making stylesheet change only once for multiple projects

[Greg]

Can I have several projects all pointing to a stylesheet outside the projects so i can make changes once and have it apply to all the projects?

Thanks in advance,

Greg

[whunter]

I don't know if you can do that. But you can do one of the following:

* Global Project Linking: In this case you could maintain the stylesheet in a "master" project, and then use the import feature to import it into all your other projects and automatically sync it as updates are made.

* External Resources: You can store the stylesheet externally and then set it up as an external resource in all of your other projects. (In each project you copy in the external stylesheet and it remains linked to the external resource.) In this case it does not automatically sync -- you have to remember to sync the files if changes are made.

I don't have time to provide details but hopefully this will give you something to look into. Personally I have used both at different times and both worked well, they each have their advantages and disadvantages so it just depends on your situation.

[i-tietz]

If you use the source control software MS VSS:
You can have one file that you link into all sorts of different places inside the database, means: If you have multiple projects in that database and somebody changes it in any project and checks it into the source control database again, all the other instances are told that there is a new version of the stylesheet and the other authors can perform a "Get latest Version" of that file ...

[SteveS]

Can I have several projects all pointing to a stylesheet outside the projects so i can make changes once and have it apply to all the projects?

Thanks in advance,

Greg

This is where global project linking comes into its own.

You can keep common structural elements, such as stylesheets, page layouts, covers (if they are a simple topic) and so on seperate from your content

[alaltenburg]

I use the parent-child method where each of my child projects automatically import the stylesheet on build. They stay linked so you only have to change the parent.