Cross References Being Lost InDesign CS4

I am setting up cross-references in a multiple
document book using InDesign CS4 (Windows).
When our editors open the files using InCopy CS4
some of the cross-references are broken (little red flag icon appears).
I've relinked the cross-references several times but everytime
an InCopy user opens the file the cross-references are lost again.
The sources and destinations are within the same document.
I'm using Paragraph number as the cross-referencing method.
Does it have something to do with the InDesign files being part of a Book?
Any help would be great.
Thanks, Bill

wsterli wrote:
I am setting up cross-references in a multiple
document book using InDesign CS4 (Windows).
When our editors open the files using InCopy CS4
some of the cross-references are broken (little red flag icon appears).
I've relinked the cross-references several times but everytime
an InCopy user opens the file the cross-references are lost again.
The sources and destinations are within the same document.
I'm using Paragraph number as the cross-referencing method.
Does it have something to do with the InDesign files being part of a Book?
Any help would be great.
Thanks, Bill
It's possible that being a book component file that's separated from its other component files has some effect.
I believe that x-refs look for a coded marker to keep up-to-date, not the paragraph number, so even if the numbers get out of whack because they continue from a previous file, this shouldn't cause the problem.
I don't know how x-refs appear in IC. Is it possible to hover over the error indicator and see an explanation of the problem? If so, please post the message.
Do the x-refs become resolved when you return the document to the book in ID?
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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