Tech Tip: Exporting SVG picture to XML
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: 16 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: August 1, 2017
Here is a utility to export an SVG picture that is created in 4D to XML:
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- // Name: EXPORT_SVG_PICTURE_TO_XML // Description: Takes in a graph picture that is SVG format and exports // it to XML by text variable or file. // Parameter: // $1 (PICTURE) - Graph picture variable to import. // $2 (TEXT) - Location of the XML file to save. // Output: // $0 (TEXT) - XML export text or not returned if a file loc is provided. // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- C_PICTURE($1;$pictData) C_TEXT($2;$textLocXML) C_TEXT($0;$svg_id;$textXML) If (Count parameters=1) $pictData:=$1 $svg_id:=SVG_Open_picture ($pictData) DOM EXPORT TO VAR($svg_id;$textXML) $0:=$textXML Else $pictData:=$1 $textLocXML:=$2 $svg_id:=SVG_Open_picture ($pictData) DOM EXPORT TO FILE($svg_id;$textLocXML) End if |
Here is example of an SVG Picture:
C_PICTURE(vGraph) //Variable of graph ARRAY TEXT(X;2) //Create an array for the x-axis X{1}:="1995" //X Label #1 X{2}:="1996" //X Label #2 ARRAY REAL(A;2) //Create an array for the y-axis A{1}:=30 //Insert some data A{2}:=40 ARRAY REAL(B;2) //Create an array for the y-axis B{1}:=50 //Insert some data B{2}:=80 GRAPH(vGraph;2;X;A;B) //Draw the graph GRAPH SETTINGS(vGraph;0;0;0;0;False;False;True;"France";"USA") //Set the legends for the graph |
Example #1: To return the XML as text:
C_TEXT($exportText) $exportText:=EXPORT_SVG_PICTURE_TO_XML (vGraph) |
Example #2: To save the XML in a ".xml" file:
C_TEXT($loc) $loc:=get 4d folder(Database folder)+"exportedXML.xml" EXPORT_SVG_PICTURE_TO_XML (vGraph;$loc) |