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Hallo Peers

I have several variable definitions containing screen diagonals in inch, written like this:
<Variable
Name="TD_PP_Screen_diagonal"
Comment="all"
EvaluatedDefinition="10,4&quot;">10,4"</Variable>

This looks ok in the Variables window, in the topic (text in German, hence the comma), and it has worked for years, but today, Flare insists on changing the output 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"
Comment="alle bisher, de, V-210503, V-214179"
EvaluatedDefinition="10.4&quot;">10,4&quot;</Variable>

That didn't work either.
Any ideas? Is there some replacement list like in MS Word?

Thx in advance

The definition that you have set in the variable file can be overridden in a target, or in a snippet.
So I'd guess 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 the snippet, then check in two places:
- Open topic properties, then check the Snippet Variables tab.
- Right-click the snippet in the topic, and select Snippet Variables.