If it helps any, I learned to do this from Shlomo. :) Yes, Edwin will have to open each book to do this, but it's still faster than editing one file in each book and importing from there. I don't think there's a plugin available that will do any better than that.
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Reng, Dr. Winfried <wr...@tycoint.com>wrote: > Hi Lin, > > > > I was sure. > > > > If you open a MIF snippet to be able to import formats > > from it, all variables which are not defined in the MIF snippet > > are populatead with the default values. That’s why I never used > > it to import formats from it. However, if you do import formats, > > it seems that these default values are _*not*_ imported although > > they are there. Strange. > > > > If you import the MIF snippet as a file, then you can import it only > > into a single file. Of course you can then import variables into > > all other files of the book. However, this is not what the poster > > wanted. > > > > I would make a book with all the files (from all the folders > > and subfolders) and use one of the plugin to import a single > > variable. > > > > Best regards > > > > Winfried > > > > *From:* Lin Sims [mailto:ljsims...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2013 2:56 PM > *To:* Reng, Dr. Winfried > *Cc:* etudsb...@cpaglobal.com; Frame Users > > *Subject:* Re: mass update of system variable > > > > Really? I've used a MIF snippet in the last month to update all the > variables in a book file, and that was in Frame10. > > (ETudsbury, I forgot to say that you have to reopen the MIF file in > FrameMaker, but I figured you'd know that since the file you're importing > from has to be open.) > > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Reng, Dr. Winfried <wr...@tycoint.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > MIF snippets do not work. > > You can import the MIF snippet only via import by copy > > into a single file. If you would then import the variables > > from this file into other files (via import formats), you would > > import all variables. > > > > I would recommend to check the variable plugins from > > Leximation and Silicon Prairie Software: > > http://leximation.com/tools/ > > http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/ > > > > I do not know these plugins. However, I am sure > > they would help you. > > > > Best regards > > > > Winfried > > > > *From:* framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto: > framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Lin Sims > *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2013 2:36 PM > *To:* etudsb...@cpaglobal.com > *Cc:* Frame Users > *Subject:* Re: mass update of system variable > > > > MIF snippet. > > 1. Open a blank document and edit the variables you want to update. > > 2. Save as a MIF file. > > 3. Open the MIF file in a TEXT editor. > > 4. Delete everything but the code for the variables you want to update. > > 5. Save and close the file. > > 6. Open the files you want to update and import variables from the MIF > snippet. > > Let me know if you have questions. :) > > Lin > > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 8:25 AM, <etudsb...@cpaglobal.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'd like to update the definition for the system variable "Running H/F1" > for hundreds of FrameMaker 7.2 files. I don't want to update other user > variables, so I can't use the Import > Formats > Variable definitions > method. > > Does anyone know of a painless way of doing this? > > regards, > > Edwin Tudsbery > ------------------------------ > > The information in this message is confidential and may be legally > privileged. 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