atw: Re: Frame query .tpl?

I suspect that to store structure information you need a structured
template, and that's what this .tpl file is. For an unstructured document,
as you say, any old .fm file will do.

If you Google for "framemaker tpl structure" you get quite a few hits like
this one (http://www.txstruct.com/rules.htm):

   Read/write rules can be entered into a text file or a FrameMaker file.
   A FrameMaker rules file can be either structured or unstructured.
   Text Structure Consulting, Inc., provides a structured template for
   read/write rules. Use of the structured template spares the developer
   the need to remember the exact syntax of rules and spelling of keywords.

   rules7.tpl     The FrameMaker 7.0 version of the template

My guess is that if you've edited a tpl file in structured mode and want to
save it, you give it a new name with a .tpl extension and a type of SGML or
XML. I don't know why the installer doesn't associate .tpl with FrameMaker
but you can make the association yourself in Windows Explorer if you want.

Stuart

austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 22/08/2006 08:58:55 AM:
> Thanks Stuart,
>
> No its not that I'm wondering what a template is or how it can be
> used with Frame, its more the use of the file extension ".tpl" that
> I haven't seen before.  I'm guessing it just means "template".  With
> Frame you can just use a normal .fm document as a template file
> (which is what I've always used) to import the various document
> properties etc. as required.
>
> Tha fact that Windows, with FrameMaker installed on it, doesn't
> recognise the file extension makes me wonder why (ie, if ".tpl" is a
> proper Frame extension why doesn't it recognise it)? And there is no
> save-as option to create a .tpl Frame template from a document?
>
> Perhaps its just an old-school way of defiing a template?
>
> -Pete
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: Stuart Burnfield sburnf@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:41:16 +1000
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Frame query .tpl?
>
> > "A template is a document that stores properties you use in more than
one
> > place. You can create a new document from a template to give it all the
> > template's properties, or you can import specific properties from the
> > template later. FrameMaker templates give your documents their layout
and
> > formatting, and specify their structure requirements."
> >
> > For more, see Working with Structured Documents > About structured
> > templates in the online help.

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