Thanks Fred. I meant the definition. Sorry that wasn't more clear in my original mail.
-Huntley On 10/17/07, Fred Ridder <docudoc at hotmail.com> wrote: > > huntleye at gmail.com asked: > > > > Does anybody know the limit on the number of characters for a Running > H/F > > variable? I am guessing 255 or 256 as I think I've encountered it. Also, > is > > it purely a display problem or is that the effective lenghth of the > > variable? > > > There *is* a size limit for explicitly defined user variables (255 > characters in > the definition, including any formatting building blocks), but I'm not > sure > that the limit applies to reference-based system variables. I just created > > a test document, with a 12-line paragraph referenced by the Running H/F > variable, and Frame picked up all of the paragraph's text in the header > (as soon as I made the header frame large enough to display all of it). > > I think the only way you might run afoul of the size limit for variables > in the case of system variables is in the *definition* of the variable. > For example, if you have a Running H/F variable that uses the $paratext > building block with a list of a dozen or so paragraph tags, each of > which has a fairly long tag name, you could exceed 255 characters > *in the defintion*. But the length of the referenced content doesn't > seem to matter. > > Fred Ridder > > ------------------------------ > Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! Get > 'em!<http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us> >
