Issue with variables in search results. Plz assist.

[keuler]

All- I'm having an issue where when I perform a search in my tri-pane interface, variable names appear (in angle brackets) as shown in the examples below, instead of the expected variable values. Interestingly, the summary that appears below the title of each hit does show the values (in the example, "Minerva 10").

Is there any way to make variable values, instead of variable names, appear in the search hit titles?

Much thanks in advance.


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About <Name_Main_Platform> <Release_Number_Minerva> Deployment Options
About Minerva 10 Deployment Options You can deploy Minerva as a one-, two- and multi-tier configuration: With a one-tier deployment, all Back-Office server applications (boot, application, administration, and database) run on a single machine. One-tier deployments are best suited ...

Installing <Name_Main_Platform> <Release_Number_Minerva>
Install Minerva 10 This page describes how to install Minerva 10 on a new system. The procedures in this chapter must be performed on all installations. To reduce the risk of text errors at the command prompt, don’t use the TAB key or copy/paste actions when you enter ...
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[kkelleher]

Is there any way to make variable values, instead of variable names, appear in the search hit titles?

That's how it's supposed to work, and is working in my projects.

Obviously, the variables aren't missing, because the correct values appear in the summary. Without knowing more about your project, it's hard to say what could be going wrong. Are the variable names in the headings appearing correctly in the topics themselves?

-K

[Nita Beck]

Are you sure these are the variable names and not placeholder variable definitions in the variable file? For example, in one of my variable files, I have a variable called "Product_FullName" whose definition is "<full name of the product>", which serves as a placeholder. I set the actual definition of the variable in the target, so there, in the Target Editor on the Variables tab, I will replace "<full name of the product>" with something like "Wizbang DoesItAll for Mac". Were I to build the target without having provided the actual definition, I'll see "<full name of the product>" -- the placeholder definition -- in the output.

Or, here's another thought. If you're using variables in TOC entries that you typed by hand (rather than dragging from the Content Explorer), you have to make sure to type the variable in the proper syntax, such as "Welcome to [%=Variables.Product_FullName%] Help". Check the syntax in your TOC. If the syntax isn't correct, that might be your problem. (And if this *is* the problem, best to check your index too, because the index needs the same syntax for variables.)