I’m having trouble working out if this is a quirk of InDesign, or something I’m doing incorrectly.
If there are any XML InDesign geniuses out there, I’d love your input.
Here goes…
Let’s say this is a part of my XML file:
<root>
<person>
<name>John</name>
<company>BigShop</company>
<email>xxATxxxx.xxx</email>
</person>
</root>
I’ve imported the following into InDesign and each ‘person’ is in their own text frame.
John
BigShop
xxATxxxx.xxx
If I now go back to that XML file, and delete the e-mail address (but not the elements):
<root>
<person>
<name>John</name>
<company>BigShop</company>
<email>xxATxxxx.xxx</email>
</person>
</root>
InDesign still keeps that e-mail address.
John
BigShop
xxATxxxx.xxx
HOWEVER, if I delete the elements as well:
<root>
<person>
<name>John</name>
<company>BigShop</company>
</person>
</root>
…and make sure I tick “Delete elements, frames, and content that do not match imported XML”…it works. The e-mail address is gone.
However, that now means if the XML is updated again and an e-mail address goes back in, it won’t show in InDesign because there is no tagged area for it to go.
So, is this form of ‘ghost’ text a quirk of working with InDesign and XML? Is it normal?
Thanks if you can shed some light on this.
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