4.8    Text Declarations

Several text elements need per-document declarations before they can be used. For example, variable fields require that the variables used are being declared at the beginning of the document. These declarations are collected at the beginning of a text document. All such declarations are optional. The detailed description for each declaration can be found in the appropriate chapter.

The supported text declarations are:

� variable declarations � These declarations are used for variable fields. (cf. section 6.3.1).

� user field declarations � These declarations are used for user-defined fields (cf. section 6.3.5).

� sequence declarations � These declarations are used for sequence fields (cf. section 6.3.8).

� DDE connections � These declarations are used for DDE fields and DDE sections (cf. sections 6.6.9 and 4.4.3, respectively).

� auto mark file � This declaration is used for generation of alphabetical indices (cf. section 7.8.2).