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Each VariableFormat statement supplies a variable name and its definition. The statement must appear in
a VariableFormats statement.
Syntax
<VariableFormats
<VariableFormat
<VariableName tagstring>
<VariableDef string>
>
<VariableFormat...>
...
>
Usage
VariableName contains the name of the variable, used later in the MIF file by Variable to position the
variable in text. VariableDef contains the variable's definition. A system-defined variable definition
consists of a sequence of building blocks, text, and character formats. A user-defined variable consists of
text and character
formats only.
The system variables for the current page number and running headers and footers can only appear on a
master page in an untagged text flow. You cannot insert any variables in a tagged text flow on a master page.
You can insert variables anywhere else in a text flow.
For more information about variables and the building blocks they can contain, see your user's manual or
the online Help system.
Cross-references
A FrameMaker document can contain cross-references that refer to other portions of the document or to
other documents. A cross-reference has a marker that indicates the source (where the cross-reference
points) and a format that determines the text and its formatting in the cross-reference.
All cross-reference formats in a document are contained in one XRefFormats statement. A cross-reference
format is defined by an XRefFormat statement. Within text, an XRef statement and a Marker statement
indicate where each cross-reference appears.
XRefFormats and XRefFormat statements
The XRefFormats statement defines the formats of cross-references to be used in document text flows. A
MIF file can have only one XRefFormats statement, which must appear at the top level in the order given
in "MIF file layout" on page 66.
Name of variable
Variable definition
End of VariableFormat statement
Additional statements as needed
End of VariableFormats statement
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