XML Script

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

Note: Most parameters can only be used in the Mapping Solution Edition. In the Orienteering Edition, XML Script can be used for Lidar Import, DTM Import and WMTS Export.

Introduction

Select Execute XML Script from File menu or drag-and-drop then xml file to the OCAD window.

OCAD creates a log file in the temporary folder (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\OCAD\OCAD 20xx\Tmp).

XML Script General

File

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.New	File MapScale Easting Northing Angle	String Integer Integer Integer Double	file name of existing symbol set 10000 obsolete, use Map.ScaleAndCoordinateSystem obsolete, use Map.ScaleAndCoordinateSystem obsolete, use Map.ScaleAndCoordinateSystem
File.Open	File IgnoreMissingBackgroundMaps IgnoreMissingDatasets	String Boolean Boolean	ocd file name true, false (default: false) true, false (default: false)
File.Close	Enabled	Boolean	true, false
File.Save	Enabled	Boolean	true, false
File.SaveAs	File	String	ocd file name
File.Import.Ocd	File Directory SymbolOption ColorOption	String String Integer Integer	File name [0..3] [0, 1]
File.Import.Dxf	Directory NewOffset HorizontalOffset VerticalOffset Angle MapScale	String Boolean Integer Integer Double Integer	Directory name ignored if NewOffset = false ignored if NewOffset = false ignored if NewOffset = false ignored if NewOffset = false
File.Import.GeoPackage	GpkgFilename TableName Layer CrtFilename	String String String String
File.MultipleFileImport	Directory SearchPattern CoordinateSystem NewOffset Horizontally Vertically Angle MapScale GridDistance DatabaseType Codepage KeyField LayerField LayerField2 ExtentMinimumEasting ExtentMaximumEasting ExtentMinimumNorthing ExtentMaximumNorthing	String String Integer Boolean Integer Integer Double Integer Double Integer Integer String String String Double Double Double Double	Directory of import files, e.g. C:\Shape\ optional, e.g. SV*.shp Internal Grid ID |1000 = existing grid of OCAD file, -1 = WGS 84, 0 = dBase, 1 = Access 2007, 2 = Access 2003/2010, 3 = Do not create a database 0 = Default, Codepage number ' ' = Create new key field, field name ' ' = do not import layer information, field name ' ' = do not import 2nd layer information, field name, LayerField and LayerField2 content are concatenated by '_'
File.Exit	Enabled	Boolean	true, false

View

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
View.Mode		Enum types	normalMode, spotColorMode, draftMode
View.EntireMap	Enabled	Boolean	true, false
View.MoveTo	X Y	Double Double
View.Zoom		Double

Select

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Select.ObjectsBySymbol	SymbolNumber	Double	e.g. 526.002
Select.ObjectsBySymbol			use <Select.ObjectsBySymbol></Select.ObjectsBySymbol> to clear the selection

Object

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Object.ChangeVertexTypesTo	Type	Enum types	CornerVertex, DashVertex
Object.Fill	SymbolNumber	Double
Object.ChangeSymbol	FromSymbolNumber FromImportedLayer ToSymbolNumber	Double String Double
Object.ChangeSymbolSelectedObjects	SymbolNumber	Double	e.g. 101.001
Object.MergeObjectsBySymbol	SymbolNumber	Double	e.g. 101.001

Symbol

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Symbol.SymbolStatusManager	FileName SymbolStatusName	String String	xml file name name of symbol status
Symbol.ChangeStatus	SymbolNumber	double	e.g. 101.000 attribute status="visible", "protected" or "hidden" <SymbolNumber status="hidden">101.000</SymbolNumber>

Map

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Map.OptimizeRepair	Enabled	Boolean	true, false
Map.ChangeScale	NewScale EnlargeReduceSymbols EnlargeReduceLineWidthOfImageAndGraphicObjects	Integer Boolean Boolean	e. g. 10000 true, false true, false
Map.ConvertLayer	CrtFile	String	crt file name
Map.DeleteObjectsBySymbol	SymbolNumber SymbolTreeGroupName	Double, String String	e.g. 526.002, ObjectsWithoutSymbol e.g. Streets
Map.ExportObjectsBySymbol	File SymbolNumber SymbolTreeGroupName	Double String	export ocd file name e.g. 526.002 e.g. Streets
Map.LoadSymbolsFrom	File	String	ocd file name (with symbols to be loaded) The option replace existing colors and symbols is used
Map.LoadSymbolTreeFrom	FileName	String	ocd file name
Map.ScaleAndCoordinateSystem	MapScale Easting Northing Angle CoordinateSystem	Integer Integer Integer Double Integer	e.g. 10000 e.g. 600000 e.g. 200000 e.g. 4.5 internal grid id
Map.Transform.ChangeCoordinateSystem	CoordinateSystem EastingOffset NorthingOffset ScaleSymbols	Integer Integer Integer Boolean	internal grid id true, false

Database

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Database.Dataset.New	DatasetName DBaseFile OdbcDataSource Table KeyField SymbolField TextField SizeField LengthUnit AreaUnit Decimals HorizontalCoordinate VerticalCoordinate Username Passwort	String String String String String String String String String String Integer String String String String	mandatory     mandatory mandatory
Database.Dataset.Remove	Dataset	String Integer	all for all databases 3, 2, 1, ... for only one or several
Database.Assign.Symbols	Dataset CntFile	String or Integer String	all for all databases, dataset name or 1, 2, 3... for only one database Condition table file
Database.Assign.Texts	Dataset TextField Condition Symbol ReplaceExistingObjects	String or Integer String String String Boolean	all for all databases, dataset name or 1, 2, 3... for only one database     e.g. 101.0, -1 for using existing symbol true, false (Default)
Database.SetObjectDirection	Dataset AngleField MathematicalFunction	String or Integer String String	all for all databases, dataset name or 1, 2, 3... for only one database   eg.: *180/3.14159
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

Background Map

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
BackgroundMap.Open	FileName Visible VisibleInFavorites Dimm Transparent SpotColor Blockout Infrared	String Boolean Boolean Integer Boolean String Boolean Integer	true, false; Default = true true, false; Default = true [0..100]; Default = 0 [only works if Blockout is false] true, false; Default = false [only works if Blockout is false] spot color name true, false; Default = false 0=undefined, 1=32bit-infrared, 2=32bit RGB
BackgroundMap.Visible		String	filename only for already loaded background maps
BackgroundMap.Hide		String	filename only for already loaded background maps
BackgroundMap.Remove		String	all or filename
BackgroundMap.Reload a)		String	all or filename

a): Limited functionality. Not avaiable for all users.

DEM

Read more about importing Lidar and DTM data on the page XML Script Lidar and DTM Import.

WMTS Export

Read more about exporting map tiles for Leaflet on the page XML Script WMTS Export.

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!-- OCAD XML Script for multiple Shape import and assigning symbols from database -->

<OcadScript>

  <File.New>
    <!-- This path has to be adjusted before using the script! Choose a template file. -->
    <File>C:\Export\Chlosterwald.ocd</File>
  </File.New>

  <File.MultipleFileImport>
    <!-- This path has to be adjusted before using the script! -->
    <Directory>C:\Export\Files</Directory>
    <CoordinateSystem>1000</CoordinateSystem>
    <NewOffset>true</NewOffset>
    <Horizontally>600000</Horizontally>
    <Vertically>200000</Vertically>
    <Angle>0</Angle>
    <MapScale>10000</MapScale>
    <GridDistance>500</GridDistance>
    <LayerField>OBJECTVAL</LayerField>
  </File.MultipleFileImport>

  <Database.Assign.Texts>
    <Dataset>all</Dataset>
    <Condition/>    
    <TextField>TEXT</TextField>
    <Symbol>902.000</Symbol>
    <ReplaceExistingObjects>false</ReplaceExistingObjects>
  </Database.Assign.Texts>

  <Database.Assign.Angles>
    <Dataset>all</Dataset>  
    <AngleField>ANGLE</AngleField>
  </Database.Assign.Angles>

  <Database.Assign.Symbols>
    <Dataset>all</Dataset>
    <CntFile>C:\Export\Chlosterwald.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:\Export\Chlosterwald_Example.ocd</File>
  </File.SaveAs>

