[Framers] Tool for importing selected variables

[Tammy Van Boening]

Yea, that's what I do now and I have different files for different system
variables and user variables. I was tired of this. I wanted "one-stop"
shopping for variable importing and I have two solutions now.

Thanks!

TVB

Tammy Van Boening
Owner/Principal
Spectrum Writing, LLC
Tammy dot Vanboening at spectrumwritingllc.com
303-840-1755

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Subject: Re: [Framers] Tool for importing selected variables

At 10:14 -0600 28/6/17, Tammy Van Boening wrote:

>In the distant reaches of my mind, I seem to recall a tool that would 
>allow you to import only selected variables from one doc to another - 
>such as only system variables or only user-defines variables.  Am I 
>remembering correctly and if so, what is the name/where  can I get this
tool?

Hi Tammy

I don't remember a specific tool, but there is a technique that may be
helpful. It always worked for me, anyway:

Copy the file that contains the variable you want to import across multiple
files, then open the copy and delete every variable *other than* the
variable you want to import. Re-save the copy, then use that as your 'seed'
document to import the variable in question across multiple files.

This works as stated for user-defined variables. For system variables (from
memory) you have to be a bit more careful, as FrameMaker doesn't allow you
to delete them. I do not know of a way to import one system variable across
a population of files that have different system variable values. This is
where a tool (or Rick) could maybe help.

--
Steve
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