variables imported via MIF fragment WAS: global master page changes

[Matt Sullivan]

I have used it in FM 11 successfully 1/2 dozen times with various clients.

I also highly recommend Rick's ImportFormatsSpecial (even more because he updated to FM 11 (to include Object Styles) at my request!!!!)

-Matt

Matt R. Sullivan 
co-author Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11 
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On Mar 25, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Craig Ede <craigede at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I agree that the MIF fragment import is the most elegant (and was my preferred method previously), but  I had no success with import from MIF fragment working with FM11. I haven't tried it with FM10. Can someone else confirm that this no longer works with FM11?
>  
> Craig
>  
> From: Matt Sullivan [mailto:matt at mattrsullivan.com] 
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 4:20 PM
> To: craigede at hotmail.com
> Cc: 'Timothy DeWees'; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: global master page changes
>  
> Perhaps the most elegant way to use the variables method is to save the definitions as a MIF fragment and eliminate any chance of mucking anything else in your files.
>  
> I refer to "Using MIF Fragments to Update Catalog Settings" on p. 581 of my book whenever I need to do this.
> 
> -Matt
> 
> Matt R. Sullivan 
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> On Mar 25, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Craig Ede <craigede at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> I'd do it via a variable placed on the master page. Just import variables from a clean template (i.e. one that won't redefine other possibly used variables) across the range of files that need to be updated.
>  
> Craig
>  
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Timothy DeWees
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 4:02 AM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: global master page changes
>  
> I have a document that changes very frequently, sometimes every month. The client likes to have a “version” in the header, such as “March 2013 Version”, “April 2013 Version,” etc.  Is there a way to globally revise all of my master pages in the book from say March to April in the header title? I’m currently running FM10 and would prefer to do this without using framescript since not everyone working with these documents has framescript.  Thanks in advance for the help.
>  
> Tim DeWees
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