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Is it possible to export document layout from a command line ?

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:59:49 GMT

I need it for automation reasons. I haven't found any solution, except the UI .

UI Automation is the last resort.

Re: Is it possible to export document layout from a command line ?

marcus_sommer — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:17:48 GMT

You could export it per macro like:

ActiveDocument.ExportLayoutFile "c:\AppLayout.xml"

- Marcus

Re: Is it possible to export document layout from a command line ?

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:51:42 GMT

Marcus, thanks for your fast reply.

1. I want to auto build/deploy the qvw from an external tool, so I need to use the command line.

2. I am deploying the qvw from xxx-prj folder that includes more files, please explain what is the use of this file?

Re: Is it possible to export document layout from a command line ?

marcus_sommer — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:45:14 GMT

1. You could execute the above mentioned statement from an external vbs-batch which you could trigger from another tool or the windows task-planner so that an automation should be possible.

2. I'm not absolutely sure if everything from a qvw is included in this file but I believe rather it's complete. I haven't never imported such layout-file to recreate a qvw (these feature is disabled if you used a personal edition to avoid a partly bypassing of the restrictions from the PE) - my usecase was to read some data from the file like the script or the modul-script. I think it's quite the same feature like prj-folders with differences within the handling.

- Marcus