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  • Locked
    Locking the variable, will show a read-only version in the input panel, for end users of the Editor.
    The variable is still accessible / editable through the API or when using a DataSource.

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For more information on display filters, see Conditional Interface Elements

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Examples of display formatting for february 7, 2030

  • D MMMM YYYY will display the selected date as: 7 February 2030

  • M/D/YY will display the selected date as: 2/7/30

  • MM.DD.YYYY will display the selected date as:  02.07.2030

Note

When only 2 digits are provided for the year, 1900 will be assumed

This only applies when reading from a datasource, where only 2 digits are available.

Using the date picker, 4 digits will reassure a correct year.

Supported formats

These formats are tested to work. Other formats or combinations might work also, but we guarantee these to work.

  • D/M/YY

  • DD/MM/YYYY

  • DD-MMM-YY

  • D MMMM YYYY

  • DD.MM.YYYY

  • D.M.YY

  • DDMMYYYY

  • DD *

  • D *

  • EE *

  • EEEE *

  • M/D/YY

  • MM/DD/YYYY

  • MM.DD.YYYY

  • MM DD YYYY *

  • MM-DD-YYYY *

  • M.D.YY

  • MMYY

  • MMMM *

  • YYYY/MM/DD

  • YYYY.MM.DD

  • YYMM

  • YYYYMMDD

  • YY *

  • YYYY *

* Guaranteed to work on CHILI publisher Online and GraFx Publisher

List

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A list variable can be configured to hold multiple list items, with the option to hide certain items based on values of other variables. The "value" of each list item is optional, and will be used (if present) when the selected item is inserted into a variable Text Frame.

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