- • A list of all invalid variable references (non-existing variables) for each topic (similar to the "broken conditions")
• A list of all unused variables (similar to the "unused images" summary)
Include variables in project reports
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Include variables in project reports
I would like to get information from the project reports regarding the usage of variables:
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Rainer
Head of Technical Writing & Knowledge Management
TIG Technische Informationssysteme GmbH, Rankweil, Austria
Rainer
Head of Technical Writing & Knowledge Management
TIG Technische Informationssysteme GmbH, Rankweil, Austria
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Re: Include variables in project reports
Hi Rainer,
Added to Wish List with the standard disclaimer (no promises)...
However, the list of "invalid" variables would not really be valid, because it is quite possible to define variables that don't exist in the skin during publishing in a number of ways: with a skin, in the Publishing Task Manager and in publishing with a batch file with a /V switch for a variables definition file. It still might be useful to include the variables not defined in the project in the report, of course, but it would have to be with the caveat that that does not necessarily make them invalid.
Added to Wish List with the standard disclaimer (no promises)...
However, the list of "invalid" variables would not really be valid, because it is quite possible to define variables that don't exist in the skin during publishing in a number of ways: with a skin, in the Publishing Task Manager and in publishing with a batch file with a /V switch for a variables definition file. It still might be useful to include the variables not defined in the project in the report, of course, but it would have to be with the caveat that that does not necessarily make them invalid.
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Tim (EC Software Documentation & User Support)
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Re: Include variables in project reports
Thank you, Tim.
The problem of variables that are not defined "locally", but ultimately will be defined during the publishing process, could be mitigated by using a naming convention — local variables could start with _LOC, all other unknown variables can be ignored for now. (This is also discussed in the adjacent topic regarding the modified display of unknown variables in the editor.)
Anyway, thanx already
The problem of variables that are not defined "locally", but ultimately will be defined during the publishing process, could be mitigated by using a naming convention — local variables could start with _LOC, all other unknown variables can be ignored for now. (This is also discussed in the adjacent topic regarding the modified display of unknown variables in the editor.)
Anyway, thanx already
Regards,
Rainer
Head of Technical Writing & Knowledge Management
TIG Technische Informationssysteme GmbH, Rankweil, Austria
Rainer
Head of Technical Writing & Knowledge Management
TIG Technische Informationssysteme GmbH, Rankweil, Austria