RE: Frame 7 variable

["Joe Malin" <jmalin -at- tuvox -dot- com>]

Hi!

I can't tell exactly what you're trying to do. 

You define running headers and footers on your master pages. You embed
the chapter number in headers and footers by inserting the chapter
number variable <$chapnum>. It should reflect the current chapter
number.

This system variable is automatic; you don't need to define it. Its
format is controlled by the Document Numbering dialog box (Format >
Document > Numbering). As far as I know, you can't get around that. If
you want a number that represents the chapter's sequence in the book,
but in a format that's different from Document Numbering, you need to do
it through paragraph autonumbering.

Hope this helps.

Joe


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Subject: Frame 7 variable

Hello,
Re: The chapter number variable
I have a FrameMaker 7.0 question
I'd like to use a number variable in my running header and footer, but
it has been appearing as a "1" throughout my body pages. Does the system
variable need to be defined another way, or do I need to be using BOOK
FORMAT to have it work properly?
Thanks for any help,
John

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