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Reusing data fields

Reusing data fields

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Reusing data fields

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Click to expand/collapse hidden textPersistence of fields

By default, composite fields retain their existing values until the value is changed even if the field is not present on the current page. To change this so that all fields maintain their values until they are next encountered:

1.Select Edit... from the Fields menu, or
click ctrl + d.
2.Click the File tab.
3.Tick Persistent fields checkbox.

The change will be saved in the field definitions file.
To reuse an existing file of field names
1.In the 'Field Definitions' dialog (ctrl + d), click the File tab.
2.Click Browse and select an .EE field definition file (you may need to change drive/folder to find the previously defined file) or
type the name in the 'Field Definition File' box and press Enter or
click Load.
3.If you wish to view the fields and their coordinates, click the Definitions tab.
4.Click OK.
To set up a header file

A 'header' file will be processed before the main file. It may contain font and macro definitions used by the main file, or a printable page (e.g. banner page) to be output ahead of the main file. It may be overridden by /HEADER.

1.In the 'Field Definitions' window (ctrl + d), click the File tab.
2.Type the name in the File name of header page box
or
Click Browse and select the header file.
3.Click OK.

Tips

•The previous version of any .EE field definition file is saved as .~EE for backup purposes. The 'Edit' menu has an entry Undo Field Changes which will reload the .EE file or, if no changes have been made to the current file it will reload from .~EE file.
•Select Show from the 'Fields' menu to view the position of fields and tags on the page, see Viewing data fields and tags.
•Fields may be used in the compilation of a PDF Table of Contents.

Links

About extracting data

Defining fields and tags

Editing fields and tags