Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual page 516

To export variables from Illustrator to an XML file, choose Save Variable Library from the Variables palette menu.
See also
"About data-driven graphics" on page 505
"About data sets" on page 508
"About the Variables palette" on page 505
To save a template for data-driven graphics
When you define variables in an Illustrator document, you are creating a template for data-driven graphics. You can
save the template in SVG format for use with other Adobe products, such as Adobe Graphics Server and Adobe
GoLive. For example, a GoLive user can place an SVG template in a page layout, bind its variables to a database using
dynamic links, and then use Adobe Graphics Server to generate iterations of the artwork. Likewise, a developer
working with Adobe Graphics Server can bind the variables in the SVG file directly to a database or another data
source.
1 Choose File > Save As, enter a file name, select SVG as the file format, and click Save.
Click More Options, and select Include Adobe Graphics Server Data. This option includes all information needed
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for variable substitution in the SVG file.
3 Click OK.
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