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Hi all
I am trying to remove the tracking information from the XML using the ACL scripting, I tried to use the 'xpath_nodeset' function to find the atict:elements with the correct XPath however it looks like the 'atict:' elements are somehow hidden. I also tried to use 'set changetrackingmarkers=full' to show the tracking elements however I was still not able to get the oid of the atict:elements with the 'xpath_nodeset' to be able to remove it.
Basically, I want to remove 'atict:info' and 'atict:user' after checking the attribute '@tracking' from 'info' element, if it is set to 'off' and there is no other atict:element (except for the 'info' and 'user') then both info and user elements should be removed from the XML. I hope it makes sense...
As always any help with this would be much appreciated! 😉
Thanks
Marcin
Hi again
I managed to find the element 'atict:info' in the document using the oid_find_children, it is really weird that there is no support for xpath for the "kind-of processing instructions",however I can't remove the oid as it says it is protected, I have set the protection to none, any ideas?:)
Thanks
Marcin
The code:
oid_find_children(oid_root(doc), $nodeset, "atict:info");
for ($i in $nodeset) {
if (oid_has_attr($nodeset[$i], "tracking")) {
trackingAttr = oid_has_attr($nodeset[$i], "tracking");
if (trackingAttr){
debug("weszlo do off ;-)");
debug($nodeset[$i]);
trackingAttrValue = oid_attr($nodeset[$i], "tracking");
debug(trackingAttrValue);
if (trackingAttrValue == "off"){
debug("protected: ");
debug(oid_protected($nodeset[$i]));
debug("delete: ");
debug(oid_delete($nodeset[$i], 1));
set protection=none
oid_delete($nodeset[$i], 1);
}
#oid_delete($nodeset[$i]);
}
}
}
Marcin,
First, I'd start with checking to see if the document has any change tracking within the document before I looked for it. You can do that with doc_has_change_tracking( doc ), which will return a '0' if there is NO change tracking elements within the document. If it returns a '1', there is at least 1 occurrance of change tracking, in which case you can abort the process.
Next, you can test for whether or not change tracking is on. The tracking attribute you talk of is set to "on" when the "changetracking" status of the document is set to on. You can test that condition using the doc_get( doc, "changetracking" ).
Once you find out that you have no change tracking within the document and change tracking is turned off, you then can remove the <atict:info> and <atict:user> tags.
Because these two tags are protected tags, you cannot remove them by using the oid_delete() command. Instead, you can selet them and delete the selection.
The code I'd try:
$doc = current_doc() ;# only continue if there is NO change tracking within the document.if ( !doc_has_change_tracking( $doc ) ) {# only continue if Change Tracking is not turned on.if ( doc_get( $doc, "changetracking" ) == '0' ) {# find any atict:info tagsoid_find_children( oid_root( $doc ), $atiOids, 'atict:info' ) ;# for each tag found, delete it.for ( $i in $atiOids ) {oid_select( $atiOids[ $i ], 1, 1, 1 ) ;delete_mark ;}# find any atict:user tags.oid_find_children( oid_root( $doc ), $atiOids, 'atict:user' ) ;# for each tag found, delete it.for ( $i in $atiOids ) {oid_select( $atiOids[ $i ], 1, 1, 1 ) ;delete_mark ;}}}
Hope this helps,
Bob
Sébastien,
Most likely, Marcin needs to strip the remanants of Change Tracking for some other reason. While it's true that using the menu will allow you to rid the document of any change tracking, it will not remove the embedded tags for tracking what the status is of the Change Tracking, nor will it remove the user information from the document.
Bob
Hi
Bob, Thanks a lot for this, I didn't expect the code to be just given to me, that is really great. ;-).
Sébastien, as Bob said your solution will not remove the atict: mark-up from the XML and that is my goal for this task.
Once again, many thanks.
Marcin
Hi Bob/all
I am stuck again:). It appears that the delete_mark is removing the atict: elements from 'arbortext view' however it is not removing it from the XML, when I run delete_mark, close the document, open it again the atict:info and atict:users are back in the document. Any clue how can I remove it from the XML mark-up?
Thanks
Marcin
In Reply to Bob Spangenburg:
Marcin,
First, I'd start with checking to see if the document has any change tracking within the document before I looked for it. You can do that with doc_has_change_tracking( doc ), which will return a '0' if there is NO change tracking elements within the document. If it returns a '1', there is at least 1 occurrance of change tracking, in which case you can abort the process.
