Re: [Babeldoc-user] Questions. Please Help

[Bill H. <Bil...@Ac...>]

Thanks David that helps a lot. 

It was the document.toString() that I didn't understand, as I've found 
examples of document.get("attr_name") in the examples.

Thanks also for the test script, I was just about to have to write one. 
- Now I'll just modify yours.

regards,

Bill

On 23 Sep 2003 at 16:34, David Glick wrote:

> Hi Bill,
> 
> There is no default attribute for the document.  You have to put it
> into a new attribute. For example:
> 
> ######
> # Save the document into an attribute
> ######
> initialize.stageType=Scripting
> initialize.nextStage=<whatever>
> initialize.failOnError=true
> initialize.language=javascript
> initialize.script=\
>  document.put("main_document", document.toString());
> 
> Then, you can replace the current document by simply over-writing it
> with the contents of another attribute (or any other data from a
> script or file or whatever):
> 
> ######
> # Extract the response from the attribute and replace the document
> # with the response
> ######
> extract-response.stageType=Scripting
> extract-response.nextStage=branch-on-error
> extract-response.failOnError=true
> extract-response.tracked=true
> extract-response.language=javascript
> extract-response.script=\
>  document.setBytes(document.get("desired_attribute").getBytes());\
>  document.setMimeType("text/xml");
> 
> After you're done processing, you can then use the above to place the
> original document back into the main document.
> 
> I have a test stage I use to dump all the attributes of a document. 
> You're welcome to use it:
> 
> -----------------------------------
> ######
> # List all attributes on this document
> ######
> get-attributes.stageType=Scripting
> get-attributes.nextStage=console-writer
> get-attributes.language=javascript
> get-attributes.script=\
>         var keyset = document.getAttributes().keySet();\
>         var keyiter = keyset.iterator();\
>         var bufr = new java.lang.StringBuffer();\
>         bufr.append("<attributes>\\n");\
>         while(keyiter.hasNext()) {\
>                 var key = keyiter.next();\
>                 var cls = document.get(key);\
>                 bufr.append(key + "=" + cls + "\\n");\
>         }\
>         bufr.append("</attributes>\\n");\
>         document.setBytes(bufr.toString().getBytes());\
>         document.setMimeType("text/xml");
> 
> ######
> # This stage is useful for testing; it writes the current document to
> # stdout. Unfortunately, it only works under Unix.  Sorry... :-(
> ######
> console-writer.stageType=FileWriter
> console-writer.nextStage=null
> console-writer.outputFile=/dev/tty
> -----------------------------------
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> David
> 
> On Tuesday 23 September 2003 2:50 pm, Bill Harrelson wrote:
> > This is very similar to what I need to do as well.  What I don't
> > understand is how to do these described steps, as I can't find any
> > documentation on what variables are available to the script.  Is
> > there an example somewhere?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > The steps I don't understand how to do are:
> > > b) Place the original document into an attribute
> >
> >  (what is the attribute for the document body? I understand how to
> >  assign a
> > new attribute.)
> >
> > > c) Replace the current document with the report to be e-mailed.
> >
> > and
> > (probably answered by the answer above??)
> >
> > > e) Move the original document from the attribute in which it is
> > > stored back into the current document
> >
> > (converse of b I suppose).--
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