Search and replace content of a variable
Although it is good practice to use variables for this, from what you
say, I would think that you would only need to open one of the files
of the book and do the change in there. Then just highlight the rest
of the files in the book file and do File > Import > Formats and just
choose what you need from there, in this case only the Page Layout,
that is, if what you have explained is all the changes needed.
HTH,
Bodvar
On 6/22/07, mathieu jacquet wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
> . open each file in the book,
> . display the master pages,
> . double click my right master page document title variable,
> . change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
> . double click my left master page document title variable,
> . change its definition,
> . save.
>
> Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Mathieu.
>
> _
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Re: Search and replace content of a variable
It's not always feasible to import page layouts from one book across all the
files in a book, but it's pretty straight-forward to just deal with the
variables without impacting all the page layouts book-wide. How to do this
depends on if it's a system variable or a user variable. If it's a system
variable (e.g., Running H/F2, etc.) you do have to change the definition from
the master page. If it's a user variable, as long as your cursor is in a text
frame, you can Alt+S, V to get the variable window and change the definition
from there. Then, save the doc and import variables from that doc to the other
files in the book. As long as you're not using the same variable for different
purposescarefully verify that you don't have different definitions for some of
the Running H/F variables in preface as opposed to chapter files, for
instanceyou should be fine. When you import the variables, it updates them
wherever they're used: master pages, body text, you name it.
There are a couple of handy little tools out there that can help make sure
you only import what you want to import, since native FM seems to grab too
large of chunks for some import functions in my experience.
Rick Quatro (frameexpert.com) has a plugin available called
FileImportSpecial. It allows you to import just the user variables and not the
system variables, for instance, or just the page numbering but not the chapter
numbering or PDF properties or all the other stuff that native FM lumps
together for importing as Document Properties. It's reasonably priced and
doesn't require FrameScript to run it. Using this plugin has saved my clients a
lot of time and irritation.
Additionally, if you do have FrameScript, Karsten Natebus has a
SuperImportBundle script and a SuperVarBundle (http://framescript.natebus.de)
either of which allows you to select the variable(s) you want to import to the
targeted file(s).
HTH
Rene Stephenson
Bodvar Bjorgvinsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Although it is good practice to use variables for this, from what you
say, I would think that you would only need to open one of the files
of the book and do the change in there. Then just highlight the rest
of the files in the book file and do File > Import > Formats and just
choose what you need from there, in this case only the Page Layout,
that is, if what you have explained is all the changes needed.
HTH,
Bodvar
On 6/22/07, mathieu jacquet wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
> . open each file in the book,
> . display the master pages,
> . double click my right master page document title variable,
> . change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
> . double click my left master page document title variable,
> . change its definition,
> . save.
>
> Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Mathieu.
>
> _
> Découvrez le Blog heroic Fantaisy d'Eragon!
> http://eragon-heroic-fantasy.spaces.live.com/
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Search and replace content of a variable
It's not always feasible to import page layouts from one book across all the
files in a book, but it's pretty straight-forward to just deal with the
variables without impacting all the page layouts book-wide. How to do this
depends on if it's a system variable or a user variable. If it's a system
variable (e.g., Running H/F2, etc.) you do have to change the definition from
the master page. If it's a user variable, as long as your cursor is in a text
frame, you can Alt+S, V to get the variable window and change the definition
from there. Then, save the doc and import variables from that doc to the other
files in the book. As long as you're not using the same variable for different
purposes?carefully verify that you don't have different definitions for some of
the Running H/F variables in preface as opposed to chapter files, for
instance?you should be fine. When you import the variables, it updates them
wherever they're used: master pages, body text, you name it.
There are a couple of handy little tools out there that can help make sure
you only import what you want to import, since native FM seems to grab too
large of chunks for some import functions in my experience.
Rick Quatro (frameexpert.com) has a plugin available called
FileImportSpecial. It allows you to import just the user variables and not the
system variables, for instance, or just the page numbering but not the chapter
numbering or PDF properties or all the other stuff that native FM lumps
together for importing as Document Properties. It's reasonably priced and
doesn't require FrameScript to run it. Using this plugin has saved my clients a
lot of time and irritation.