  <File.Close>
    <Enabled>true</Enabled>
  </File.Close>

  <File.Exit>
    <Enabled>false</Enabled>
  </File.Exit>

</OcadScript>

XML Script Thematic Maps

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.CreateThematicMap	<MapTheme> Name StatDataPath StatDataTable StatDataCommonField VisualizeAttributes AttributesValuesType Classify RepresentationFeature GeometryDataPath GeometryDataCommonField JoinType VisualizationMethod VisualizationType <VisualizationProperties> ScalingMode MaxSize MinSize FillColor StrokeColor StrokeMaxWidth StrokeMinWidth DecreaseStroke ShowZeroValue ShowNoData Opacity ThemeLegendTitle </VisualizationProperties> </MapTheme> <MapTitleStyle> Color Opacity Font Size isBold isItalic Alignment </MapTitleStyle> <LegendTitleStyle> see MapTitleStyle... </LegendTitleStyle> <LegendTextStyle> see MapTitleStyle... </LegendTextStyle> AddScaleBar AddScaleText AdditionalInformationText	string string string string string ValueType ClassifyType RepresentationFeatureType string string JoinType VisualizationMethodType VisualizationTypeType ScalingModeType double double FillColor StrokeColor double double boolean boolean boolean integer string ColorType integer string double boolean boolean AlignmentType ... ... boolean boolean string	Theme name statistic data file path Sheet or table for Excel or Access files Common Id field Attribute(s) to visualize: Ex. 2004 or 2009|2011 absolute, relative yes, no point, line, area Geometry data file path Common Id field see Thematic Map Data Types table see Thematic Map Data Types table see Thematic Map Data Types table see Thematic Map Data Types table max. size in mm min. size in mm fill color: ex. C=84 M=0 Y=128 K=0 stroke color: ex. C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=255 max. stroke width in mm min. stroke width in mm true, false true, false true, false  % ThemeLegendTitle font color: ex. C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=255 opacity in % font name font size true, false true, false 0=align bottom left ... ... true, false true, false Ex. Coordinate system: Pseudo-Mercator

Thematic Map Data Types

Data type	Values
ValueType	absolute, relative
ClassifyType	yes, no
RepresentationFeatureType	point, line, area
JoinType	0=KeepAllRecords, 1=KeepOnlyMatchingRecords
VisualizationMethodType	mProportionalSymbols, vmProportionalLines, vmProportionalArrows, vmGraduatedSymbols, vmGraduatedLines, vmGraduatedArrows, vmChoropleths, vmCharts
VisualizationTypeType	vtProportionalBar, vtProportionalCircle, vtProportionalSquare, vtProportionalLine, vtProportionalArrow, vtGraduatedBar, vtGraduatedCircle, vtGraduatedSquare, vtGraduatedLine, vtGraduatedArrow, vtChoropleth, vtPieChart, vtWingChart, vtBarChart, vtDividedPieChart, vtDividedWingChart, vtDividedBarChart, vtStackedBarChart, vtPercentageStackedBarChart
ScalingModeType	0=scaling by representation ratio, 1=scaling by max. size
DataClassificationMethodType	cmManual, cmNaturalBreaks, cmEqualIntervals, cmQuantiles
ColorType	CMYK color definition [0..255]: C=84 M=0 Y=128 K=0

Thematic Map Script Examples

The following example creates a thematic map with proportional squares about the population in europe 2011.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OcadScript>
  <OcadVersion>OCAD 2018 - Mapping Solution 32-bit</OcadVersion>
 
  <File.New>
    <File>Thematic Map.ocd</File>
    <MapScale>25000000</MapScale>
  </File.New>

  <File.SaveAs>
    <File>Thematic Map Population Europe ProportionalSquare.ocd</File>
  </File.SaveAs>

