson Plan n (book)
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Then I can create a Master Page for each type of book and document (embedding the graphics that repeat) and apply the autonumbering in each book and the correct name of each thing in the footer. Most (but not all) of these categories have a unique name/title, or I will give them one as I go. Can I use system variables for all of this or should I be creating local user variables in each level? I guess what I am asking is: is there a way to describe all of this in one place or is this something I need to do in each document? That goes to the proper syntax of the variables (would that be <chaptername> in each doc?) and then I assume I can create hyperlinks or cross-references (not sure which yet) in, say, the body text of the Lesson Plan. The goal for output of this project is printed manuals, on-line digital content, Kindle books, iPad books and then a Captivate training course. FYI, I need to create a high-res version for the digital formats and a low res one for teacher who will be photocopying things like the worksheets that would be 4 color digitally but black and white for their printing purposes, so I am planning on using conditional build tags for that purpose.
If you read all this and have time to give me some feedback and assistance, thank you very much.
-LaurieI have been looking for FM books for a month now, but the little I did find seemed so ancient or poorly reviewed. I wish they had the FM11 book available that is listed in their Book dropdown, but I went ahead and bought the FM 8 pdf based on your recommendation. I will go off and read with my morning coffee for a bit and check back later to see if anyone else has some input for me.
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Forward Delete and Turning Off autonumbering
I am a new Mac user and it is showing as I try to work on pages. I am trying to create a numbered sequence which is single spaced within a single entry but double spaced in between each entry to look like this:
1. First topic.......................................................................... .....................................................................
2. Second topic.......................................................................... ................................................................
Very easy on a PC. Seemingly quite difficult with a Mac. Having read a few chartrooms maybe part of the problem is that I don't have a "del" key on my keyboard to do a forward delete. Maybe if I could just turn off the autonumbering it would work. Help!I am no expert but your question got me trying to accomplish what you wanted and I think I found it.
Start a new document, let's say a blank document, go to the Text Inspector, select Lists and select numbers. Now select text from the Text Inspector and set your line spacing to 1 and your Before Paragraph to 15pt or so. Try typing your list that and I think you will see what I am talking about.
I hope I have been of assistance.
Adam
PS... As far as forward deleting, just hold the fn key while using the delete key.
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Need help with Autonumber Format
We are using unstructured FrameMaker 12 on a Windows 7 platform (64 bit).
We need to number questions in an FAQs section, that includes the "Q" in bold followed by a colon that is not in bold.
This is what the new paragraph style needs to do:
1.[tab][bold]Q[Default ¶ Font]:[tab]What happens when XYZ?
[tab][bold]A[Default ¶ Font]:[tab]This is what happens.
We would like for the number and "Q:" to appear automatically and be formatted correctly with the new paragraph style, so all we have to do is type the question. (We would prefer not to use "Q##:" because it would require a unique indentation distance in the template.)
The "A:" should also be indented and formatted correctly.
Both the "Q:" and the "A:" would wrap around to the same indentation for long text strings.
Can anyone provide the "building blocks" that can make this happen? Is this possible?
I tried to search for the answer in this forum and on the Web. I apologize if this is answered somewhere already.
Thanks in advance.
TimThis is certainly possible! assuming I've understood the question correctly, of course …
All you need is a pair of paragraph formats, one for the questions and one for the answers, and a character format for the labels. Set the paragraph properties so that the numbering can be outdented, and set the numbering properties to add Q (or A, depending) followed by a sequence indicator and a tab. Here's a screenshot of how I'd do it for the questions.
And here's a bit more explanation of how the Autonumber format works its magic …
the Q: at the very start is the series label, and the colon is an essential part of the definition. By including a series label, you can set up different series; for example to number tables and figures separately.
after the series label, Q {space} is the text that will be included before the counter; <n+> is the building block for a numeric counter that will increment by 1; the full stop after the building block is another piece of text, and \t is a tab character.
the character format identifies a, well, character format that is applied to anything generated by the autonumbering; the format I've used just happens to be set to light grey.
This already gives an idea of how elegant FM numbering can be. Icing on the cake in this case is that thanks to the series label you can also display the current value of the counter for the answer. The autonumber format I've used for answers is Q:A <n>.\t
the Q: is the same series label
A{space} is the text, and <n> is the building block for 'current value of counter identified by this series label'
If your document simply alternates single-paragraph questions and single-paragraph answers, you can save yourself time by using the Next Paragraph Tag option to follow questions by answers and vice versa. You'll be amazed by how quickly you'll have your Q&A ready :-}
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