Additionally, if you do have FrameScript, Karsten Natebus has a
SuperImportBundle script and a SuperVarBundle (http://framescript.natebus.de)
either of which allows you to select the variable(s) you want to import to the
targeted file(s).
HTH
Rene Stephenson
Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote:
Although it is good practice to use variables for this, from what you
say, I would think that you would only need to open one of the files
of the book and do the change in there. Then just highlight the rest
of the files in the book file and do File > Import > Formats and just
choose what you need from there, in this case only the Page Layout,
that is, if what you have explained is all the changes needed.
HTH,
Bodvar
On 6/22/07, mathieu jacquet wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
> . open each file in the book,
> . display the master pages,
> . double click my right master page document title variable,
> . change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
> . double click my left master page document title variable,
> . change its definition,
> . save.
>
> Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Mathieu.
>
> _
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Re: Search and replace content of a variable
Although it is good practice to use variables for this, from what you
say, I would think that you would only need to open one of the files
of the book and do the change in there. Then just highlight the rest
of the files in the book file and do File > Import > Formats and just
choose what you need from there, in this case only the Page Layout,
that is, if what you have explained is all the changes needed.
HTH,
Bodvar
On 6/22/07, mathieu jacquet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all,
each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
. open each file in the book,
. display the master pages,
. double click my right master page document title variable,
. change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
. double click my left master page document title variable,
. change its definition,
. save.
Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
Any help appreciated,
Mathieu.
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Search and replace content of a variable
Hi all,
each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
. open each file in the book,
. display the master pages,
. double click my right master page document title variable,
. change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
. double click my left master page document title variable,
. change its definition,
. save.
Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
Any help appreciated,
Mathieu.
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Re: Search and replace content of a variable
I thoroughly endorse the BookVars plugin! It is an excellent tool and
I use it all the time. In fact, I literally updated a few properties
(using BookVars) for a FrameMaker book for creating a new PDF ... a few
minutes before I responded to this e-mail.
Z
Scott Prentice wrote:
You might also want to take a look at our BookVars plugin. This lets you
define groups of variable definitions and import them into books as needed.
http://www.leximation.com/tools/info/bookvars.php
...scott
Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892
John Sgammato wrote:
I am using FrameMaker 7.2, unstructured.
Once you make the change to one file, then you can import the changes
to all the rest of the files from File>Import>Formats>Variable
Definitions and import from the one you changed. You can select
multiple files to import to.
To accelerate the work of changing each variable, when the Variable
window is open you can edit all of them in a row just by going down
the list in the open window and clicking Change for each as you
finish, but don't click Done until you are done with all of them. This
is also a good time to add some number or other identifiers to the
names of the variables. For example, I use B-Product for the bold
version of the product name, and T-Admin for the title of the Admin
Guide. While writing, I just hit Ctrl-0 to open the (almost invisible)
Variables list at the bottom of the Window. Then I click the letter or
number for the variable I need. Preceding each variable with a code
letter or number and then a hyphen ensures it appears first in the
alphabetical list, so Ctrl-0 followed by T gets me the Admin Guide
title. Down arrow gets me to the other titles in my list, and
eventually cycles through all variables.
john
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
behalf of mathieu jacquet
Sent: Fri 6/22/2007 9:20 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Search and replace content of a variable
Hi all,
each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
. open each file in the book,
. display the master pages,
. double click my right master page document title variable,
. change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
. double click my left master page document title variable,
. change its definition,
. save.
Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
Any help appreciated,
Mathieu.
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Search and replace content of a variable
I thoroughly endorse the BookVars plugin! It is an excellent tool and
I use it all the time. In fact, I literally updated a few properties
(using BookVars) for a FrameMaker book for creating a new PDF ... a few
minutes before I responded to this e-mail.
Z
Scott Prentice wrote:
> You might also want to take a look at our BookVars plugin. This lets you
> define groups of variable definitions and import them into books as needed.
