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How to read meta data from a qlikview file?

Hi,


I am looking for how to read the meta data information from a Qlikview file itself. Example, the Qlikview governnace dashboard reads the information (such as Label of an expression, expression, comment given to a field etc) from a qlikview file. How that happens?


I am using Qlikview personal edition and storing qlikview file locally. Can i extract the meta data such as (Label, Comment of a table, field,expression etc) from the qlikview file. How to extract that information?


Thanks

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Peter_Cammaert
Partner - Champion III
Partner - Champion III

Some information can be extracted by just using the Table file wizard, setting the file type to xml and pointing to a QVW file. That's the meta data. Eveything else is the real model stuff.

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m_woolf
Master II
Master II

Try Rob Wunderlich's excellent Document Analyzer: Search Recipes | Qlikview Cookbook

Peter_Cammaert
Partner - Champion III
Partner - Champion III

Some information can be extracted by just using the Table file wizard, setting the file type to xml and pointing to a QVW file. That's the meta data. Eveything else is the real model stuff.

Anonymous
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Peter,

This is what exactly i am looking for. I got the necessary information. Thank you so much for your help