Silvia
You cannot open the MIF file, because FM will create all the
information necessary to build a document, including the System
Variables.
The correct steps:
1. Create the MIF file as the example already done:
<MIFFile 7.00>
<VariableFormats
<VariableFormat
<VariableName `MyVariable'>
<VariableDef `My New Variable Definition'>
# end of VariableFormat
# end of VariableFormats
# End of MIFFile
2. Open one doc of the book.
3. Import the MIF file into this doc - by copy, not reference:
File > Import > File
Click "Copy intoDocument"
4. Then import the variables of this doc to all the book.
This procedure works to import all kinds of information in FM files -
variables, formats (Character, Paragraph, Tables, etc.), and so on. The
only problem is that you need to be carefull when editing the MIF
statements.
All the plug-ins mentioned are better alternatives if you are not
familiar with MIF.
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Sivia Atar wrote:
Hi Rebecca,
I am also looking for a way to import only user variables into my Frame
files.
I tried to gut a mif file as you suggested. Using a text editor, I
removed
all the system variable definitions from the mif file and left in all
the
user variable definitions. I didn't touch any of the other definitions
since
I'm only going to import variables. When I opened the file in
FrameMaker,
FrameMaker put all the system variables back in with some default
values. I
didn't save the mif in FrameMaker. I made it read-only before even
opening
in FM just to be sure. Am I missing a step?
Sivia
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