We use both, so I'll take a shot: - BookVars operates on books, not files. - BookVars is excellent for defining, updating, deleting, renaming variables book-wide (can create groups of variables which is very nice so that you can import a group of variables) - EZVars is very nice for applying variables to a document
I don't know about John's workflow, but I use BookVars to get variables into the document and then use EZVars to apply additional variables throughout the doc. When I'm done, I use BookVars to delete unused variables (also useful for making the list of variables in EZVars shorter for less scrolling). I think they complement each other nicely. -Huntley On 11/21/06, Diane Gaskill <dgcaller at earthlink.net> wrote: > > John, > > What are trhe differences between the BookVars plugin and the EZVars plug > in that I have had for years? Is there a spec somewhere that I can look at? > > Thanks, > > Diane > > > > >John Posada wrote: > >> I cannot speak highly enough about Leximation's BookVars plugin for > >> managing variables. Our whole department of 10+ writers has > >> integratged it into our base documentation process. > > > >Same here! I bought a copy of this pretty much immediately after > evaluating > >it, and use it all the time. > > > >Z > > > >> Not only will it remove unused variables, but will allow you to > >> deploy new variables and rename variable names or definitions in > >> batch mode. > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as huntleye at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/huntleye%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >