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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 10
MIF Reference
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When you specify a device-independent pathname in a MIF string, you must precede any right angle brackets (>)
with backslashes (\), as shown in the syntax above.
Absolute pathnames
An absolute pathname shows the location of a file beginning with the root directory, volume, or drive. The following
table specifies device-independent, absolute pathnames for the different versions of FrameMaker.
Relative pathnames
A relative pathname shows the location of a file relative to the current directory. In all FrameMaker versions, the
device-independent, relative pathname for the same file is:
`<c\>Filename'
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In this version The pathname appears as this MIF string
UNIX
`<r\><c\>MyDirectory<c\>MySubdirectory<c\>Filename'
Windows
`<v\>c:<c\>mydir<c\>subdir<c\>filename'
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