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Can I print a list of the Variables in the Variables Pod?
I have about 125 variables and I want to list them on paper or a spreadsheet or whatever so I can organize them before I start modifying what's there.
How to do that?
Thanks
Arnis GubinsCorrect answer
Inspiring
September 5, 2014
Unfortunately not.
If you save as MIF, then you can open the file in a text editor and extract the Variable catalog. The data will look like:
<VariableFormats
<VariableFormat
<VariableName `Page Count'>
<VariableDef `<$lastpagenum\>'>
> # end of VariableFormat
<VariableFormat
<VariableName `Current Date (Long)'>
<VariableDef `<$monthname\> <$daynum\>, <$year\>'>
> # end of VariableFormat
...
... additional variable definitions here
...
> # end of VariableFormats
You can manipulate this in a text editor to get the variable name and definition into a csv format suitable for importing into a spreadsheet.
You can also create a suitable routine in the spreadsheet to output your modified variables back into MIF format in order to re-import directly into FM files. Check the MIF Reference manual for the full syntax required to make a simple MIF snippet file.
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