Frame Variables: Save or Discard and Replace After Import

[servobot]

My company uses a crapload of variables. Like 38 pages of them. We selectively remove them from our Frame source before importing because of these problems:

*Variables in callouts do not get included in the images that Flare renders.
*Variables in headings create problems with topic naming. Topics become chaptername_X.htm rather than headingname.htm.

A slight annoyance is that variables do not appear in the topic preview screen, so it makes the validation process a bit tricky.

One thing that would speed up the file cleansing process would be to just nuke all of the Frame variables and then do a "find text and replace with variable" after the import.

Is it possible to search text and replace with a variable, within the Flare interface? I cannot find anything that stands out in the text search tool or help.

[NorthEast]

You can use a find and replace in text mode, and replace the text with the code for the variable; e.g. <MadCap:variable name="MyVariables.VariableName" />

Just be careful, as it'll also find matches in things like filenames too. It's probably a good idea to make a backup before you start.

[servobot]

Thanks, Dave! I think it will be quicker to nuke them now. I appreciate your help.