Init vars at startup

[Mac]

Hello,
I'd like to define a couple of variables which would get initialized at the
very opening of my drawing ( with coords of a shape on the drawing page,
e.g.); is this possible and how? Thank you!

 

[AlEdlund]

trap the document opened/created event and then set up your variables.
al

 

[Mac]

....and one more add-on to this query - when initialized this way, where is it
the best to put these variables to make them 'global',ie to have them
'visible' from all pages of the drawing?

 

[AlEdlund]

doesn't that depend on what you are going to do with them?
If used in code consider global variables
If used at document level from shapesheet consider a user property in the
docsheet (that way if a page is deleted you don't lose them).
al

 

[Mac]

Ok, thanks a lot, Al!

doesn't that depend on what you are going to do with them?
If used in code consider global variables
If used at document level from shapesheet consider a user property in the
docsheet (that way if a page is deleted you don't lose them).
al