Re: Cross-Reference Problem

["Thomas Michanek" <thomas.michanek@xxxxxxxxx>]

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From: <Sue_Helton@mail.bankone.com>
> I am using the following cross-reference format:
> 
> SEE: <Italic><$paratext><Default Font> on page <$pagenum> in Chapter
> <$paranum[Chapter]> if more information is desired.
> 
> All of my cross-references (except one) are working fine. The problem reference
> is dropping the chapter number. All other references to this same chapter DO
> include the chap number. The only difference seems to be that the problem
> reference is associated with a paratag on a disconnected page.

When referencing other paragraphs in a cross-ref format, the other paragraph
must be in the same flow. This is probably why it doesn't work for you.
Unless you can get rid of that disconnected page (why do you have it?),
one option would be to make an invisible dummy paragraph on the disconnected
page that cross-references the contents of the real Chapter paragraph, using
a simple <$paranum> format. Then, in the troublesome cross-ref, use 
<$paratext[dummypara]> instead of <$paranum[Chapter]>.

There are other variants of dummy paragraphs that may work for you, 
depending on how your documents look. But you should first of all try
to redesign that disconnected page into a connected page!

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