  <File.CreateThematicMap>
    <MapTheme>
      <Name>Population 2011</Name>
      <StatDataPath>C:\import\population.xls</StatDataPath>
      <StatDataTable>Sheet0$</StatDataTable>
      <StatDataCommonField>id</StatDataCommonField>
      <VisualizeAttributes>2011</VisualizeAttributes>
      <AttributesValuesType>absolute</AttributesValuesType>
      <Classify>no</Classify>
      <RepresentationFeature>point</RepresentationFeature>
      <GeometryDataPath>C:\import\europe.shp</GeometryDataPath>
      <GeometryDataCommonField>ne_10m_adm</GeometryDataCommonField>
      <JoinType>0</JoinType>
      <VisualizationMethod>vmProportionalSymbols</VisualizationMethod>
      <VisualizationType>vtProportionalSquare</VisualizationType>
      <VisualizationProperties>
        <ScalingMode>1</ScalingMode>
        <MaxSize>30.00</MaxSize>
        <MinSize>1.00</MinSize>
        <FillColor>C=84 M=0 Y=128 K=0</FillColor>
        <StrokeColor>C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=181</StrokeColor>
        <StrokeMaxWidth>0.40</StrokeMaxWidth>
        <StrokeMinWidth>0.08</StrokeMinWidth>
        <DecreaseStroke>true</DecreaseStroke>
        <ShowZeroValue>true</ShowZeroValue>
        <ShowNoData>true</ShowNoData>
        <Opacity>80</Opacity>
        <ThemeLegendTitle>Population</ThemeLegendTitle>
      </VisualizationProperties>
    </MapTheme>
    <MapTitle>Population in Europe 2011</MapTitle>
    <DefaultTextStyle>
      <Color>C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=150</Color>
      <Opacity>100</Opacity>
      <Font>Arial</Font>
      <Size>9.0</Size>
      <isBold>0</isBold>
      <isItalic>0</isItalic>
      <Alignment>0</Alignment>
    </DefaultTextStyle>
    <MapTitleStyle>
      <Opacity>80</Opacity>
      <Size>24.00</Size>
      <Alignment>1</Alignment>
    </MapTitleStyle>
    <AddThemeLegend>true</AddThemeLegend>
    <AddBasemapLegend>true</AddBasemapLegend>
    <LegendTitleStyle>
      <Size>12.0</Size>
    </LegendTitleStyle>
    <LegendTextStyle>
      <Size>9.0</Size>
    </LegendTextStyle>
    <AddScaleBar>true</AddScaleBar>
    <AddScaleText>true</AddScaleText>
    <AdditionalInformationText>OCAD ThematicMapper sample map</AdditionalInformationText>
  </File.CreateThematicMap>

  <File.Save>
    <Enabled>true</Enabled>
  </File.Save> 
</OcadScript>

XML Script Partial Map

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
Export	File coordSystem L, R, B, T	String Enum types Float	eg.: ‚ c:\export\PartialMap1.ocd ‘ OCAD creates files PartialMap1_#verticalPages_#horizontalPages.ocd mm (paper, m (real world) left, right, bottom, top
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

The following example exports parts of an ocad map.

 <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>
       <B>50</B>
       <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>
                                              
     <export id="1">                                       // second export section
       <file>c:\export\PartialMap2.ocd</file>
       <coordSystem>mm</coordSystem>
       <L>0</L>
       <R>50</R>
       <B>50</B>
       <T>100</T>
       <loop>                                             // export only one ocd file
         <enabled>false</enabled>
       </loop>                                             
     </export><br>
   </partialMapScript>
 </ocadScript>

XML Script Print

Print parameters can be saved in a XML script.

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Print.Printer	Name DmPaperSize DmDefaultSource DmPrintQuality DmColor DmMediaType	String Integer Integer Integer Integer Integer	Eg. ,HP Color LaserJet 2840 PCL' File->Print->Save XML Script->Open the Script and depending on which printer was choosen, the informations are there.
File.Print.Portrait	Enabled	Bool	true, false
File.Print.SpotColor	Enabled Colors	Bool String	true, false Name of the spot color(s)
File.Print.PartOfMap	Range Coordinates L, R, B, T	Integer Enum types Float	1 mm (page), m (real world) Left, Right, Bottom, Top
File.Print.HorizontalOverlap		Float
File.Print.VerticalOverlap		Float
File.Print.PrintScale		Integer	Eg. 25000
File.Print.Copies		Integer	Number of copies
File.Print.Intensity		Integer
File.Print.LineWidth		Integer
File.Print.PrintScreenGrid	Enabled PrintScreenGridColor	Bool Integer	true, false Ocad color number

