What's New in Oxygen XML Scripting 23.1
Version 23.1 of Oxygen XML Scripting allows you to take advantage of new command-line scripts for comparing files or directories and for executing XML refactoring operations. Also, the Batch Converter script now supports converting between JSON and YAML and various arguments were added to existing scripts to offer even more configuration options.
Scripting
scripts
sub-folder that contains scripts for automating and running
various utilities from a command line interface. To run any of these scripts, you are
required to purchase a special scripting commercial
license.New Command-Line Script for Comparing Files
compareFiles
) is now available that
can be used to compare two specified files in one of three available output formats. You
can also add numerous options as arguments and filter the results according to your needs.
For details, see Scripting
Oxygen: Compare Files. Note that this script requires a special scripting commercial
license.New Command-Line Script for Comparing Directories
compareDirs
) is now available that
can be used to compare two specified directories in one of six available output formats.
You can also add numerous options as arguments and filter the results according to your
needs. For details, see Scripting Oxygen: Compare Directories. Note that this script requires a special scripting commercial
license.New Command-Line Script for Running XML Refactoring Operations
xmlRefactoring
script requires a
special scripting commercial license and
it helps to reduce the time and effort required to perform various structure management
tasks.Batch Convert JSON to YAML and YAML to JSON
batchConverter
)
now supports converting multiple JSON documents to YAML or multiple YAML documents to
JSON. For details, see the Oxygen Scripting: Batch Converter documentation topic.Create a Short Description Element from First Paragraph when Batch Converting Markdown to DITA
-csd
) was added for the Batch
Converter script. When set to true
, it creates a short
description element from the first paragraph before the headings.Convert Sections into Separate Topics when Batch Converting Markdown or HTML to DITA
-ss
) used for converting sections into separate
topics in the Batch Converter script can now be applied on Markdown to
DITA or HTML to DITA (previously, it was only available for Word to DITA conversions).
When set to true
, it converts multiple headings from a Markdown or HTML
document into separate individual DITA topics that are also referenced in a newly created
DITA map.New Extended Version of the XML Instance Generator Script
-s
argument can be
used to specify an XML schema file to be used for the file generation, -r
specifies the root element, -o
specifies the output directory,
-i
specifies the number of XML files to be generated, and
more.