How to reuse text that is almost identical

[JamesJim]

I am using RH 2020.5.71.

I have many situations where I want to use a snippet but there is just one word that needs to be different from one case to another. For example, let's say I have two topics and I want one to say "Four score and seven years ago" and the other to say "Four score and seven days ago". Is there are way to insert a variable into the snippet so it is "Four score and seven {UNITS} ago"? And then in topic #1 I set the variable value to be "years" and topic #2, set the variable value to be "days"? I know this is asking a lot, but thought I would check. My real snippet is much more complex, containing graphics and multiple occurances of {UNITS}.

[Amebr]

Unfortunately there's no way to do that in Robohelp. Variables are only designed to be different for different outputs.

You can request features and report issues here: https://tracker.adobe.com/

[Amebr]

Post the item number back here, that way people can easily vote if they want the same functionality.

[JamesJim]

I added a feature request: RH-9619. If you want this feature too, please vote for it

[Karin Albrecht]

If you do not have to change the text of the snippet after using it, you could for the time being try this: add the snippet to your topic, right click - Snippet - convert to text. Then you can enter the desired unit. 

[JamesJim]

Karin, yeah I could do that, but I would prefer a solution that forces all occurances to be in sync with each other. That's the whole reason I wanted to use a snippet in the first place.

Jim