If you don't want to update all the variables, create a file containing only the variable(s) you want to update and import that.
On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Monique Semp <monique.s...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> You can update a variable in all .fm files in a .book with a single >> import. > > > Yes, but that presupposes that you want *all* the variables from the source > file. But in my case, I have different variables in different FrameMaker > templates (for frontmatter, ToC, chapters), with only some variables, such > as the doc's part number, in all the templates. So by using BookVars, I can > easily change/add only the desired variable, to all files in the book, > without affecting any other variables. > > So it depends on your setup which method is easier/quicker/applicable. > > (But if you're at a company that won't allow you to install such utilities, > as is the case with John I believe, you just have to do things the manual > way. I've been at places like that, and it's always a drag on my > productivity. I'm happy to be working on my own system now where I can use > any utility that I want :-). _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
