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USING QUARKXPRESS SERVER
120 | A Guide to QuarkXPress Server 2017
Exporting Job Jackets files during deconstruction
While using the xml namespace to deconstruct a QuarkXPress project, you can
specify the
jjname parameter in the same request to output the Job Jackets file to
the document pool. For example:
http://localhost:8080/xml/project.qxp?jjname=jjfilename.xml
You can then use the construct namespace to create new QuarkXPress projects
that are based on that Job Jackets file’s resources and layout specifications.
The
jjname parameter exports QuarkXPress project resources and layout
specifications to a Job Ticket. Resources defined at the Job Jackets level are not
exported to the Job Ticket.
Using XML deconstruct and construct
The xml namespace deconstructs a project according to the Modifier DTD. The
construct namespace lets you turn an XML representation of a QuarkXPress
project back into a QuarkXPress project.
This means you can deconstruct a project into an XML representation, change the
XML in accordance with the Modifier DTD, and then have the server generate an
updated version of the QuarkXPress project. You can even create new QuarkXPress
projects from scratch using XML.
In addition, you can use the
construct namespace to:
Create a page based on a master page
Create a project from XML, using a Job Jackets file as the basis for the project
Modify text font and style, including OpenType styles
Apply style sheets and local formatting to text
Create and populate tables
Import pictures into picture boxes and specify picture attributes
The DTD used for XML construction and deconstruction is completely Unicode-
compliant, making it ideal for use in international publishing. Furthermore, the use
of this DTD ensures that the schema of XML output created by Constructor does
not change when server preferences change. For more information, see “
Modifier
DTD (annotated).”
Some minor QuarkXPress features are not available through the Modifier DTD.
However, this DTD represents the majority of all user-editable aspects of a
QuarkXPress project.
The
deconstruct namespace/request no longer exists. If you try to use it in this
version of QuarkXPress Server, an error is returned.
any accessible network location, or supplied as part of a multipart
HTTP request.