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S
ome URL parameters require Boolean arguments. For such parameters, valid
values include
1 or 0, true or false, y or n, and yes or no.
You can also send requests to QuarkXPress Server using the HTTP GET and
POST protocols and using XML with XSLT. For more information about these
approaches, see the QuarkXPress Server Client SDK.
UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER NAMESPACES
QuarkXPress Server namespaces differentiate among types of requests that are
otherwise identical. For example, consider the following three URLs:
http://QXPServer7:8080/project1.qxp
http://QXPServer7:8080/
pdf/project1.qxp
http://QXPServer7:8080/postscript/project1.qxp
These requests are identical, except each uses a different namespace (in bold).
(The first request does not specify a namespace, but this simply means the
project is to be rendered using the server’s default render type.)
Namespaces can be used to determine the format in which a rendered project
is returned, as indicated above, but they can also be used to direct a request
to XTensions software that performs other functions. For example, if you use
the namespace assigned to Deconstructor XTensions software, Deconstructor
XTensions software returns an XML representation of the project.
LOOKING UP A NAMESPACE
The QuarkXPress Server Web Integration Guide lists the namespaces for every
QuarkXPress Server function. There is no single list of namespaces because
some functions do not require a particular namespace or are available in
multiple namespaces. To determine which namespace you want to use:
1 Open the QuarkXPress Server Web Integration Guide in a Web browser.
2 Choose Complete API List from the QuarkXPress Ser
ver Functions
menu at
the top of the page.
3 Click the link for the render type you want or the function you want to use.
(The link might be a dynamic publishing process, a renderer, or a request
handler.) The page corresponding to that render type or function displays.
4 Locate the Namespace row. If the render type or function has an associated
namespace, that namespace is listed here.
UNDERSTANDING URL REQUESTS
CHAPTER 3: CREA
TING URL REQUESTS
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