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 co-author Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11 P: 714.960.6840 | C: 714.585.2335 | matt at mattrsullivan.com @mattrsullivan LinkedIn facebook mattrsullivan.com 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 > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as matt at mattrsullivan.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/matt%40mattrsullivan.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130325/419b46b5/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: twitter.png Type: image/png Size: 1331 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130325/419b46b5/attachment.png> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: linkedin.png Type: image/png Size: 1380 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130325/419b46b5/attachment-0001.png> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: facebook.png Type: image/png Size: 1576 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130325/419b46b5/attachment-0002.png> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: blog.png Type: image/png Size: 1222 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130325/419b46b5/attachment-0003.png>
