Selecting templates at runtime

Two DataWindow properties, Export.XML.TemplateCount and Export.XML.Template[ ].Name, enable you to provide a list of templates from which the user of the application can select at runtime.

The TemplateCount property gets the number of templates associated with a DataWindow object. You can use this number as the upper limit in a FOR loop that populates a drop-down list with the template names. The FOR loop uses the Template[ ].Name property.

string ls_template_count, ls_template_name
long i

ls_template_count=dw_1.Describe
  ("DataWindow.Export.XML.TemplateCount")

for i=1 to Long(ls_template_count)
  ls_template_name=
    dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.XML.Template[i].Name
  ddlb_1.AddItem(ls_template_name)
next

Before generating the XML, set the export template using the text in the drop-down list box.

dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.XML.UseTemplate=
   ddlb_1.text