File Content Extraction 26.1
XML Export SDK C Programming Guide

# KVXMLOptions

This structure defines the options that control the XML markup written in response to the general style and attributes (font, color, and so on) of the document. The structure is initialized by calling the `fpConvertStream()` or `KVXMLConvertFile()` function. See fpConvertStream() or KVXMLConvertFile().

    typedef struct tag_KVXMLOptions
    {
        BOOL                    bUseVerityDTD;
        char                    *pszVerityDTDPath;
        KVXMLStyleSheetType     eStyleSheetType
        BOOL                    bUseExistingStyleSheet;
        char                    *pszStyleSheet;
        BOOL                    bIndexOnly;
        KVCharSet               eOutputCharSet;
        BOOL                    bForceOutputCharSet;
        KVCharSet               eSrcCharSet;
        BOOL                    bForceSrcCharSet;
        KVLanguageID            eOutputLanguageID;
        BOOL                    bUseDocumentColors;
        BOOL                    bUseDocumentFontInfo;
        BOOL                    bNbspEmptyCells;
        ENSATableBorder         eSATableBorder;
        int                     nTableBorderWidth;
        char                    *pszBaseURL;
        char                    *pszMainURL;
        char                    *pszDefaultOutputDirectory;
        char                    *pszPicPath;
        char                    *pszPicURL;
        char                    *pszJavaURL;
        BOOL                    bRemoveFileNameSpaces;
        BOOL                    bRasterizeFiles
        KVXMLGraphicType        eOutputRasterGraphicType;
        KVXMLGraphicType        eOutputVectorGraphicType;
        int                     cxVectorToRasterXRes;
        int                     cyVectorToRasterYRes;
        int                     nCompressionQuality;
        BOOL                    bGenerateURLs;
        long                    lcbMaxMemUsage;
        BYTE                    cReplaceChar;
        BYTE                    cRedact;
        KVXMLEmptyParaType      eEmptyParaType;
        KVXMLHardPageBreakType  eHardPageBreakType;
        BOOL                    bSupportColumnHeadings;
        BOOL                    bSupportRowHeadings;
        BOOL                    bSupportCellSpan;
        BOOL                    bSupportRowSpan;
        BOOL                    bSupportColumnWidth;
        BOOL                    bRemoveEmptyColumns;
        BOOL                    bRemoveEmptyRows;
        BOOL                    bEnableEmptyRows;
        int                     nRowsBeforeSplit;
    }
    KVXMLOptions;

