Inspiring

Question

Variable not working*

Forum|Forum|14 years ago
June 14, 2012
2 replies
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Hello

I am using W7, FM10.

I have created a new variable but it displays in my document as the Definition. For example '<$volnum'.

What is going wrong?

*possible user interface error.

variables

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Bob_Niland

Community Expert

Now, while you're staggering away from that smoldering wreck at the roadside, what are you trying to do?

Possibly what you need could be done as an Xref hack.

bowen192Author

Inspiring

Error7103 wrote:
Now, while you're staggering away from that smoldering wreck at the roadside, what are you trying to do?

I'm trying to put out the fire in my hair, but the only thing I can find handy is a brick.

I have a book which contains various folders, each representing a manual. Each folder/manual has multiple files, each representing a chapter.

I want each file/chapter to have the name of the folder/manual in a header.

Sounds simple to me!

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

Oh - I just read how you can do that with using marker text to contain the text you want to appear in the running header/footer. It's on page 225 "Displaying Text from a Marker" in the chapter on variables. It had something to do with using a Heading/Footer Marker Type and putting it in the Master Page. The example they used was a long title "Introduction to Programming for Nonprogrammers" that could be shortened down to "Intro for Nonprogrammers"

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

It appears that you are trying to create a user variable that contains the system variable <$volumn>.

The answer is simple, alas: you can't do that.

bowen192Author

Inspiring

Cheers mate, but I'm even more confused now.

I have a Variable that allows me to have a definition of <$filename>, but I can't create something that says, for example, <$volname> ?

I think I may be missing something bigger here.

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

I think that one's on the reserved list - try "<$myvolname>"

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