SaveDataset
Saves an element/attribute structure to be used in the next publisher run. The contents must have a tree structure.
Child elements
Copy-of
,
Element
,
ForAll
,
Loop
,
Makeindex
,
SortSequence
Parent elements
AtPageCreation
,
AtPageShipout
,
Case
,
Contents
,
ForAll
,
Loop
,
Otherwise
,
Record
,
SavePages
,
Until
,
While
Attributes
attributes
(XPath expression, optional)
-
The variable (as an XPath expression, e.g.
$foo
) which contains Attribute Elements. These attributes are added to the root element.
elementname
(text)
-
Name of the root element that surrounds the elements given by the child elements.
name
(text)
-
Name of the file. Example: toc
select
(XPath expression, optional)
-
Alternative to giving the data structure in the child elements.
Example
<Record element="data">
<SetVariable variable="attributesvar">
<Attribute name="att1" select="'Hello'" />
<Attribute name="att2" select="123" />
</SetVariable>
<SaveDataset name="toc" elementname="root" attributes="$attributesvar">
<Element name="child">
<Attribute name="attchild" select="999"/>
</Element>
</SaveDataset>
</Record>
This code saves an XML file to the disc which has this structure:
<root att1="Hello" att2="123">
<child attchild="999"/>
</root>
See also
Commands
<Attribute>
,
<Element>
and
<LoadDataset>
as well as the section
Creation of XML structures.