Index: src/com/ecyrd/jspwiki/VariableManager.java
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RCS file: /p/cvs/JSPWiki/src/com/ecyrd/jspwiki/VariableManager.java,v
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -u -r1.30 VariableManager.java
--- src/com/ecyrd/jspwiki/VariableManager.java	26 Aug 2007 17:15:18 -0000	1.30
+++ src/com/ecyrd/jspwiki/VariableManager.java	26 Dec 2007 17:48:58 -0000
@@ -403,7 +403,17 @@
                 if( metadata != null )
                     return metadata.toString();
             }
-
+            
+            // And the final straw part 2: see if the "real" current page has
+            // named metadata. This allows a parent page to control a inserted
+            // page through defining variables
+            WikiPage rpg = context.getRealPage();
+            if( rpg != null )
+            {
+                Object metadata = rpg.getAttribute( varName );
+                if( metadata != null )
+                    return( metadata.toString() );
+            }
             // Next-to-final straw: attempt to fetch using property name
             // We don't allow fetching any other properties than those starting
             // with "jspwiki.".  I know my own code, but I can't vouch for bugs