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Nedlaw
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August 31, 2023
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Is there a maximum number of text variables allowed in an InDesign file?

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Hi. Using ID 18.5 on Win 11 (updated).

I used Synchronize to sync the text variables between two documents, and this process did not transfer all text variables. I have not yet tried to add the missing variable by hand. Is there a maximum number of text variables allowed per file? (I'd imagine it would be something like 255, but it might be 32 or 24 or 16.) New files already come with a set of default text vars; I'm adding a few. I'm not anticipating adding some absurd number -- maybe 8 or 10... but if files are restricted to 16....

Can't seem to find this info documented.

Thanks.

-j

 

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Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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August 31, 2023

Well I got over a 1000

interestingly out of number sequence for some reason.. but hey. 

So I don't there's a limit at all.

 

Why so many Text Variables necessary? 

 

 

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NedlawAuthor
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August 31, 2023

Thanks for the response. Why so many? Working on documenting a product suite that uses both names and abbreviations... and not everything is quite nailed down yet on the naming. Could I do a search-and-replace? Sure. But I figured I would try setting up a set of prod-name and prod-abbrev variables. Then when the time came to finalize the product names and abbreviations, I need to change them only in one place.

 

Still puzzling why the 16th variable was not synched to the files....

-j

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Robert at ID-Tasker
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August 31, 2023

How big are your INDD files ? In kB / MB on your drive - not number of pages.

 

How often are you doing SAVE AS with a new name ?

 

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