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Chapter 3: Creating URL requests
You can use URL requests to make QuarkXPress Server render projects in a
variety of formats, to use the features of server XTensions modules, and to
control the server. This chapter provides an overview of how to construct
server requests and use URL parameters.
This chapter also lists functions that let you control the server. For detailed
information about constructing other types of URL requests, see the
QuarkXPress Server Web Integration Guide.
UNDERSTANDING URL REQUESTS
QuarkXPress Server URL requests should use the following format:
http:// server:port/namespace/path/projectname?parameter=value
• server : Indicates the name or IP address of the QuarkXPress Server computer.
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port : Indicates the QuarkXPress Server application’s port number. The default
port number is 8080.
• namespace : Sets the render type (or indicates another server functionality
to access). For more information, see “QuarkXPress Server namespaces” in
this chapter.
•
path : Indicates the path to the directory where the target project file is stored;
the document pool is the root directory. If you want to use a project file at the
root level of the document pool directory, no path is necessary.
•
projectname : Identifies the project to be rendered.
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parameter=value : Optional parameters that provide more detailed control
over how the target project should be rendered. Multiple parameter/value
pairs, separated by the “&” character, can be included. For more information,
see “URL parameters” in this chapter.
For example, the following URL asks the QuarkXPress Server application named
“QXPServer7” to return the file “MyProject.qxp” as a PDF file with hyperlinks
and all fonts embedded:
http://QXPServer7:8080/PDF/
MyProject.qxp?includehyperlinks=1&embedallfonts=1
UNDERSTANDING URL REQUESTS
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