Or you could simply delete all the variables from one file except for
the variable that you want to import, and use that as a template for
importing to other docs.
--
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
058-763-7133
On 07-Apr-16 1:43 PM, Heiko Haida wrote:
Hi Roger,
one objection:
Although the mif-file contains only a single variable, FM will add a set
of default system variables to it.
By importing the variables into another file, all changes in the
definition of system variables (like added character formats e.g.) will
be discarded there.
Best regards -- Tino H. Haida
Roger Shuttleworth:
This discussion seems to have morphed into one about importing variable
definitions in a situation where your work environment doesn't allow you to
install plugins. Here's my two pennorth:
Monique Semp said:
"Yes, but that presupposes that you want *all* the variables from the sourcefile.
But in my case, I have different variables in different FrameMakertemplates (for
frontmatter, ToC, chapters), with only some variables, suchas the doc's part number, in
all the templates. So by using BookVars, I caneasily change/add only the desired
variable, to all files in the book,without affecting any other variables."
There is a way to import a single variable into your doc. This method may be
familiar to those as long in the tooth as I am, but new to the younger
generation. I append an answer that was given by Framers years ago, with my
acknowledgments to the original author, whoever he/she was.
Importing a single variable into a template
Create a small text file with the variable and save it with a .mif extension.
If you then open that file in FrameMaker, it will appear to be a regular blank
FrameMaker document, but you'll know for sure that the only thing it actually
contains is the one variable definition you want to import.
There are two ways that you can use the variable created in the .mif file: Use
that .mif file the same as you would any file from which you are importing
formats; or from the File menu, choose Import > File, and then select the Copy
into the document radio button.
If you need to change the variable definition, edit the text file. See the
following example for more information.
Example:
<MIFFile 6.00>
<VariableFormats
<VariableFormat
<VariableName `CompanyName'>
<VariableDef `Your definition here'>>
# end of VariableFormat >
# end of VariableFormats
Note that the opening quote symbol for the variable name and its definition is
actually the left slanting character below the tilde on your keyboard. The
closing quote is a straight single quote/apostrophe. Note also that if you want
to include more variables, you just need the whole group of four lines for each
variable. For example, if you added a CompanyShortName variable, the MIF
snippet file might look like this:
<MIFFile 6.00>
<VariableFormats
<VariableFormat
<VariableName `CompanyName'>
<VariableDef `The Fish Dance Slapstick Ballet Company, Ltd.'>>
# end of VariableFormat
<VariableFormat
<VariableName `CompanyShortName'>
<VariableDef `Fish Dance'>>
# end of VariableFormat>
# end of VariableFormats
Caveats:
I'm not sure whether you would need to change "MIFFile 6.00" into something a
bit more up-to-date, but I doubt it. Also, I've not tested this on recent FM versions,
but see no reason why it wouldn't work.
Hope this helps.
Roger
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