3.7.3 Choosing input source and disposition

Existing MIF files

If you already have current MIF files for your document located in the project directory, you can save conversion time by checking:

Use existing MIF file if any

in the Mif2Go Export dialog.

This setting is meant to save you time when you are experimenting with different configuration-file settings for the same output. When this box is checked, changes made to FrameMaker binary files after the MIF files were created are not included in the conversion. For production, check this box only if you are sure of the following:

• the FrameMaker file(s) in question have not been altered

• you have not changed an imported template, or template import option.

If this box is checked but Mif2Go cannot find one or more MIF files in the project directory, Mif2Go creates from the FrameMaker binary files any that are missing.

If you have only MIF files, but not the original FrameMaker binary files, always check this box.

Existing DCL files

If you already ran the conversion with ASCII DCL only as the output type, you can check:

Use existing DCL file if any

to avoid redoing the first part of the conversion, and also avoid rewriting graphics.

Delete MIF files?

If you are short on disk space, check:

Delete MIF when done

Mif2Go creates and removes MIF files one at a time. However, if you have only MIF files, and you do not have the original FrameMaker binary files, do not check this option.

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