Next, you can test for whether or not change tracking is on. The tracking attribute you talk of is set to "on" when the "changetracking" status of the document is set to on. You can test that condition using the doc_get( doc, "changetracking" ).
Once you find out that you have no change tracking within the document and change tracking is turned off, you then can remove the <atict:info> and <atict:user> tags.
Because these two tags are protected tags, you cannot remove them by using the oid_delete() command. Instead, you can selet them and delete the selection.
The code I'd try:
$doc = current_doc() ;# only continue if there is NO change tracking within the document.if ( !doc_has_change_tracking( $doc ) ) {# only continue if Change Tracking is not turned on.if ( doc_get( $doc, "changetracking" ) == '0' ) {# find any atict:info tagsoid_find_children( oid_root( $doc ), $atiOids, 'atict:info' ) ;# for each tag found, delete it.for ( $i in $atiOids ) {oid_select( $atiOids[ $i ], 1, 1, 1 ) ;delete_mark ;}# find any atict:user tags.oid_find_children( oid_root( $doc ), $atiOids, 'atict:user' ) ;# for each tag found, delete it.for ( $i in $atiOids ) {oid_select( $atiOids[ $i ], 1, 1, 1 ) ;delete_mark ;}}}Hope this helps,
Bob
Marcin,
Taking you in a different direction here, but have you looked at the "write -changesapplied ..." command? (Not the function btw.)
The writecommand creates acopy of thefile. -changesapplied switch is the equivalent of accept all change tracking and also strips the atict:info and atict:user tags.
- Lou Argyres
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Oakland CA
Hi Lou
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I had a look at the PTC Support website where it mentions that specific command which they state that it is a workaround for the atict problem however as you say the write command creates a copy - is it possible to replace the current_doc() with that copy? We want to have this automated so that editor doesn't have to do an additional task, everything should be behind the scene. I am quite new to Arbortext customizations so any help would be much appreciated. 🙂
Thanks again
Marcin
In Reply to Lou Argyres:
Marcin,
Taking you in a different direction here, but have you looked at the "write -changesapplied ..." command? (Not the function btw.)
The writecommand creates acopy of thefile. -changesapplied switch is the equivalent of accept all change tracking and also strips the atict:info and atict:user tags.
- Lou Argyres
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Oakland CA
Marcin,
Before you work on the document with the code I already mentioned, firstturn off "Change Tracking" through the Tools menu, or with <ctrl+shift+e>. There is a "TRK" in the bottom-right of the Editor window that should begrayed out indicating that Change Tracking is OFF. You want it grayed out. Then run the code I mentioned. With Change Tracking still OFF, save your document.
With it ON, you will get the current status of your Change Tracking environment, including the user, stored at the top of your document with the atict: tags.
Hope this helps,
Bob
Hi
Sharing as maybe someone will need to do similar thing. The only bit missing is to somehow remove the temp file on close however I was unsuccessful with that as it is still 'in use' when you use destroy callback.
If anyone has experience with temp files please do let me know what's the best approach.
Thanks
Marcin
# only continue if there is NO change tracking within the document.
if ( !doc_has_change_tracking( $doc ) ) {
# only continue if Change Tracking is not turned on.
if ( doc_get( $doc, "changetracking" ) == '0' ) {
#global $currentPath = doc_path(current_doc());
#global $tempPath = $currentPath.'.temp';
#save current as temp
save_as -xml '$tempPath'
#remove currentPath file (the original name)
remove_file -f '$currentPath'
#write to original name without atict:info atict:users
write -ct changesapplied -xml '$currentPath'
#close temp, open current, remove temp?
}
}
Hi again Marcin,
I don't know the particulars, but the "save_as" creates a lock or destroy callback conflict that can't be avoided even with the "-ok" switch (overwrite without prompting) in the "write" command. The fastest way would be to use "move_file [oldname newname]" to rename files.
local myfile = doc_path(current_doc());
local file_tmp = myfile . "_temp.xml";
write -ok -ct changesapplied -pi "$file_tmp";
set modified=off; #avoid save prompt
file_close();
move_file $file_tmp $myfile;
edit -newwindow -xml "$myfile";
- Lou Argyres
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Oakland CA