InDesign CS4: Text variable in heading does not show in cross reference

Hello All,

I am using custom text variables for product names etc in my ID CS4 documents since this kind of information frequently changes (at least in my company it does ). Whenever I add a cross reference that targets such a heading, the content of the text variable is not shown in the cross reference.

Example

Text variable name: "ProductName BaseModule"

Text variable content: "XYZ Base Module"

Heading: "Installing the [ProductName BaseModule]"

Cross reference: "... see section 1.3.1, « Base Module»" (the xref is in italics).

Notes

• When selecting the xref target in the Edit Cross Reference dialog, I do not see the text variable content (I do, however, see frame anchors as "<Grafik>" tag on my German ID).
• Same behavior regardless of whether the xref target is in the same or a different file.

This is similar to the problem in the InDesign CS5 - Problem with text variables in table of contents discussion.

Has anybody else seen this behavior?

Thanks a bundle

Thilo