Using a simple text file as a data source, XpressDox provides the template author with the ability to set data elements to default values which the template user can then accept, or modify for each template run.
This function can be used to test the existence of a file. Example 1: «SetVr('fileName',concat(Directory,'\ExtraTemplate.xdtpx'))» «If(FileExists(GetV('fileName')))» «MergeTemplate(GetV('fileName'))» «End(if exists)» This will construct the name of a file in the XpressDox variable named ‘fileName’, and, if the file exists, issue the MergeTemplate command for it. Without the test for existence,...
Now that you have configured a data source, the data can be used on your XpressDox template using commands such as ChooseFromDataSource or IncludeDataSourceData. Learn more about these XpressDox commands here.
How to change data or insert new data into a data source
Data from a data base can be inserted into a template. Perhaps this data has changed since it was last updated in the database, and the template-running-user is the one who knows about this change. It should be permissible for the user to change the data and have the change...
There are times when it is necessary to concatenate the values of data elements, variables and/or hard-coded strings together to form a value which is then stored in a variable. The concat function does this.
