I'm working in FrameMaker 7.2 and have 20+ books based on a boilerplate template.
In a .pdf of one of the books, instead of seeing the current page number (1, 2, and so forth) in the header, I saw every page number, prefixed with "<xnumber>". The other books show the page number without the prefix. So, I compared the headers in Master Pages of the problematic book with the boilerplate template Master Pages. The Master Pages header of the problematic book shows "Running H/F 1 <xnumber>#" (without question marks). When I select "<xnumber>#" and look at Variables, it translates to Current Page # and when I click Edit I see "<xnumber><$curpagenum>". In the boilerplate template Master Pages (and Master Pages of other books), the variable is "Running H/F 1 #" and the pound sign is in red. When I select the "#" and look at Variables, it translates to Current Page #. When I click Edit, I see "<xnumber><$curpagenum>". So, what I'm seeing in the problematic book Master Pages breaks down in Variables to being the same as what I see in the other books. It's the appearance of the variable in Master Pages that is different. I've searched FrameMaker Help and this list for info about <xnumber> and about displaying variables, without success. I've reimported variables from the boilerplate template without success. Is there a display setting that is causing this problem? Is the construction of the variables the problem? What does the red color on the # sign mean? How do I fix this problem? I've learned a lot about FrameMaker by following the discourse on this list, thanks to all you EXPERTS who provide the answers! Hope you can help me with this issue. Bill Rost Technical Writer Retalix USA 5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 300 Direct: (520) 298-7757 x 3192 Main: (520) 298-7757 Fax: (520) 747-1660 "You can't push a rope." - old cowboy saying _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.