XML Script Export

Watch out for the file endings.
Resolution is only used if File.Export.GeoRef -> Enabled = false

AI (Adobe Illustrator), PDF

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Export	File Format Resolution ExportScale	String Enum types Integer Integer	eg.: ,c::\Export\Chlosterwald.ai‘ AI, PDF in dpi [40..2540] (only if the map has raster background maps) eg. '10000' for the scale 1:10'000
File.Export.PartOfMap	Enabled Coordinates L, R, B, T	Bool Enum types Float	true, false mm (page), m (real world) left, right, bottom, top
File.Export	Colors	Enum types	normal, spotColors
File.Export.SpotColors	Combine Enabled	Bool String	true, false [only if Colors = spotColors] Spotcolor name [only if Colors = spotColors]

BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Export	File Format Quality Resolution Anti-Aliasing ColorCorrection	String Enum types Integer Integer Boolean Boolean	eg.: ‚c:\Export\Chlosterwald.bmp‘ BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG only for JPEG, [0..100] in dpi [40..2540] true, false true, false
File.Export.PartOfMap	Enabled Coordinates L, R, B, T	Bool Enum types Float	true, false mm (page), m (real world) left, right, bottom, top for rotated maps use here the coordinate of the upper left und lower right corner
File.Export.Tiles	Enabled Width Height	Boolean Integer Integer	true, false [only if Enabled = true] [only if Enabled = true]
File.Export.GeoRef	Enabled PixelSize CreateWorldFile	Bool Float Bool	true, false in meter [only if Enabled = true] true, false [only if Enabled = true]

EPS

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Export	File Format ExportScale	String Enum types Integer	eg.: ‚c:\Export\Chlosterwald.eps ‘ EPS e.g. '10000' for the scale 1:10'000
File.Export.PartOfMap	Enabled Coordinates L, R, B, T	Bool Enum types Float	true, false mm (page), m (real world) left, right, bottom, top
File.Export	Colors	Enum types	normal, spotColors
File.Export.SpotColors	Enabled	Spotcolor name	[only if Colors = spotColors]

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Export	File Format ExportScale CompressFile	String Enum types Integer Boolean	eg.: ‚c:\Export\Chlosterwald.svg ‘ SVG e.g. '10000' for the scale 1:10'000 true, false
File.Export.PartOfMap	Enabled Coordinates L, R, B, T	Bool Enum types Float	true, false mm (page), m (real world) left, right, bottom, top

TIFF

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Export	File Format Resolution Anti-Aliasing ColorCorrection	String Enum types Integer Boolean Boolean	eg.: ‚c:\Export\Chlosterwald.tif‘ TIFF in dpi [40..2540] true, false true, false
File.Export.PartOfMap	Enabled Coordinates L, R, B, T	Bool Enum types Float	true, false mm (page), m (real world) left, right, bottom, top
File.Export.Tiles	Enabled Width Height	Bool Integer Integer	true, false [only if Enabled = true] [only if Enabled = true]
File.Export.GeoRef	Enabled PixelSize CreateWorldFile	Bool Float Bool	true, false in meter [only if Enabled = true] true, false [only if Enabled = true]
File.Export	Colors	Enum types	normal, spotColors
File.Export.SpotColors	Combine Enabled	Bool Spotcolor name	true, false [only if Colors = spotColors] [only if Colors = spotColors]
File.Export	ColorMode	Integer	0 = 32 bit CMYK 1 = 24 bit RGB 2 = 256 colors 3 = grayscale 4 = 8 bit CMYK 5 = 1 bit black/white 6 = halftone screen [only if spotColor = true]
File.Export	Compression	Integer	1 = no compression 2 = CCITT [only used with ColorMode 5/6] 4 = FaxG4 [only used with ColorMode 5/6] 5 = LZW

