Read/Write Rules: Generic Identifiers & FM Tags

I have seen this question answered in one of the dev guides but I cannot find it again.
My question is whether it is legal within the read/write rules to refer various generic identifiers to the same FM tag/element.
For instance:
element "body" is fm element "Paragraph";
element "preface" is fm element "Paragraph";
Thanks!
[moved to FM Structured forum]

Does every structured fm document need a prior XML document?
No. It depends upon the application. In my case, I create user manuals using structured FrameMaker. Our writing team created an EDD that does what we want and need it to do. We do not export or save the structured FrameMaker files as XML; however, we could if the need arose, for example, to create HTML versions for viewing in a browser. This application works for our needs.
I have one application in which I begin with XML. When I create a parts catalog, the part information is exported from a database as XML. The structure of this XML file is determined by the database; it does not match the structure design in my EDD. But I use an XSL transform to convert the parts XML into a structure that is valid with respect to my EDD. Again, it depends upon your application.
Some people DO export their structured FrameMaker files to XML. They may want to do something else with the content that requires its being in XML. Or they may use the XML for storage because XML files are smaller than FrameMaker files. Then when they open the XML files in FrameMaker, they are imported into a clean template, which cleans out any overrides and any junk that may have acummulated in the FrameMaker files.
If your goal is to convert unstructured FrameMaker files into structured files, then I suggest concentrating on developing the EDD that works for your needs. Export to XML can come later if you need it.
Van

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Could not open the read/write rules file
(App\ChapterReadWriteRules)
Make sure you have read access to the file and that
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What is the path you mentioned the structapps.fm file for read/write rules
It should be full file path for read/write rules(including extension of file). Otherwise there is possibility of throwing the error you mentioned.
Would it be possible to paste your XML application defined in your structapps.fm file??
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Basav

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Hello structure experts,
I am reading a set of DITA files into a specific FM template format, and there is one detail I cannot get to work properly. It should be possible to define column widths in a table, even if the DITA file does not include that information. But the Structure Application Developer Reference does not give the information on which string to pass to the column widths fm property. Does anyone out there have experience in doing this ?
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Got it !!!
Turned out to be simple, but the info was more or less hidden in the Dev Ref Guide: I had already put the "fm property column widths is value " line in but did not know the syntax for the values. Turns out you need to delimit the values by spaces, not commas. The parser does not give ANY useful information about this, just mentions 'syntax error near somewhere' or completely ignores the values you specify.
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NFC tags read/write operations on low level

Hi,
I know this is little bit offtopic question - but since you are experts in the area I will try to ask you probably a pretty simple question:
1/ I would like to know which protocol is used for the read/write operations to the NFC tags are used. According to my understanding after the tag is placed on the NFC reader (NFC phone, USB reader), it is powered and set to the ready state. Then the application protocol for read/write operation is used. As I think the exact format and the content of commands used for read/write is not specified in ISO 14443 and it is dependent on a tag hardware/manufacturer and will be different for FeliCa/Mifare/Innovision/etc. tags, so there is no way how to handle NFC tags read/write operations with the single implementation. Is that assumption correct?
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Kind regards,
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hello,
you have to read the NFC forum specs. all of this will be better explained than by me.
more than one protocol are used according the the contactless front end configuration and abilities. It includes ISO14443-A, ISO14443-B and Felica. Sometimes other protocols are also available, for example Innovatron (not Innovision lol)
Mifare is not a protocol, it is a line of NXP products. These products use the lower layers of the ISO14443-A protocol specification.
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2) using the lower layers of ISO14443-B
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not sure exactly about these 3, you have to read the specs. Everything is clearly understandable, not like ETSI.
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Regards
Sebastien

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Hi YongNei,
You were succesful in omiting enough information to make it very difficult to answer!
Please post your example.
Please tell us what version of LV-RT you are using.
Please define what you concider "fast data transfer".
Have you concidered mapping the FP tags of FP2010(A) to FP2010(B) and vise versa?
WHat exactly has to be syncronized?
If you have something that is close to working, share that.
Well, that as far as I can go with the info you have provided. Depending on the details, what you are asking could be anything from trivial to impossible with the currently available technology. I just can't say.
It would probably be a good idea to start over with a fresh question (sorry) because not many people are going to know what a a "
PF2010" is and I can not guarentee that I will be able to get back to you personally until next week-end.
Trying to help you get an answer,
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How can I read/write data files (text file) from PL/SQL Script

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vLinebuf               VARCHAR2(2000);
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I'm trying to write a log file within extension space but It throws error as 'TypeError: Illegal constructor'
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Thanks in advance
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if(result.err != 0)
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I'm hoping if any Adobe staff has any comment on this.
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Support from the supplier is not available. Hence can anyone let me know if ladder logic could have been written to prevent PC software based access of Read/write addresses (N7:0 to 9 in this case), while permitting access to Read only addresses? Is the problem at the PLC end or OPC server end? Is there a way to get around this?
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G710 hard drive read/write speed

Hello,
I have a brand new Ideapad G710 with 1TB Serial ATA 2, 5400rpm with advertised speed of 3 Gb/s (= 384MB/s).
I am running Windows 7 ultimate x64 with SP1.
When I test hard drive read/write speed (I used CrystalDiskMark) I get results of about 100MB/s, which is 3-4 times slower than it should be.
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Is this normal? Are there any lenovo drivers or utilities than I might be missing or that can slow/speed this?
Solved!
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hi Daew,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
The results that you got while running CrystalDiskMark is normal. The SATA 2 (3Gb/s) that you mentioned is actually the SATA interface support, not the actual read/write performance.
If you have a Seagate HDD (eg. ST10000LM024), check these specs
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Regards
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