Set Conversion Options
Conversion options are parameters that determine the content, structure, and appearance of the XML output. For example, you can specify:
- the markup inserted at the beginning and end of specific XML blocks
- whether a heading is included in the table of contents
- the output character set
- the resolution at which graphics are converted.
Set Conversion Options by Using the API
You set conversion options by modifying the following data structures:
These data structures are then passed into functions in the KeyView Export API, such as:
Explore Conversion Options with the Sample Programs
To make it easier to explore the conversion options, XML Export includes some sample configurations in the form of initialization (.ini
) files. These are read by the xmlini sample program (you must supply the .ini
file path as a command-line argument). The sample program reads the configuration, and converts your input file into XML using the options you set, by passing them into the API. This lets you try out conversion options without programming.
You can use a text editor to customize the configuration files. In general, a section name refers to the structure containing an option, and a parameter name matches an element of that structure. For example:
[KVXMLOptions] eOutputCharSet=KVCS_SJIS bForceOutputCharSet=TRUE
This sets the eOutputCharSet
and bForceOutputCharSet
elements in the KVXMLOptions structure.
NOTE: To create valid XML, an initialization file must define at least two structures: KVXMLTemplate
and KVXMLOptions
Templates
The template files for the C API implementation are in the directory install\xmlexport\programs\ini
, where install
is the path name of the Export installation directory. The following templates are provided:
Template | Description |
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Cascading style sheet (xml_css.ini ) |
This template writes style sheet information to an external CSS file. This makes the XML output significantly smaller because the information is not stored in the output file. See Use Style Sheets and Use Style Sheets with xmlini for more information on using an external CSS file. |
Index (xml_index.ini ) |
Converts a source document into a single, largely unformatted XML file that is appropriate for use with an indexing engine. |
Single file( xml1file.ini ) |
|
Single file for presentations (xml1file_pg.ini ) |
This template is designed specifically for presentation formats.
|
Single file with table of contents (xml1filetoc.ini ) |
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