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Thanks for your responses. I have many variables/conditions that lead to the correct PDF manual. And @Rob, I have also thought about programming a script outside of Flare that sets the right variables/conditions. The advantage is that many Flare files are ...

Nothing within Flare. If you've only a small number of targets, or regularly build the same variations, then doing as Choccie says ... motor boats, where each manual is specific to that boat, incorporating many variables and conditions. I have a little python app outside of Flare that asks ...

Can't think of any way to do that, but how many different versions of the manual do you need to build? Could you have three or four targets with those variables set, so you don't have to think about setting them each time? It might be a bit too much ...

Hello, Is there a possibility for Flare to "ask" for variable definition the first thing just after the target building has started? For ... example. 6. Flare proceeds building the PDF target using the just set variables. It would help me so much in building various PDF manuals.

... or external), you can add a variable redefinition with an empty value, and it'll work. ... file. There's an unfortunate side effect of putting the blank value definition first in the ... where it shouldn't be blank. Kind of lousy for variables that you use for cross-publication purposes, ...

The definition that you have set in the variable file can be overridden in a target, or in a snippet. ... someone changed that without you knowing. To check this: * In your target, check the Variables tab. * If the variable is used in a snippet, open the topic where you have inserted ...

... This looks ok in the Variables window, in the topic (text in German, hence the comma), and it ... text to 12in How can I prevent Flare from changing the text content of variable? I have tried using &quot; <Variable Name="TD_PP_Screen_diagonal" ...

You won't see any code inserted. There's no apparent difference in the variable text. When you press SHIFT+SPACE in a variable definition, Flare enters a visual space no different from any other. When generating the output, Flare replaces those SHIFT+SPACEs with &nbsp;. Watch this ...

I see this too, i have variables set on my target, I have added a bunch of new definitions under the variable set, when I go back to the target it is ...

... inside a snippet, you can specify the variable definition to use within that snippet - called a ... in your other post - https://forums.madcapsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=33979&p=145306#p145295 ... snippet in the same topic, and use the Snippet Variables feature to set the variable ...

... inside a snippet, you can specify the variable definition to use within that snippet - called a ... in your other post - https://forums.madcapsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=33979&p=145306#p145295 ... snippet in the same topic, and use the Snippet Variables feature to set the variable ...

I have multiple definitions on my global variables list for different variables such as "product names" Is it possible to define which definition ...

... you should be able to do this by setting the definitions in the variable file rather than in ... in multiple targets, then update it in all of them at once by updating the variable file. (Word ... and edited in the same project. We edit our variables in a global project and then import them, ...

... you should be able to do this by setting the definitions in the variable file rather than in ... in multiple targets, then update it in all of them at once by updating the variable file. (Word ... and edited in the same project. We edit our variables in a global project and then import them, ...

I am updating in the target (Variables tab). I could always update the definition in the past so I'm unsure why it doesn't now. Have you tried going to the Project Organizer ...

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I am updating in the target (Variables tab). I could always update the definition in the past so I'm unsure why it doesn't now.

But when I go back to the variable, it has reverted back to its previous definition. Where exactly are you looking at the variable definition? Are you opening the same target's variable tab, or looking somewhere else? Changing the variable definition in the ...

Hi there, I'm using Madcap Flare 2022 and am trying to update some variables (namely product name and version). I open the target, go to the Variables tab, and update the variable definition. I save the file. But when I go back to the variable, it has reverted back ...

... create a new variable for your prefix. (Ex. MyVariables.Breadcrumb_Prefix ) The definition can be blank, or you can have a definition here ... '; font-weight: bold;" /> Then in each of your targets, under the "Variables" tab you ...

... admin with the Flare output. Firstly, a recap of the purpose of my original post: if you link ... ($name, $value, $description) { #simplifies definition of a constant value if ( Test-jutFileExists ... ) { #can also test for variables by using "Variable:" 'drive' ...

Unfortunately with the latest release of Flare 2022, this bug still hasn't been fixed. ... ($name, $value, $description) { #simplifies definition of a constant value if ( Test-jutFileExists ... ) { #can also test for variables by using "Variable:" 'drive' ...

If you think there are variables missing from Used Variables list, then the ... - is whether you're just looking at the first page of results (it'll say page 1 of x at the top). But if ... not really possible to be sure of the variable definition. It's a variable, so it can vary depending ...

... multiple documents featuring a joyful plethora of conditional content, variables and all manner of delights. My colleague is away ... Insert Variable dialogue it has fields called Name and Definition. I can't see a definition column in the Used ...

... docs trying to get back up to speed. I last used Flare in 2012. One of the things I am trying to do is setup a Variable for an Original Date ... the following settings, but the date changes every day: Name: OrigDate Definition: "Original Date: "MM/dd/yyyy Update: On File Creation ...

... Editor or I've done something wrong outside of Flare (I use Python scripts to autogenerate some ... you get it when opening/editing/saving the variables or conditions, I'd start there and carefully check the variable and condition definition files with a fine toothed comb in a text ...