9.2

• Modify tables and their contents
• Create QuarkCopyDesk articles and components
• Create lines, anchored boxes, and Bézier boxes
• Create lists
• Group and ungroup boxes
• Divide layouts into sections
To use Modifier XTensions software, a client creates an XML file indicating the actions to
be taken and sends that XML file to the QuarkXPress Server application, where Modifier
XTensions software reads the XML and makes the requested changes. Clients can use a
single XML file or string to manipulate multiple documents and boxes.
For more specific information about Modifier XTensions software, and for the Modifier
DTD, see the QuarkXPress Server Web Integration Guide.
Modifier XTensions software supports both GET and POST functionality.
Modifier XTensions software supports XML containing code that uses Unicode UTF-8 and
UTF-16 encodings. Use the encoding attribute of the XML declaration to specify an
encoding, as you would with any other XML file.
Using Modifier XTensions software
To use Modifier XTensions software:
1
Create a QuarkXPress project. Note the IDs or names of any text and picture boxes you
want to manipulate.
2
Upload the project to the QuarkXPress Server document pool.
3
Create XML that describes the changes you want, as described in "Creating XML for Modifier
XTensions software."
4
Send the XML to the server in one of the following ways:
• Put the XML in a file on the server and then use a URL to point to the file, as follows:
http://server:port/namespace/path/projectname?modify=file:[absolute
path to XML file on server or relative path to XML file on server
relative to the document pool]
• Put the XML in the URL, as follows:
http://[server]:[port]/[namespace]/path/projectname?modify=[XML string]
Clients can also send XML in the form of a POST request.
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