DXF

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Export	File Format ExportScale ConvertAnsiToOem ConvertOemToUnicode ObjectsSelectedSymbols AddSymbolDescription UseCrtFileName ExportAsSplines Coordinates	String Enum types Integer Boolean Boolean Boolean Boolean String Boolean Enum types	eg.: ‚c:\Export\Chlosterwald.dxf ‘ DXF e.g. '10000' for the scale 1:10'000 true, false true, false true, false true, false eg.: ‚c:\CRT\Chlosterwald.ocdCrt‘ true, false m, mm

Shape

Node <OcadScript>	Parameter	Data type	Values / Description
File.Export	ExportPath File Format PointObjects LineObjects AreaObjects TextObjects EnvelopePolygonFromTextObjects Dataset WordWrap ProjectionFile Utf8Encoding	String String Enum types Boolean Boolean Boolean Boolean Boolean String Boolean Boolean Boolean	eg.: ‚c:\Export‘ (only path name) eg.: ‚c:\Export\test.shp‘ (using ExportPath OR File, not both) SHAPE true, false true, false true, false true, false true, false 'all' for all databases or dataset name true, false true, false true, false

Example

The following example exports two pdf files in spot colors and two Shape files. Each OcadScript node can contain many children.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 <OcadScript>

   <File.Open>
     <File>M:\OCAD2018\Changes\11-06xx\11-0663\Chlosterwald.ocd</File>
   </File.Open>

   <File.Export>                                                                    //PDF export
     <File>M:\OCAD2018\Changes\11-06xx\11-0663\output\Chlosterwald.pdf</File>
     <Format>PDF</Format> 
     <PartOfMap>	
       <Enabled>true</Enabled>
       <Coordinates>mm</Coordinates>
       <L>0</L>
       <R>50</R>
       <B>50</B>
       <T>100</T>
     </PartOfMap>	
     <ExportScale>10000</ExportScale>
     <Colors>spotColors</Colors> 
     <SpotColors> 
       <Combine>false</Combine>
       <Enabled>Blau</Enabled>
       <Enabled>Gelb</Enabled>
     </SpotColors> 
   </File.Export>

   <File.Export>                                                                   //Shape export
     <ExportPath>M:\OCAD2018\Changes\11-06xx\11-0663\output\</ExportPath>
     <Format>SHAPE</Format>
     <PointObjects>false</PointObjects>
     <LineObjects>true</LineObjects>
     <AreaObjects>true</AreaObjects>
     <TextObjects>false</TextObjects>
     <EnvelopePolygonFromTextObjects>false</EnvelopePolygonFromTextObjects>
     <Dataset>all</Dataset>
     <WordWrap>true</WordWrap>
     <ProjectionFile>false</ProjectionFile>
   </File.Export>

   <File.Save>
     <Enabled>true</Enabled>
   </File.Save>

   <File.Close>
     <Enabled>true</Enabled>
   </File.Close>
 </OcadScript>

Run XML Script from the Command Line

It is possible to execute a XML script file from the command line or from batch file.

Open the Windows command and enter the OCAD program name and the xml script file. For example:

 "C:\Program Files\OCAD\OCAD 2018\Ocad2018.exe" "C:\Data\ExportScriptExample_PDF.xml"

Use the parameter /NewInstance to always create new OCAD instance. For example:

 "C:\Program Files\OCAD\OCAD 2018\Ocad2018.exe" /NewInstance "C:\Data\ExportScriptExample_PDF.xml"

Do not forget to use the parameter <File.Open> to open the file, <File.Close> to close it and <File.Exit> to close OCAD.

Open ocd File from the Command Line

It is possible to open an ocd file from the command line with optional view parameters.

Open the Windows command and enter the OCAD program name and the ocd file name.

For example:

 "C:\Program Files\OCAD\OCAD 2018\Ocad2018.exe" "M:\Data\Map.ocd"

Additional OCAD supports the following optional view parameters to open an map at desired postion and view scale.

 -c: center for view 
 -s: view scale

For example:

 "C:\Program Files\OCAD\OCAD 2018\Ocad2018.exe" -c 710000,231000 -s 2500 "M:\Data\Map.ocd" 

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