All XpressDox commands regarding repeating data   Here is a consolidated list of all XpressDox commands regarding the handling of repeating data. Click on each command for a more detailed article.   ForEach() Repeat data elements and/or text. Repeats can be nested to any number of levels i.e. ForEach’s within...

The central issue with repeating data is that the number of repeated data elements is not known at the time the template is authored, and so XpressDox offers the ForEach, List and Ordinal commands as a way of processing a variable number of repeated data elements.

Similar to the List command, BuildList produces a delimited list from a repeating data element. The key difference is that BuildList is a function, which means it can be used inside other commands and expressions, not just as a standalone fillpoint.   Syntax «BuildList(repeat,data_element,separator,delimiter,last_delimiter)» Parameter Description repeat The name of the...

Where an interview requires two related sets of repeating data, the conventional approach is for the user to populate both manually, with no dependency between them, meaning changes made to one set are not reflected in the other, and the two are free to fall out of sync. XpressDox can...

List repeating data in a comma separated list   The «List»() command outputs repeating data elements as a formatted, delimited list. It is used as a standalone fillpoint.   Syntax «List(parties,firstnames surname,!, , and )» Parameter Description repeat The name of the repeating element data_element One or more data elements...