I am using a batch file to publish Webhelp. On the command line, I specify an external variables file to redefine variable values. Can the string constants which are defined in the Skin file be redefined in the external variables file? For example, I have this entry in my external variables file:
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STR_FORM_SUBMIT_BUTTON=Senden
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STR_FORM_SUBMIT_BUTTON=(empty string)
If this string cannot be redefined via the external variables file, is there some other way to (re)define the value externally (i.e. not in the Skin)?
Reason: What we are trying to do is to use a single skin file to publish multiple language outputs (instead of using a different skin for each language). For each language we use a different external variables file that contains the strings of that language. This works fine in all respects except for the search-string constants. (For the Exclude list of the search, we are planning to append the words from other languages to the EN words in the skin, and trust that this will work. But if you know of an alternative way via external lists, I would much appreciate a pointer.)
So that's two questions actually: (i) how to externally (re)define search-string constants, (ii) is it possible to define the Excluded-words lists externally?
Thank you.