Assigning Files and Folders
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Assigning Files and Folders |
In this section, we describe how file-type and folder-type global resources are assigned. File-type and folder-type global resources are assigned differently. In any one of the usage scenarios below, clicking the command to assign a resource from a global resource pops up the Choose Global Resource dialog (screenshot below).
Selecting a file-type global resource assigns the file. Selecting a folder-type global resource causes an Open dialog to open, in which you can browse for the required file. The path to the selected file is entered relative to the folder resource. So if a folder-type global resource were to have two configurations, each pointing to different folders, files having the same name but in different folders could be targeted via the two configurations. This could be useful for testing purposes.
File-type and folder-type global resources can be used in the following scenarios:
Schema, Working XML File, Template XML File
In the Design Overview sidebar (screenshot below), the context menus for the Schema, Working XML File, Template XML File contains an entry for assigning the respective file via a global resource (highlighted in screenshot below). Clicking this command pops up a dialog with a list of all file-type global resources that are defined in the Global Resources XML File currently active in StyleVision. (How to set the currently active Global Resources XML File is described in the section Defining Global Resources.)
If a global resource has been selected as the file source, it is displayed in the relevant entry in the Design Overview sidebar (screenshot below).
Creating a new SPS from a global resource
The command File | New | New from Global Resource enables you to create an SPS from a global resource. If the global resource is a schema, you will be prompted for a Working XML File assignment. If the global resource is an XML file, you will be asked whether you wish to generate an XML Schema or to select a schema.
Adding modules and CSS files from a global resource
In the Design Overview sidebar, the Add New Module and Add New CSS File commands pop up a menu in which you can choose to assign the SPS file and CSS file, respectively, via global resources. Modules and CSS files can then be changed by changing the configuration.
Global resources can also be added to the currently active project via the Project | Add Global Resource to Project command. This pops up a dialog listing the file-type global resources in the currently active Global Resources XML File. Select a global resource and click OK to add it to the project. The global resource appears in the Project sidebar and can be used like any other file.
See also:
Defining Global Resources, for information about defining Global Resources.
Tools | Global Resources, for the menu command to access the Altova Global Resources dialog.
Tools | Active Configuration, for the menu command to change the active configuration of the application.
Toolbars and Status Bar, for information about the Global Resources toolbar.
Projects in StyleVision, for information about using global resources in projects.
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