Advanced Run – Transform multiple files with XSLT

Understand how you can use Advanced Run to transform multiple XML files with XSLT in FrameMaker.

Using the Advanced Run dialog, you can run an XSLT on multiple files.

  1. Choose XSLT > Advanced Run.

    or

    Select select Advanced Run in the XSLT toolbar.


    Advanced Run in the XSLT toolbar

  2. In the Advanced Run dialog, select a scope for running the transformation:

    1. Current File: Generate output from the XML file open in FrameMaker.

    2. Include Child Elements if the active document is a book or a map. When this option is selected, the XSLT is applied to the child elements, together with the parent element.

    3. All Open Files: Generate output from all the XML files open in FrameMaker using a transformation transformations or XSL.

    4. Folder: Generate output from all the XML files in a folder using a transformation or XSL. Select Include Sub-Folders, if necessary.

  3. Select a transformation or XSL and click Run.

The output files are launched in the associated application.