5.1.1 Checking output type and file extension

When you set up a conversion project (see §3.3 Creating a Mif2Go conversion project), you use the Mif2Go Choose Project dialog to specify the output type. Mif2Go produces a new project configuration file for you that contains settings for the output type you selected.

Table 5-1 shows the name of the project configuration file for each output type, and the preset extension for output files. You can change the setting for the output file extension, for all output types except DITA and WinHelp.

For example, to specify a different file extension for HTML output:

[Setup]

; FileSuffix = suffix used for output file extension and in

; cross references

FileSuffix = .html

The leading dot on the extension is optional.

Table 5-1 Output types, file extensions, project configuration files

Output category	Output type	Preset output file extension	Project configuration file	Ref.
HTML-based Help	Eclipse Help	.htm	_m2eclipse.ini	12
	Microsoft HTML Help	.htm	_m2htmlhelp.ini	9
	JavaHelp	.htm	_m2javahelp.ini	11
	OmniHelp	.htm	_m2omnihelp.ini	10
	Oracle Help for Java	.htm	_m2oraclehelp.ini	11
HTML	Standard HTML	.htm	_m2html.ini	13
	XHTML	.xhtml	_m2xhtml.ini	13
XML	DITA XML	.dita (not settable)	_m2dita.ini	15
	Docbook XML	.ent	_m2docbook.ini	17
	Generic XML	.xml	_m2xml.ini	14
RTF	WinHelp	.rtf (not settable)	_m2winhelp.ini	8
	Print RTF	.rtf	_m2rtf.ini	6
Intermediate	ASCII DCL	.dcl	_m2dcl.ini	38
	FrameMaker MIF	.mif	_m2mif.ini	38

You can also use the Export dialog to change the file extension, just before running a conversion (see §3.7 Choosing final conversion options). If you do so, Mif2Go writes the new extension to the configuration file.

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