## Member Descriptions

`bUseVerityDTD` | Set `bUseVerityDTD` to `TRUE` to generate XML based on the Verity DTD. For more information, see Use the Document Type Definition (DTD). This generates a valid XML document suitable as a general interchange format. If you set `bUseVerityDTD` to `FALSE`, the XML is based on the source document's paragraph structure. The default is `TRUE`.
`pszVerityDTDPath` | If you move the Verity DTD from the default `tempout` directory to another output directory, set the string value of `pszVerityDTDPath` to the new location. This path is added to the document type declaration in the XML file. The default is no path, that is, the DTD is assumed to be in the same directory as the generated XML files.
`eStyleSheetType` | One of the enumerated options for processing style sheet information. The options are defined in KVXMLStyleSheetType in `kvxml.h`. `STYLESHEET_DISABLED`—Disables style sheet formatting. This is the default option. `XML_CSS`—Enables Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) formatting, and outputs the generated formatting data in an external CSS file referenced in the XML output as a tag. `XML_XSL`—Enables Extensible Style Sheet Language (XSL) formatting, and uses an external XSL file referenced in a `<?xml-stylesheet...?>` processing instruction.
`bUseExistingStyleSheet` | Set `bUseExistingStyleSheet` to `TRUE` to apply an existing XSL style sheet or a CSS file to an XML document. The style sheet file name is inserted into the type declaration at the beginning of the XML file. The location of the external style sheet file is set by `pszStyleSheet`. If `pszStyleSheet` is not specified and the style sheet type is XSL, a default XSL style sheet appropriate for the source document type is used. The default XSL style sheets are: `wp.xsl` (for word processing documents) `ss.xsl` (for spreadsheets) `pg.xsl` (for presentations) If `pszStyleSheet` is not specified and the style sheet type is `CSS`, a CSS file is created. Existing style sheets are not validated. The default is `FALSE`.
`pszStyleSheet` | The path and file name of an external style sheet. The default is no path.
`bIndexOnly` | Set `bIndexOnly` to `TRUE` to generate output with minimal markup (ID and style paragraph attributes) and without images. Because the generated output is minimized to textual content, it is suitable for an indexing engine. If you set `bIndexOnly` to `FALSE`, embedded images in a document are regenerated as separate files and stored in the output directory. The template file named `xml_index.ini` demonstrates the effect of setting `bIndexOnly`. To generate output with verbose markup and without images, set the `nType` argument of the `KVXMLConfig()` function to `KVCFG_SUPPRESSIMAGES`. See KVXMLConfig(). The default is `FALSE`.
`eOutputCharSet` | The character set to use for textual output. To ensure that the character set defined here is used, you must set `bForceOutputCharSet` to `TRUE`. The available character sets are enumerated in `KVCharSet` in `kvcharset.h`. See Convert Character Sets. The default is `KVCS_UNKNOWN`.
`bForceOutputCharSet` | Set `bForceOutputCharSet` to `TRUE` to use the output character set specified in `eOutputCharSet`. See Convert Character Sets. Forcing a character set to `KVCS_UNKNOWN` is always ignored. The default is `FALSE`.
`eSrcCharSet` | This option specifies the character set of the document. To ensure that the character set defined here is used, you must set `bForceSrcCharSet` to `TRUE`. The available character sets are enumerated in `KVCharSet` in `kvcharset.h`. See Convert Character Sets. The default is `KVCS_UNKNOWN.`
`bForceSrcCharSet` | Set `bForceSrcCharSet` to `TRUE` to use the source character set specified in `eSrcCharSet`, regardless of the internal document information. See Convert Character Sets. Forcing a character set to `KVCS_UNKNOWN` is always ignored. The default is `FALSE`.
`eOutputLanguageID` | The language for the textual output of language-specific data such as time and date. `eOutputLanguageID` must be in the system locale. If `eOutputLanguageID` is invalid or not supplied, the system default is used. Language IDs are defined in `KVLanguageID` in `kvtypes.h`. The default is `Language_UNKNOWN`.
`bUseDocumentColors` | Set `bUseDocumentColors` to `TRUE` to retain the color attributes information contained in the source document. If you set `bUseDocumentColors` to `FALSE`, no color attributes appear in the `<font>` tags of the output. The default is `FALSE`.
`bUseDocumentFontInfo` | Set `bUseDocumentFontInfo` to `TRUE` to retain the font information contained in the source document. If you set `bUseDocumentFontInfo` to `FALSE`, no font information appears in the `<font>` tags in the output. The default is `FALSE`.
`bNbspEmptyCells` | Set `bNbspEmptyCells` to `TRUE` to include a non-breaking space (`<td>&nbsp;</td>`) in the markup for empty table cells in the source document. If you set `bNbspEmptyCells` to `FALSE`, `<td></td>` is generated for empty table cells. This option applies to word processing documents and spreadsheets only. The default is `TRUE`.
`eSATableBorder` | This option specifies whether table borders are based on the setting in the source document, are always on, or are always off. The options are enumerated in `ENSATableBorder` in `kvtypes.h`. See ENSATableBorder. This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is `SA_BaseOnDocument`.
`nTableBorderWidth` | This option sets the width of the table border in pixels. This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is 1.
`pszBaseURL` | The base URL that replaces the `$BASE` token in the XML output. The default is `NULL`.
`pszMainURL` | The main URL that replaces the `$MAIN` token in the XML output. The default is `NULL`.
`pszDefaultOutputDirectory` | The default output directory for auxiliary files created during the conversion. The default is `NULL`, and the files are placed in the directory in which your application is running.
`pszPicPath` | The output directory for graphic files created during the conversion. If specified, this member can also be used by the callback functions `KVXMLGetAnchor` and `KVXMLGetAuxOutput`. This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is `NULL`, and the files are placed in the directory in which your application is running.
