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Present a list of choices to the user on the XpressDox interview in the form of ‘Radio Buttons’. Command structure: «ChooseFromRDBList(style,free,formal,semi-formal)» Inserting a ChooseFromRDBList command into your template does not necessarily place the control
Present a drop-down list in your XpressDox template Note: ChooseFromData and ChooseFromRepeatingData are the same command. This command will present a drop-down list of values in the interview. This is similar to the
Once a year, you will find your server license needs replacing. Please follow these steps to apply the new license issued to you by XpressDox: In your Cloud account, click Manage>License (note that this
Present a list of choices to the user, in a drop down list, except that in this case the user is permitted to type their own value and is not restricted to just the items
Use this command to display a Checkbox on the interview. Command structure: «ChooseUsingCheckBox(Beneficiary,Y,N,N)» Examples of usage: The command can be written as simply as this, and when the data element is chosen its
Insert a date control onto your XpressDox interview «ChooseUsingDatePicker(Date_of_signature)» will cause a date picker control to be used when the Date_of_signature data element is required to be captured. Like other Choose commands, the ChooseUsingDatePicker command
This command is a variant of the CaptureDataElement command which causes a “time picker” control to be placed on the interview to help the user in choosing a time of day correctly. «ChooseUsingTimePicker(AppointmentTime)» As with all
Important information to read before installing your XpressDox Server This document contains instructions on how to install your XpressDox Server. Before you start, please note: The following instructions assume you have the authority and
This function can be used to return a character based on its numeric (Unicode) value. Command structure: «Chr(13)» Examples of usage: «Chr(13)» This will insert a carriage return. Some further examples: Format an
After a template is run and the document has been produced, the «ComeHereAfterRun()» command will cause the Word cursor to position itself at the point in the document where this command appears. Command Structure «ComeHereAfterRun()»
This article is intended to help you convert your self-hosted XpressDox installation from HTTP to HTTPS. Ensure that the following pre-requisites are in place: A valid SSL Certificate is installed for your site The IIS
Use data from a customer and/or staff database on your XpressDox templates. As a first step, the database needs to be configured as a data source in XpressDox. Learn how to configure a data source in this article.
This function is very similar to the List command. The difference is that List operates on repeated data elements (e.g. the names of parties), whereas CommasAndList operates on a list which is contained either in
The Scheduled Tasks feature enables you to setup: a periodic ‘cleanup’ or deleting of both documents and data files from specified folders. a regular building of artifacts so that during template maintenance, these artifacts can
Sometimes a template author will want to record the reasons for using specific commands or document logic, and record this inside the template itself. The Comment command is available for this.
Now that you have configured your data source, there may be some properties on the XpressDox configuration screen you want to know more about. Learn about those properties here.
Comparing two strings for equality and inequality is straightforward. However, because XpressDox relies heavily on XPATH (XPATH Tutorial), it also is constrained by some XPATH limitations. For example, «If((‘A’ < 'B'))»less«Else()»not less«End()» «If(('B' < 'A'))»less«Else()»not
This function is used to test for a string anywhere inside another string, and would appear inside a command such as If, When or Iif. Example: «If(contains(Surname,’prmzl’))»«Surname» is not an English name.«End()» Related
Count This function can be used to return the number of instances of a given repeated item. «ForEach(Child)» «Child_Name» «End()» Number of children: «count(Child)» Conditions may be added to the «Count» command, as illustrated below:
The CountOf function returns the number of times one string occurs within another.
The CreateDataElement function adds a new data element to the data set for the template.
Adding comments to a complicated template, or a complicated piece of code, is always a good idea. It helps for the maintenance of templates, for readability, and for reminding yourself why you did things a
This function can be used to take different action depending on the “culture” active at the time. All possible cultures are defined in Table of Language Culture Names, Codes, and ISO Values. The function has
The «CurrencySymbol()» command will insert the currency symbol as defined in the Regional Settings into the document.
If you want to compare two dates, then typically you want to know whether one date is later than another. The default way that dates are stored in XpressDox is in the format yyyy-MM-dd (e.g.