>
>http://www.leximation.com/tools/info/bookvars.php
>
> ...scott
>
> Scott Prentice
> Leximation, Inc.
> www.leximation.com
> +1.415.485.1892
>
>
>
> John Sgammato wrote:
>> I am using FrameMaker 7.2, unstructured.
>> Once you make the change to one file, then you can import the changes
>> to all the rest of the files from File>Import>Formats>Variable
>> Definitions and import from the one you changed. You can select
>> multiple files to import to.
>> To accelerate the work of changing each variable, when the Variable
>> window is open you can edit all of them in a row just by going down
>> the list in the open window and clicking Change for each as you
>> finish, but don't click Done until you are done with all of them. This
>> is also a good time to add some number or other identifiers to the
>> names of the variables. For example, I use B-Product for the bold
>> version of the product name, and T-Admin for the title of the Admin
>> Guide. While writing, I just hit Ctrl-0 to open the (almost invisible)
>> Variables list at the bottom of the Window. Then I click the letter or
>> number for the variable I need. Preceding each variable with a code
>> letter or number and then a hyphen ensures it appears first in the
>> alphabetical list, so Ctrl-0 followed by T gets me the Admin Guide
>> title. Down arrow gets me to the other titles in my list, and
>> eventually cycles through all variables.
>> john
>>
>>
>>
>> From: framers-bounces+jsgammato=imprivata.com at lists.frameusers.com on
>> behalf of mathieu jacquet
>> Sent: Fri 6/22/2007 9:20 AM
>> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>> Subject: Search and replace content of a variable
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
>> . open each file in the book,
>> . display the master pages,
>> . double click my right master page document title variable,
>> . change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
>> . double click my left master page document title variable,
>> . change its definition,
>> . save.
>>
>> Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
>>
>> Any help appreciated,
>>
>> Mathieu.
Re: Search and replace content of a variable
You might also want to take a look at our BookVars plugin. This lets you
define groups of variable definitions and import them into books as needed.
http://www.leximation.com/tools/info/bookvars.php
...scott
Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892
John Sgammato wrote:
I am using FrameMaker 7.2, unstructured.
Once you make the change to one file, then you can import the changes to all the rest of the files from File>Import>Formats>Variable Definitions and import from the one you changed. You can select multiple files to import to.
To accelerate the work of changing each variable, when the Variable window is open you can edit all of them in a row just by going down the list in the open window and clicking Change for each as you finish, but don't click Done until you are done with all of them.
This is also a good time to add some number or other identifiers to the names of the variables. For example, I use B-Product for the bold version of the product name, and T-Admin for the title of the Admin Guide. While writing, I just hit Ctrl-0 to open the (almost invisible) Variables list at the bottom of the Window. Then I click the letter or number for the variable I need. Preceding each variable with a code letter or number and then a hyphen ensures it appears first in the alphabetical list, so Ctrl-0 followed by T gets me the Admin Guide title. Down arrow gets me to the other titles in my list, and eventually cycles through all variables.
john
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of mathieu jacquet
Sent: Fri 6/22/2007 9:20 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Search and replace content of a variable
Hi all,
each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
. open each file in the book,
. display the master pages,
. double click my right master page document title variable,
. change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
. double click my left master page document title variable,
. change its definition,
. save.
Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
Any help appreciated,
Mathieu.
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Search and replace content of a variable
I am using FrameMaker 7.2, unstructured.
Once you make the change to one file, then you can import the changes to all
the rest of the files from File>Import>Formats>Variable Definitions and import
from the one you changed. You can select multiple files to import to.
To accelerate the work of changing each variable, when the Variable window is
open you can edit all of them in a row just by going down the list in the open
window and clicking Change for each as you finish, but don't click Done until
you are done with all of them.
This is also a good time to add some number or other identifiers to the names
of the variables. For example, I use B-Product for the bold version of the
product name, and T-Admin for the title of the Admin Guide. While writing, I
just hit Ctrl-0 to open the (almost invisible) Variables list at the bottom of
the Window. Then I click the letter or number for the variable I need.
