Referencing Named Data Sources

When you name a data source in an object on a template, you are able to access the data contained within that data source and use it in other objects. In addition to sharing data between objects, you can reference the named data source in a Visual Basic Script, so that the application returns the value of the specified data source. The Script Assistant pane of the Script Editor contains a list of all of the named data sources specified in your document.

When using named data sources in scripts, it is recommended that you follow the naming restrictions defined in Visual Basic. Avoid beginning data source names with numbers, or using spaces and special characters in the data source name. If you do not follow these conventions, you will need to reference the desired data source using one of the methods below.

Choose one of the following methods:

From in the Script Assistant pane, open the Named Data Sources book, and double-click the desired data source name to insert a reference code snippet into the Script pane.
Enter the name of the desired data source name to insert a reference code snippet into the Script pane.
Enter the following code into the Script pane:

Format.NamedSubStrings("datasource_name")

The Named Data Sources book will not appear in the Script Assistant pane unless you have linked an object from the current template to a named data source.