Persistent variables in a template?

[ML]

Is it possible to create a variable within a template that will store data
between sessions? I need to store some info for a document that will be
created by the user. I have been using custom properties but these have a
limited length and I need to store longer text.

Is there a way to do this with a variable?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Document variables certainly can be stored in templates. Have you considered
using AutoText, though?

 

[Doug Robbins]

You can use:

ActiveDocument.Variables("varname").Value = "Some long string"

to store information in a document variable. It can be retrieved using

ActiveDocument.Variables("varname").Value

and displayed in the document by way of a { DOCVARIABLE varname" } field

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