> Well, I don't need FrameMaker to be a DocBook editor. I just
> need to get the DocBook document into Frame, with most of
> the markup preserved. I don't mind having to reformat a little
> in FrameMaker, and I certainly don't need to go back to DocBook
> after that.
Ah, a one-way, one-time conversion. That is somewhat easier.
But to get Frame to read the XML at all, you still need to have a DocBook-specific EDD. It can take days or weeks to write a good EDD.
You might have better luck starting with Steve Whitlach's DocBook to Frame projects at
http://www.swhitlat.com/docbook.php. He's already done part of the work for you. For a one-time conversion, it might get you most of the way there.
Best of luck.