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actions on file create from template

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 1:19 am
by steve.cuzner
Is there a way to cause a custom action to execute after a new document is created from a template (file->New)? I would like to execute the docbook generate.ids action to execute so that a new document has all IDs populated.

Re: actions on file create from template

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:16 am
by Radu
Hi Steve,

If you look at how the XML looks like for a DITA new file template:

OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR\frameworks\dita\templates\topic\Topic.dita

it uses the Oxygen ${id} editor variable. All editor variables in new file templates are automatically expanded when the template is used to create a new file.
All editor variables are listed here:

https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... ables.html

If you need more complex stuff, there is a GitHub sample plugin which executes Author actions to change the document before the document is saved:

https://github.com/oxygenxml/ExecuteAut ... OnSaveHook

Regards,
Radu