Set value for mutiple variables

[#1]

Hi All,

i'm looking for a tips to set a value for more then ten variables.

Now, i'm using a button with action 'set varaible' ten times not really good !!

thanks

[Clever_Anjos]

Are you setting same value to all of those variables?

[#3]

Yep

[Clever_Anjos]

You could write a small macro to set all those variable, but using macros is usually a bad idea.

I would stay using 10 actions

[#5]

hoo noo

i tried :

VAl1;VAL2;VAL3

or

VAl1,VAL2,VAL3

nothing works

[jzimolong]

1. Setup the vbscript macro below and assign to a button action
2. Make sure your variables have the same first few characters, like "vSet", so macro knows which ones to loop through
3. Click button, input the value you need to set, then it will loop through them all and set the value

Sub SetVariables

Dim objTempVar, objDestVar, objSourceVar, objSource
varValue = inputBox("Input your value")
varNo = ActiveDocument.GetVariableDescriptions.Count - 1

For i = 0 to varNo
     If Left(ActiveDocument.GetVariableDescriptions.Item(i).Name,4) = "vSet" Then
          set objTempVar = ActiveDocument.GetVariableDescriptions.Item(i)
          varname=Trim(objTempVar.Name)
          Set objSourceVar=ActiveDocument.Variables(varname)
          varcontent=objSourceVar.GetRawContent

          Set objDestVar=ActiveDocument.Variables(varname)
          objDestVar.SetContent varValue,true

     END IF
Next

End Sub

[Anonymous]

I don't see anything wrong with multiple actions in one button...  In most cases it is better than using macros.

[jpapador]

Since you are setting the same value you all variables you could just have the button set 1 variable and then have the other 9 variables equal that first one.

[#9]

I agree, but when you have a lot of variables !! i've got a report with more then 24 variables.

[#10]

it's sounds like greate !! i'll try this