Data Source Drag and Drop

   Hello,
I have a question regarding the XPATH expression generated when doing a drag and drop from the Data Source container.  

Is there a way to customize the XPATH expression generated?  Currently, we have a tree that is of the form:

<page>
 <question name="a" />
 <answer />
</page>
<page>
 <question name="b" />
 <answer />
</page>
...

When we drag and drop a question node, we get a reference to /page/question, however, we would like it to be /page/question[@name="a"].

Is there a way to configure the behaviour we desire? Or any other suggestions (other than editing the XSL-FO code itself)?

Thanks for the help!
Simon

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Simon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2011 Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Simon Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Data Source Drag and Drop Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 3:28pm
	Hello, I have a question regarding the XPATH expression generated when doing a drag and drop from the Data Source container. Is there a way to customize the XPATH expression generated? Currently, we have a tree that is of the form: <page> <question name="a" /> <answer /> </page> <page> <question name="b" /> <answer /> </page> ... When we drag and drop a question node, we get a reference to /page/question, however, we would like it to be /page/question[@name="a"]. Is there a way to configure the behaviour we desire? Or any other suggestions (other than editing the XSL-FO code itself)? Thanks for the help! Simon

radup Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Adminstrator Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 83	Post Options Post Reply Quote radup Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 7:04am
	Hi Simon, You just need to double-click on field and the following will appear http://www.ecrion.com/Temp/HelpCache/XFDesigner/framed_hidd_dialog_xpath_edit.htm. In "Expression" textbox you can customize your XPath. Regards, Radu

Simon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2011 Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Simon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 8:37am
	Thanks for the response Radu. I am aware of the edit expression capability, however I'm interested in knowing if there's a way to override the default expression generated when doing a drag and drop. If I'm dropping 100 text fields into my template, requiring editing for each XPATH node is quite time consuming. Thanks again, Simon

radup Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Adminstrator Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 83	Post Options Post Reply Quote radup Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 8:52am
	Unfortunately there's no way to override the default behavior. But you can go to XML view and use search & replace dialog. Thank you, Radu