`pszPicURL` | The URL of the graphic files created from embedded graphics in the source document. To specify a complete image source, this element must be combined with `pszAnchor` of the `fpGetAnchor` callback function. See GetAnchor(). For example, setting `pszPicURL` to `../cgi-bin/` and setting `pszAnchor` to `pic.jpg` results in the following markup: `<a xmlns:xlink= xlink href="../cgi-bin/pic.jpg">` This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is `NULL`.
`pszJavaURL` | The URL where the Java rasterizer (`kvvector.jar`) is located. The Java rasterizer is not currently enabled. The default is `NULL`.
`bRemoveFileNameSpaces` | Set `bRemoveFileNameSpaces` to `TRUE` to remove spaces from generated output file names. The default is `FALSE`.
`bRasterizeFiles` | Set `bRasterizeFiles` to `TRUE` to rasterize slides from presentations into single images. Set `bRasterizeFiles` to `FALSE` to only extract text from presentation files. When you set this member to `FALSE`, graphics do not appear in the output. The default is `FALSE`. NOTE: When `bRasterizeFiles` is `FALSE`, the export process uses the ordering in the file to produce the output, which does not necessarily match the logical reading order for the presentation. To use a logical reading order instead, you can set the `LogicalOrder` parameter in the `[Options]` section of `formats_e.ini`. See Convert Presentation Files.
`eOutputRasterGraphicType` | The output format of rasterized embedded graphics. The options are enumerated in KVXMLGraphicType in `kvxml.h`.
`eOutputVectorGraphicType` | The output format of vector graphics. The options are enumerated in KVXMLGraphicType in `kvxml.h`. For more information, see Vector Graphics Output.
`cxVectorToRasterXRes` | Specifies the horizontal resolution when converting presentation files and vector graphics. This is set in conjunction with `cyVectorToRasterYRes`. For more information, see Set the Resolution of Presentations and Vector Graphics. The default value is `0`, which means the original resolution is retained.
`cyVectorToRasterYRes` | Specifies the vertical resolution when converting presentation files and vector graphics. This is set in conjunction with `cxVectorToRasterXRes`. For more information, see Set the Resolution of Presentations and Vector Graphics. The default value is `0`, which means the original resolution is retained.
`nCompressionQuality` | This option controls the output quality of graphics that support compression quality (for example, JPEG). A value of `0` means default quality (85 compression); `1` is the lowest quality (highest compression and therefore the smallest file size); `100` is the highest quality (no compression and therefore the largest file size). This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is `0`.
`bGenerateURLs` | Set `bGenerateURLs` to `TRUE` to add anchor tags (`<a xmlns:xlink= xlink href=> </a>`) to text starting with "`www"`, "`http:`" or "`file:"`. This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is `FALSE`.
`lcbMaxMemUsage` | The maximum memory allocated dynamically for token buffers during file processing. If this maximum is reached, Export performs a swap-to-disk operation internally, and then reuses the memory blocks. Export maintains an internal minimum memory size. This option applies to word processing or text documents only. The default is `LONG_MAX`. The unit is in bytes.
`cReplaceChar` | The character used when a character in the source document's character set cannot be mapped to the output character set. The default replacement character is a question mark (?).
`cRedact` | The character that replaces tagged text that has been designated, through style mapping, to be omitted from the output. This functionality is useful when you need to hide confidential or sensitive information. The specified character is used for all text that has been mapped to a style processed with the `KVSTYLE_REDACT` flag (defined in `kvtypes.h`). See Map Styles. This option applies to word processing documents only. The default replacement character is "X".
`eEmptyParaType` | This option determines if paragraphs without content generate markup or ID attributes in the output file. There are three options enumerated in `KVXMLEmptyParaType` in `kvxml.h`. See KVXMLEmptyParaType. This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is `KVEPT_SUPPRESS`.
`eHardPageBreakType` | This option determines if hard page breaks generate markup or ID attributes in the output file. There are four options enumerated in `KVXMLEmptyParaType` in `kvxml.h`. See KVXMLHardPageBreakType. This option applies to word processing documents only. The default is `KVHPBT_SUPPRESS`.
`bSupportColumnHeadings` | Set `bSupportColumnHeadings` to `TRUE` to include column headings from the source spreadsheet in the output. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default is `FALSE`.
`bSupportRowHeadings` | Set `bSupportRowHeadings` to `TRUE` to include row headings from the source spreadsheet in the output. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default is `FALSE`.
`bSupportCellSpan` | Set `bSupportCellSpan` to `TRUE` to include `colspan="n``"` markup in the output. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default value is `FALSE`.
`bSupportRowSpan` | Set `bSupportRowSpan` to `TRUE` to include row span data from the source spreadsheet in the output. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default value is `FALSE`. Currently not supported.
`bSupportColumnWidth` | Set `bSupportColumnWidth` to `TRUE` to include column width data from the source spreadsheet in the output. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default value is `FALSE`.
`bRemoveEmptyColumns` | Set `bRemoveEmptyColumns` to `TRUE` to remove spreadsheet columns that do not contain data and to disable cell merging. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default is `FALSE`.
`bRemoveEmptyRows` | Set `bRemoveEmptyRows` to `TRUE` to remove spreadsheet rows that do not contain data or color, and to disable cell merging. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default is `FALSE`.
`bEnableEmptyRows` | Set `bEnableEmptyRows` to `TRUE` to display empty rows in a spreadsheet format. If you set `bEnableEmptyRows` to `FALSE`, empty rows are not displayed. This applies only to 20 or more consecutive empty rows. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default is `FALSE`.
`nRowsBeforeSplit` | The approximate number of spreadsheet rows to be processed before splitting a table. This helps to prevent large spreadsheet tables from occurring in a single document, which can cause speed and processing problems for the browser. This option applies to spreadsheets only. The default is 0.

