Updating variables in Framemaker 7.1 book

I've certain tasks that I do repretitively over a product release. For example, the product version is updated in every release (major or minor). Product version is a variable which I set by opening each file within a book. Each book has several files and there are quite a few books to update. Going down to the file level within each book is very tedious and time consuming.
Does anybody know how to update variables at the book-level in FrameMaker 7 for Windows?
Cheers,
Rupen

In the Book Window select the files that you want to update. Then use File > Import > Formats to import the updated variables (from your master template file) to all those files in one go. Same procedure as per an individual file, except tht you are using a book file instead.

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Hi,
I use FrameMaker 7.1.
Problem
I have to change a two special variables in many documents. I usually do this by opening the Frame book and changing the variable from the FrameMaker interface. Since there is a large number of books (consequently files), I was wondering if there is an way of doing this from Windows itself.
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I know of a UNix utility called fmbatch, which might do the job. I have Linux, but am not sure if the Frame files created in Windows would actually work with fmbatch.
Is there a utility out there? I tried using the utility from data source, but it didn't install on my Win XP Pro.
Is XML an option?
Looking forward to your assistance.
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There are FM batch utilities available from:
Datazone (DZBatcher at http://www.datazone.com/english/overview/download.html )
Omni Systems (runfm at http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm )
To do it manually without batch files, either create an FM filw with just the variables that need to be changed or use a MIF snippet and import the Variables from that file into all of the others via book files.
A MIF snippet is simple text file that (for variables) looks like this:
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<VariableFormats
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<VariableDef `my stuff'>
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<VariableFormat
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