Adobe FRAMEMAKER 10 - Cross-references

ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 10
MIF Reference
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Syntax
Usage
VariableName contains the name of the variable, used later in the MIF file by Variable to position the variable in
text.
VariableDef contains the variable’s definition. A system-defined variable definition consists of a sequence of
building blocks, text, and character formats. A user-defined variable consists of text and character formats only.
The system variables for the current page number and running headers and footers can only appear on a master page
in an untagged text flow. You cannot insert any variables in a tagged text flow on a master page. You can insert
variables anywhere else in a text flow.
For more information about variables and the building blocks they can contain, see your user’s manual or the online
Help system.
Cross-references
A FrameMaker document can contain cross-references that refer to other portions of the document or to other
documents. A cross-reference has a marker that indicates the source (where the cross-reference points) and a format
that determines the text and its formatting in the cross-reference.
All cross-reference formats in a document are contained in one
XRefFormats statement. A cross-reference format
is defined by an
XRefFormat statement. Within text, an XRef statement and a Marker statement indicate where each
cross-reference appears.
XRefFormats and XRefFormat statements
The XRefFormats statement defines the formats of cross-references to be used in document text flows. A MIF file
can have only one
XRefFormats statement, which must appear at the top level in the order given in “MIF file layout”
on page 52.
The
XRefFormat statement supplies a cross-reference format name and its definition. The statement must appear in
an
XRefFormats statement.
Syntax
<VariableFormats
<VariableFormat
<VariableName
tagstring >
Name of variable
<VariableDef string >
Variable definition
>
End of VariableFormat statement
<VariableFormat…>
Additional statements as needed
…
>
End of VariableFormats statement
<XRefFormats
<XRefFormat