XML Script

(This function is only available in OCAD Professional!)

Choose this command to execute functions whose settings are defined in a XML file.

Introduction

Select Execute XML Script from File menu.

XML Script General

File

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Open	File	String	ocd file name
File.Close	Enable	Boolean	true, false
File.Save	Enable	Boolean	true, false
File.SaveAs	File	String	ocd file name
File.MultipleFileImport	Directory New Offset Horizontally Vertically Angle MapScale Grid Distance Layer Field	String Enum. types Ingeger Integer Double Integer Double String	Directory of import files enabled, disabled
File.ExportOIM	File	String	html file name
File.Exit	Enabled	Boolean	true, false Close OCAD Program

View

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
View.EntireMap	Enable	Boolean	true, false
View.MoveTo	X Y	Double Double

Map

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Map. OptimizeRepair	Enable	Boolean	true, false
Map.ChangeScale	NewScale	Integer	e. g. 10 000
	EnlargeReduceSymbols	Boolean	true, false
Map.ConvertLayer	CrtFile	String	crt file name
Symbol.LoadSymbolsFrom	File	String	ocd file name (with symbols to be loaded) The option replace existing colors and symbols is used

Database

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Database.Dataset.Remove	Dataset	String Integer	all for all databases 3, 2, 1, ... for only one or several
Database.Assign.Symbols	Dataset   CntFile	String Integer String	all for all databases 1, 2, 3, ... for only one database   ex. 101.0 true, false (Default)
Database.Assign.Texts	Dataset   TextField Symbol ReplaceExistingObjects	String Integer String String Boolean	all for all databases 1, 2, 3, ... for only one database   ex. 101.0 true, false (Default)
Database.Assign.Angles	Dataset   AngleField	String Integer String	all for all databases 1, 2, 3, ... for only one database
Database.CreateObjects	Dataset SelectSymbol Condition HorizontalCoordinate VerticalCoordinate Unit TextField HorizontalOffset VerticalOffset	Integer Double String String String Enum. types String Double Double	1, 2, 3, ... Number of dataset Symbol numer. ex. 207,0 SQL String (ex. SYMBOL LIKE 207,0) Database fieldname Database fieldname m, km Database fieldname

Example xml file:

<OcadScript>
 <File.Open>
   <File>C:\Albis\albis_leer.ocd</File>
</File.Open>
<File.MultipleFileImport>
   <Directory>C:\Albis\shp</Directory>
  <NewOffset>enabled</NewOffset>
  <Horizontally>670000</Horizontally>
  <Vertically>230000</Vertically>
  <Angle>20</Angle>
  <MapScale>20000</MapScale>
  <GridDistance>500</GridDistance>
   <LayerField>OBJECTVAL/LayerField>
</File.MultipleFileImport>
 <Database.Assign.Texts>
  <Dataset>all</Dataset>
   <TextField>ID</TextField>
   <Symbol>101.0</Symbol>
   <ReplaceExistingObjects>true</ReplaceExistingObjects >
 </Database.Assign.Texts>
<Database.Assign.Angles>
  <Dataset>all</Dataset>  
   <AngleField>ID</AngleField>
</Database.Assign.Angles>
 
<Database.Assign.Symbols>
  <Dataset>all</Dataset>
  <CntFile>C:\Albis\cnt\Landeskarte.cnt</CntFile>
</Database.Assign.Symbols>
 <Database.Dataset.Remove>
  <Dataset>all</Dataset>
</Database.Dataset.Remove>
 <Map.OptimizeRepair>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
 </Map.OptimizeRepair>
 <View.EntireMap>
 <Enabled>true</Enabled>
</View.EntireMap>
<File.Save>
  <Enabled>false</Enabled>
</File.Save>
 <File.SaveAs>
  <File>C:\Albis\Albis2.ocd</File>
 </File.SaveAs>
 <File.Close>
  <Enabled>true</Enabled>
</File.Close>
 <File.Exit>
  <Enabled>false</Enabled>
 </File.Exit>
</OcadScript>

XML Script Partial Map

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
export	file	String	eg.: ‚ c:\export\PartialMap1.ocd ‘ OCAD creates files PartialMap1_1_1.ocd, PartialMap1_1_2.ocd,
export	coordSystem	Enumerated types	mm (paper), m (real world)
export	T, L, B, R	Float	top, left, bottom, right
export.loop	enabled horizontalPages verticalpages horizontalOverlap verticalOverlap	Bool Integer Integer Float Float	true, false number of pages in horizontal direction number of pages in vertical direction horizontal overlap in mm or m vertical overlap in mm or m

Example xml file:

<ocadScript>                                               // comment   
<partialMapScript>
   <export id="0">                                         // first export section
    <file>c:\export\PartialMap1.ocd</file>                 // export file
    <coordSystem>mm</coordSystem>                          // paper oder real world coordinates
    <T>100</T>                                             // export rectangle with Top Left point and Bottom Right point 
    <L>0</L>
  50
    <R>50</R>
      <loop>                                               // the loop export several ocd files. For this example 21 files.
      <enabled>true</enabled>
      <horizontalPages>7</horizontalPages>              
      <verticalPages>3</verticalPages>
      <horizontalOverlap>10</horizontalOverlap>            // horizontal and vertical overlap. 
      <verticalOverlap>10</verticalOverlap>
    </loop>
    </export>                                              // second export section
    <export id="1">
    <file>c:\export\PartialMap2.ocd</file>
    <coordSystem>mm</coordSystem>
    <L>0</L>
  <R>50</R>
  50
    <T>100</T>
      <loop>
      <enabled>false</enabled>
    </loop>                                                // export only one ocd file
    </export>
  </partialMapScript>
</ocadScript>

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