Preceding each variable with a code letter or number and then a hyphen ensures
it appears first in the alphabetical list, so Ctrl-0 followed by T gets me the
Admin Guide title. Down arrow gets me to the other titles in my list, and
eventually cycles through all variables.
john
From: framers-bounces+jsgammato=imprivata@lists.frameusers.com on behalf of
mathieu jacquet
Sent: Fri 6/22/2007 9:20 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Search and replace content of a variable
Hi all,
each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
. open each file in the book,
. display the master pages,
. double click my right master page document title variable,
. change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
. double click my left master page document title variable,
. change its definition,
. save.
Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
Any help appreciated,
Mathieu.
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You might also want to take a look at our BookVars plugin. This lets you
define groups of variable definitions and import them into books as needed.
http://www.leximation.com/tools/info/bookvars.php
...scott
Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892
John Sgammato wrote:
> I am using FrameMaker 7.2, unstructured.
> Once you make the change to one file, then you can import the changes to all
> the rest of the files from File>Import>Formats>Variable Definitions and
> import from the one you changed. You can select multiple files to import to.
>
> To accelerate the work of changing each variable, when the Variable window is
> open you can edit all of them in a row just by going down the list in the
> open window and clicking Change for each as you finish, but don't click Done
> until you are done with all of them.
> This is also a good time to add some number or other identifiers to the names
> of the variables. For example, I use B-Product for the bold version of the
> product name, and T-Admin for the title of the Admin Guide. While writing, I
> just hit Ctrl-0 to open the (almost invisible) Variables list at the bottom
> of the Window. Then I click the letter or number for the variable I need.
> Preceding each variable with a code letter or number and then a hyphen
> ensures it appears first in the alphabetical list, so Ctrl-0 followed by T
> gets me the Admin Guide title. Down arrow gets me to the other titles in my
> list, and eventually cycles through all variables.
>
> john
>
>
>
> From: framers-bounces+jsgammato=imprivata.com at lists.frameusers.com on
> behalf of mathieu jacquet
> Sent: Fri 6/22/2007 9:20 AM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Search and replace content of a variable
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
> . open each file in the book,
> . display the master pages,
> . double click my right master page document title variable,
> . change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
> . double click my left master page document title variable,
> . change its definition,
> . save.
>
> Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Mathieu.
>
>
>
Search and replace content of a variable
Hi all,
each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
. open each file in the book,
. display the master pages,
. double click my right master page document title variable,
. change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
. double click my left master page document title variable,
. change its definition,
. save.
Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
Any help appreciated,
Mathieu.
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RE: Search and replace content of a variable
I am using FrameMaker 7.2, unstructured.
Once you make the change to one file, then you can import the changes to all
the rest of the files from File>Import>Formats>Variable Definitions and import
from the one you changed. You can select multiple files to import to.
To accelerate the work of changing each variable, when the Variable window is
open you can edit all of them in a row just by going down the list in the open
window and clicking Change for each as you finish, but don't click Done until
you are done with all of them.
This is also a good time to add some number or other identifiers to the names
of the variables. For example, I use B-Product for the bold version of the
product name, and T-Admin for the title of the Admin Guide. While writing, I
just hit Ctrl-0 to open the (almost invisible) Variables list at the bottom of
the Window. Then I click the letter or number for the variable I need.
Preceding each variable with a code letter or number and then a hyphen ensures
it appears first in the alphabetical list, so Ctrl-0 followed by T gets me the
Admin Guide title. Down arrow gets me to the other titles in my list, and
eventually cycles through all variables.
john
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of mathieu jacquet
Sent: Fri 6/22/2007 9:20 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Search and replace content of a variable
Hi all,
each time I use an existing book for a new product, I have to :
. open each file in the book,
. display the master pages,
. double click my right master page document title variable,
. change its definition ("NewProduct Integration Guide"),
. double click my left master page document title variable,
. change its definition,
. save.
Is there any way to do that faster using the Change and Replace function?
Any help appreciated,
Mathieu.
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