Step 2 (cont.) - Multiple pages

If you'd like to split the file into multiple pages, you could do that here too. Though I won't go into detail, I will list a few guidelines on how to do so:

1. Create a 'pages table,' tblPages. A table that contains information about the pages in the document. This table would contain data such as: Document ID, which would tell you which document in tblFiles this page belongs to; PageTitle, a title for the individual page, ie Page 2; and PageNumber, so you can see the order of the pages.

2. Add a field in tblFiles called NumberOfPages and increment that number everytime you add another page. This way, you'll know how many pages are in every document without having to see how many actual files there are.

3. Name the new files something based off of the original file. For instance, if the original document was test.html, name pages 2 and 3, test2.html and test3.html

4. Parse the file for a logical separator, ie a paragraph break <p> You could then split the page according to the number of paragraphs, or allow the user to select which paragraph to place the page break in. If you do the latter, you'll have to mark each spot the user selected somehow. A good way to do this would be to use a form with numbered checkboxes for each paragraph; ie if the user selects checkbox 2, there should be a page break at paragraph 2. For each page break, write the contents in a new file. This is the hardest step. Here is some logic and pseudo-code on how to do so:

dim CursorFirst, CursorLast
strNextText = file contents
for each paragraph in strNextText
 Set CursorFirst to beginning of paragraph (ie at position of <p>)
 If there is more than one paragraph in strNextText then
  If this paragraph is not marked with a page break, then
   Put all the text to the next paragraph in variable strText
   Point CursorLast to CursorFirst
  Else 
   Update tblFiles and tblPages with new page info
   Write new file with strText
   Clear strText
   Put all the text to the next paragraph in variable strText
   Put all the text after current paragraph in variable strNextText
   Point CursorLast to first <p> in strNextText
  End if
 Else if only one paragraph then
  Write strText to a file
 End If

You'll probably want to put this functionality on a separate page. This should get you started on splitting the original document into multiple pages.

Step 2 - Manipulation
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