My first take on it is the <xnumber> is a user variable that a
previous writer created, or maybe was imported from a pre-FM6 file, or
another file format through a clumsy import.
It sounds, from your description, that you would want to replace it
with the <$chapnum> system variable so that your numbering is in the
form chapter/page: 3-13. If you don't use that style of numbering,
it's probably safe to delete, as far as page numbering goes. It may be
in use somewhere else.
The red color may be a conditional text setting or a character format,
or even manually applied, but it's not related to counting -- it's a
format attribute.
Art
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On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Bill Rost <Bill.Rost at retalix.com> wrote:
> I've learned a lot by just following the conversations on this list, and
> thanks to all you EXPERTS who provide the answers. Hope you can help me.
>
>
>
> I'm working in FrameMaker 7.2 and have several FrameMaker books with the
> same template applied.
>
>
>
> In a .pdf of one of the books, instead of the current page number (like
> a 1, 2, ...) in the header, I see "<xnumber>34". Yikes! The other books
> show the page number that I expect.
>
>
>
> Looking at the Master Page of the problematic book, I see "Running H/F 1
> <xnumber>#" (without question marks). When selected, the "<xnumber>#"
> translates to Current Page # in Variables, and when I click Edit I see
> "<xnumber><$curpagenum>".
>
>
>
> In the boilerplate template and other books, looking at Master Pages, I
> do see "Running H/F 1 #", and the pound sign is in red. When selected,
> the "#" translates to Current Page # in Variables, and when I click
> Edit, I see "<xnumber><$curpagenum>", the same as in the problematic
> book.
>
>
>
> I've searched FrameMaker Help and this list for info about <xnumber> and
> about displaying variables. Is there a display setting that is causing
> this problem? Do I have two totally different variables? What does the
> red color on the # sign mean?
>
>
>
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