Text variable - color

I'd like to create a text variable, the text being the name of the swatch fill of the text. Possible?

Actually I am the printer, doing the impo in InDesign
For years I've been just typing the swatch name when I have a spot color. I have a generic spot and text. Then I use the ink manager to remap the generic spot to the color actually being used, then I do a Find-Change to add the swatch name.
My page size is press sheet size. The process colors names are already in my templates, so it's just a spot color name that I change
I'd like to be able to re-color the variable and have the text change on the fly, but I didn't think it was possible.

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I have a question concerning GREP styles inside Paragraph styles.
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2. The recurring title is in Adobe Garamond Small Caps, all letters in lower case, and it is formatted with a paragraph style sheet in the master page;
3. I want to create a GREP style for the recurring title, according to which every time that in the recurring title appear an apostrophe or the double quotes, they are automatically lowered 2pt on the baseline
(I already created the character style sheet that lowers letters of 2pt).
What I need is the correct GREP formula to automatically apply the character style sheet to apostrophes and double quotes, in the line of text generated by the text variable...
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p.

Hi,
As I said, using Power Headers is the best way to do it.
As Power Headers treats the header as "live text", you can use a simple grep style inserted in the header para style:
… to obtain:
For the sample, I use a char style named "-2pts" with Shift -5 pts and Green color to show you the place of ' and ".
Don't forget that, even Power Headers treats the header as "live text", you only have to update Power Headers to make an update of the headers!
Even I use in another cases Tomaxxi's [JS] and it's a good way to treat the question, Jean-Claude Tremblay's solution is less interesting because the variable used is converted in text. If the variable text content changes, it's more complicated to manage the update!

Get all file names in a folder, set each as text variable

First off, I do not know if this is possible.
For an app I'm writing, I need it to get a list of all the file names inside of a folder, then set a text variable for each of the file names. The app will then display a list of those items, which I know what to do from there.
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just use any colon separated path (i.e., the desktop would be {color:blue}HD:Users:yourname:Desktop:{colors}) basically, path specifiers come in a number of types:
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Error in creating Text Variable

Hi Gurus,
I have one requirement to create a text variable for the user & the user wants to put the description as input to the variable.
But when i am creating the variable,the variable type "characteristic Value" is by default selected and i am also unable to change the variable type to text variable.
Please any body have the solution to resolve the error.
Regards
Debasish

Hi,
Just select a particular key figure and on the right side you will see its properties..
Now just besides the description of the key figure you will find a symbol for create variables, just click on that.. It will create a text variable...
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0FISCPER text variable "External Characteristic Value Key" has changed

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BR, Auli Peltola

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How can i create Text Variables in Bex Q.D.
I am able to create characteristic variables
but i can't find option to create text variables.
What's the requirement to create Text variables in Bex Q.D.
When i try to create Text variable for 0calDay.. the variable type is characteristic by Default and disabled.
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Hi,
You have to create characteristic variable processing by Customer Exit by considering 0CalDay as a Reference Characteristic
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We have some column headings , which are populated through the Text Vaiables , But in the Query Ouptput only the tech names of the Text variables are being displayed . can anyone tell me why its happening like this . I want to debug the Query , please guide me in this regard
Thanks in Advance.. Pls reply me as soon as possible

Hi Nagarjuna reddy,
Click on the properties of the infoobject enter the name of the description and next to that you can see the X/? buttion click on the this button and select the field/if the proper field is not there then create a field descriton and select. i hope this is works and correct me if i am wrong. for debuggin the query use a transaction code- RSRT.
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Why do text variables using Running Header character style translate forced returns as a word space in the running head on the first page but close up the space on subsequent pages?

