Generated Files

•	Output files generated by processing the Working XML File assigned in the SPS with the XSLT stylesheets generated from the SPS. The command line utility offers the option of specifying XML files other than the Working XML File as the XML input.

The markup for the output is contained in the SPS. The data for the output is contained in the XML document or DB. It is the XSLT stylesheet that brings markup and data together in the output. Both the XSLT stylesheets as well as the actual output can be previewed in StyleVision in the Output Views.

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HTML output and stylesheets: (1) The formatting and layout of the generated HTML document will be identical to the HTML Preview of StyleVision and near-identical to the Authentic View of the XML document. (2) Data-input devices (text input fields, check boxes, etc) in the HTML file do not allow input. These data-input devices are intended for XML data input in Authentic View and, though they are translated unchanged into the graphical HTML equivalents, they cannot be used for data-entry in the HTML document.

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RTF output and stylesheets: (1) The RTF design requires specifications for paged media. You can provide these specifications (cover page design, left/right pagination, etc) in the Properties sidebar and the Design Tree sidebar. Note that these design specifications are used for both RTF and PDF (XSL-FO) output. (2) If data-input devices have been used in the SPS, then, where possible, these are rendered as graphics on the RTF page. When a data-entry device cannot easily be simulated as a graphic (e.g. check boxes), a substitute presentation is used.

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PDF output and stylesheets for FO: (1) To render a document to paged media requires some special specifications, such as for left/right pagination, the location and composition of headers and footers, the design of a cover page, etc. You can design these additional features for your document (using the Properties sidebar and Design Tree sidebar), and these are included in the XSLT stylesheet for XSL-FO. Note that these design specifications are used not only for PDF (XSL-FO) output, but also for RTF and Word 2007. (2) If data-input devices have been used in the SPS, then, where possible, these are rendered as graphics on the PDF page. When a data-entry device cannot easily be simulated as a graphic (e.g. check boxes), a substitute presentation is used.

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Word 2007 output and stylesheets: You can design paged media features, such as pagination, headers and footers, and a cover page. These additional features for your document (using the Properties sidebar and Design Tree sidebar), and these are included in the XSLT stylesheet for XSL-FO. Note that these design specifications are used not only for PDF (XSL-FO) output, but also for RTF and Word 2007.

RTF output is generated from your XML file in a single step by processing the XML document with the XSLT-for-RTF file generated from the SPS. The properties of the RTF output are defined in the SPS, and you can preview the output in the RTF Preview window. To obtain the RTF file, you must generate it (using File | Save Generated Files or the command line).

1.	An XSLT transformation is used to transform the XML file into an XSL-FO file (FO file). In the transformation process, page sequencing and page layout properties are added, so that the FO file contains this information in addition to the content.

The XSLT-for-FO and the PDF output can be previewed in the PDF Preview tab. The XSLT-for-FO, the FO document, and the PDF document can be generated using File | Save Generated Files or the command line.

Word 2007 output is generated from your XML file in a single step by processing the XML document with the XSLT-for-Word 2007 file generated from the SPS. The properties of the Word 2007 output are defined in the SPS, and you can preview the output in the Word 2007 Preview window. To obtain the Word 2007 file, you must generate it (using File | Save Generated Files or the command line).

Save Generated Files, for a description of how to generate files via the File menu.