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SaveDataset#

Saves an element/attribute structure to be used in the next publisher run. The contents must have a tree structure.

Child elements#

Element, ForAll, Loop, Value

Parent elements#

AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, Case, Contents, ForAll, Function, Loop, Otherwise, Record, Until, While

Attributes#

attributes (XPath expressions, 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.
href (text, optional)
Name of the file. Example: toc.xml
name (text, optional)
Name of the file. Example: toc
select (XPath expressions, 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#