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Chapter 10: Working with Custom commands
Using the Convert XML to DAT tool
You can use a text editor to open commands that are in XML format. To allow only Dragon users
to access those command files, you can convert them fromXMLformat to DAT format. Dragon
uses .dat files to store commands.
You can use the XMLto DATtool ( mycmdsxml2dat.exe ) to extract user-defined Dragon com-
mands from an XML file. The tool writes the commands to a .dat file. Use the nsadmin utility
or the Data Distribution Tool to make the new .dat files available to those other users.
Note: If you are using the SDK Client Edition of Dragon, you can use the DgnEng-
ingControl::ImportMyCommands method to programmatically import Dragon commands from
an XML or DAT file into a Dragon User Profile.
Starting the Convert XML to DAT tool
n In Dragon:
Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.0 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Tools >Convert XML to DAT
n In Dragon SDK Client Edition:
Start > All Programs > Dragon SDK Client Edition 9 > Dragon SDK Client Tools >
Convert XML to DAT
The Convert XML to DAT tool starts in an MS-DOS window, listing the tool's syntax.
Displaying syntax information for the Convert XML to
DAT tool
1. From a command line, navigate to the \Program directory in the installation directory of the
Dragon SDKClient. For example,
C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11\Program>.
2. From a command line, enter mycmdsxml2dat
Convert XML to DAT syntax
Convert XML to DAT ( mycmdsxml2dat.exe ) uses the following syntax:
mycmdsxml2dat.exe <dat-file-path> <xml-file-path> [options]
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