I. DATAformXTension
DATAform/Export selection, - group, - all
These three commands are used for updating the database with the QuarkXPress document.
The commands create a text file with DATAformTags with the box properties and contents.
The file can then be loaded into the database and the corresponding records will be updated.
Depending on the settings in “Preferences...” the location of the file will either be determined
via dialogue or a file with the name DATAform.AKT will be created in the QuarkXPress fold-
er. See under “Preferences...” in the DATAform menu.
With these three commands, all objects will be exported: the ones created by XTension, as well
as those created manually in QuarkXPress. Objects on master pages are not exported.
Export selection
This command only writes the selected box or boxes in QuarkXPress into the DATAformTags
text file.
Export group
Several boxes can be grouped together by their ID numbers. For example several boxes form a
group in order to present an article: text, pictures, eye catchers etc.
The command “Export group” exports all those boxes that belong to the same group (all boxes
marked with the same group number in the “Box properties...” dialogue).
A box with a group number is selected
If a box with a group number other than zero or several boxes with this group number are
selected, all the boxes of the document with the same group number are exported.
No boxes or different boxes are selected
If no boxes or boxes with different group numbers are selected, then a dialogue appears asking
you to enter the group number:
In this setting all the boxes in a QuarkXPress document with group number 1 are exported.
Group numbers are assigned to a box when importing and using the Tag {4} *G or manually
via the “Box properties” dialogue. See under “Box properties”, page: 21.
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