In an InDesign document that requires 3 different Chapter head paragraph styles (to cope with differrent length headings) I've set up the running heads on the master page with a text variable using the Running header (character style) option. The character style I've assigned to this is an empty character style that is applied to all 3 chapter head paragraph styles.
Some chapter heads require a forced line break, so that the line breaks are aethesically pleasing. On the first page the text variable translates this forced line break as a word space in the running head, but on subsequent pages it ignores the forced line break. This means that if you have a word space before the forced line break, on the first page you get a double word space and on subsequent pages the running head sets correctly with a single word space. But if you remove the word space before the forced line break in the chapter head text, the first running head sets correctly with forced line break interpreted as a single word space, but on subsequest pages the space is closed up.
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Text Variable not showing headers in Formula

I have text variable in my report when I use in Formula its not working.Its a replacement path and if I used in normal col its showing header correctly.
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Thanks in Advance!
Andy

As I mentioned when I use in Formula to add up these text variables header is not showing.
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Text Variable Not Refreshed

Hello,
I created a data text variable user exit.
everyting works fine, but,
1) Selection options:
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but, if i want to make new selection
2) Year : 2011
month : 1 to 11
the query results are fine, but, the variable text return its old : return:
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I assume , variable 'ZP_CALY2' , which you are reading is created on calyear/ month which stores data as '2011.001' for e.g.
and you are extracting year from the same and writing the same in a variable for calyear .
In that case correct the code as
WHEN 'ZP_AN2'.
LOOP AT i_t_var_range INTO loc_var_range WHERE vnam = 'ZP_CALY2'.
zt_dt1 = loc_var_range-low +0(4).
l_s_range-low = zt_dt1.
l_s_range-sign = 'I'.
l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
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ENDLOOP.
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Text variable is not displaying in the query result

Hi All
I am having problem here i have cteated a text variable on 0company with replacement, its not showing the name or key on the output when i run the qury it showing &ztxtvatc& so what might be the problem........pls can anybody tell me the solution for this and iam working on BI7.0, New version.
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Srinivas

Hello ,
          You can try this code, sorry if i am wrong,
DATA: l_value(10)   TYPE c,
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EXIT.
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END IF.
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Issue with text variable by replacement path

Hello All
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Now, I want the replace the descriptions "Start Date and End Date" with the actual values that I am entering like 09/01/2010 and 09/10/2010. Ex: Quantity - 9/01/2010 & Quantity - 9/10/2010.
Therefore, I create 2 Text Variables,
1. ZSTART, Replacement Path, Ref Char (ZDATE1), Replace by Variable ZSTARTDT, with KEY, offset - blank
2. ZEND, Replacement Path, Ref Char (ZDATE1), Replace by Variable ZENDDT, with KEY, offset - blank
And I put these text variables in the descriptions. But when I run the query, I still see: Quantity - &ZSTART& and Quantity - &ZEND&.
Note that my ZDATE1 which is based on 0DATE does not have a master data table or text table; it is purely transaction data. Does that mean, my text replacement path variables wont work.
Any suggestions??

Hi,
The text variable is replaced when the exact date is clear for this key figure column according to the restriction.
To achive this, please make sure that either the variable is directly restricted in the key figure selection, or that the date characteristic is in drilldown.
Regards,
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How can I get an ampersand to show up when between two other letters, in a text variable?

Using Indesign CC 2014, on Windows 7.
Creating a catalog.
The company name is used throughout.
Since this catalog will be re-branded for distributors at random, the company name will change all the time.
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The issue is that when I attempt to use an ampersand (&) between two letter with no spaces, the ampersand disappears.

Yes!! You got it!
Works. Thank you!
Wish I'd thought of that . . .

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Hi Gurus,
Variables in Bex
Present Fiscal Qtr : 2012Q4
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It's Completly working in Bex. I have used text variable and used replacement path to calculate the above texts.
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How can i achive this in webi . I saw some of the posts in SDN . They suggested to use 'USER RESPONSE' command.
Question 2 :
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Used of Sap text variable with replacement path in Bo designer

Dear experts,
I created a univers based on a SAp BW query. In this query I used a text variable in order to get dynamic header columns.
The text variable is done by using "replacement path" that is the text is derived automatically from the user input triggered by a sap bw variable.
example :
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thanks a lot
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