Hi, Rick. That is an interesting idea for sure! I will try it out. Thanks much,
Z > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Quatro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:45 AM > To: Syed Zaeem Hosain ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: How can I use variables in the autonumber format of paragraphs? > > Hi Z, > > User variables cannot be used in autonumbers. If you are not using the > $volnum variable for any other purpose, you could use it for this. > > Rick > > Rick Quatro > Carmen Publishing Inc > 585-659-8267 > www.frameexpert.com > > > Hi, all. > > > > (Using FrameMaker 8.0p277 on a Windows XP Pro SP3 system.) > > > > I am currently using the following autonumbering format to increment a > > counter for certain paragraphs: > > > > R:22.4a-<n+> > > > > This works well for my needs. > > > > However, the "22.4a" is actually the version number of the book (happens > > to be a technical specification). When I update the book (which can happen > > often), I use a variable to update the content as needed. Very simply, I > > have a variable called "RevNum" which is set at the book level - using the > > wonderful BookVars tool from Leximation - to hold this value. > > > > My problem: > > > > I would like the above autonumber format to also change when I update the > > variable. I see constructs such as "<$chapnum>" available, but I cannot > > seem to use a user variable "<$RevNum>" like this: > > > > R:<$RevNum>-<n+> > > > > to get the outcome I am looking for (when RevNum is set to "22.4a" ... and > > works great with other text locations). > > > > Is there any way to do this cleanly and easily and automatically, so that > > I do not have to go edit the paragraph format each time and update the > > autonumber format? Am I doing something fundamentally wrong here? > > > > Z > > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
