Shmuel, Yes, you understood correctly. That's how Shlomo showed me how to do it. I took his two FrameMaker template courses a few years ago.
Lin On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Shmuel Wolfson <shmue...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Craig, > > According to Lin, you use File > Import > Formats and import variables. > > From Lin Sims: > > 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. > > Lin: please correct me if I'm understanding incorrectly. > > Regards, > Shmuel Wolfson > Technical Writer > 052-763-7133 > > > On 22-Apr-13 4:01 AM, Craig Ede wrote: > >> If I remember, you have to File > Import > File with MIF snippets. That >> means you have to import it one file at a time, doesn't it? (Unlike File > >> Import > Formats across a book). This is because you are actually >> importing >> the content into each file (even though it is "invisible" in a sense). >> >> Correct me if I'm wrong. >> >> Craig >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: >> framers-bounces@lists.**frameusers.com<framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com> >> [mailto:framers-bounces@lists.**frameusers.com<framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com>] >> On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston >> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 6:32 PM >> To: Ed Tudsbery; framers@lists.frameusers.com >> Subject: Re: mass update of system variable >> >> If the MIF snippet or some other approach works, you could do all files at >> once by creating a scratch book, using Windows' search to find all your >> .fm >> files, and dragging and dropping the found files into the book. Then, in >> FrameMaker, select all the files in the book and import the snippet. >> ______________________________**_________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to framers as craig...@hotmail.com. >> >> Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> framers-unsubscribe@lists.**frameusers.com<framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com> >> or visit >> http://lists.frameusers.com/**mailman/options/framers/** >> craigede%40hotmail.com<http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/craigede%40hotmail.com> >> >> Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to framers as shmue...@gmail.com. >> >> >> Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> framers-unsubscribe@lists.**frameusers.com<framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com> >> or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/**mailman/options/framers/** >> shmuelw1%40gmail.com<http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/shmuelw1%40gmail.com> >> >> >> Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >> >> > -- Lin Sims
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