## Discussion

A pointer to this structure is passed as an argument to `fpConvertStream()` and `KVXMLConvertFile()`. If the pointer to the structure is not `NULL`, the values of the members specified in the structure are used. If the pointer to the structure is `NULL`, the default values are used.

### Set the Resolution of Presentations and Vector Graphics

The members `cxVectorToRasterXRes` and `cyVectorToRasterYRes` are set in conjunction to specify the resolution (width and height) at which presentation files and vector graphics are converted.

You can specify the resolution as an absolute size in pixels, or as a proportion of the original size.

File Content Extraction always maintains the aspect ratio of the original graphic and does not increase the resolution. If you set values that would enlarge a graphic, File Content Extraction only changes the size of the XML element.

To set the resolution in pixels

To specify the resolution in pixels, specify the width (`cxVectorToRasterXRes`) and/or height (`cyVectorToRasterYRes`).

To export the largest image that fits within a bounding box, without changing the original aspect ratio, set both the width and height. For example, to export the largest image that fits in an 800x500 bounding box:

    cxVectorToRasterXRes=800
    cyVextorToRasterYRes=500

Alternatively you can fix one of the dimensions. Set one value and set the other to zero. For example, to export images with a height of 1500 pixels and whatever width is necessary to maintain the original aspect ratio:

    cxVectorToRasterXRes=0
    cyVextorToRasterYRes=1500

The maximum size permitted for either dimension is 4000 pixels.

To set the resolution proportionally

To set the resolution proportionally, set `cxVectorToRasterXRes` to a negative value. A negative value represents a percentage of the original resolution. Set `cyVectorToRasterYRes` to `0` (zero). Negative (percentage) values for `cyVectorToRasterYRes` are ignored.

The following example exports a graphic at 50 percent of its original resolution:

    cxVectorToRasterXRes=-50
    cyVectorToRasterYRes=0

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