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PlanetPress Talk Basics
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respectively, the values of the Height and Width properties of the object, group, or page, as they
appear in the Basic Attributes of that object, group, or page.
See “System Variables with Global Scope” on page 42 for a complete list of the system variables
available in PlanetPress Talk.
2 Global Variables
Global variables are variables that you define using the Global Variable Properties dialog box in
PlanetPress Design. Global variables appear in TreeView in PlanetPress Design. Global variables have a
global scope; you can reference global variables anywhere you can insert a PlanetPress Talk expression
in PlanetPress Design.
You cannot define a global variable with the same name as a system variable.
3 Local Variables
Local variables are variables that you define using the PlanetPress Talk define command. Local
variables have a local scope; you can reference them only within the area of the object in which you
create them. You can create local variables within the PlanetPress Talk properties of an object or
group, within the Text property of a text/box object, and within the PlanetPress Talk Code property of
a PlanetPress Talk object.
You should never define a local variable with the same name as a system variable.
Runpage
A runpage is a normal page containing a PlanetPress Talk object that controls the execution of the pages
in the document. Although nothing prevents a runpage from containing printable elements, in most cases
it serves only to control the execution of the other pages in the document and does not itself print.
Using Foreign Language Text with PPtalk
You can use Text objects to display both static text and variable content, such as data selections, in the
same object. Text objects also let you mix foreign language text, such as Arabic, and European language
styles within the same object, although not in the same paragraph.
What is a runpage?
Can PlanetPress Talk let me use foreign language text in PlanetPress Design?