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btxml.fromXML

Parse a BTXML script from an XML string.

Syntax​

system.bartender.btxml.fromJSON(json)

Parameters​

TypeParameterDescription
Stringxmlan XML string of script parameters

Returns​

BTXMLScript - Parsed result.

Scope​

Gateway, Designer, Client, Perspective Session

Example​

Parse a BTXML script from an XML string.​

config = """
<XMLScript Version="2.0">
    <Command Name="">
        <Print JobName="Print Item Label">
            <Format>C:/Path/To/File.btw</Format>
            <NamedSubString Name="name">
                <Value>Item Name</Value>
            </NamedSubString>
            <NamedSubString Name="quantity">
                <Value>500</Value>
            </NamedSubString>
            <PrintSetup>
                <Printer>MyLabelPrinter</Printer>
            </PrintSetup>
        </Print>
    </Command>
</XMLScript>
"""
script = system.bartender.btxml.fromXML(config)
print script.toString()

Result
{
    "version": "2.0",
    "commands": [
        {
            "actions": [
                {
                    "type": "Print",
                    "jobName": "Print Item Label",
                    "format": {
                        "documentPath": "C:/Path/To/File.btw"
                    },
                    "namedSubStrings": [
                        {
                            "name": "name",
                            "value": "Item Name"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "quantity",
                            "value": "500"
                        }
                    ],
                    "printSetup": {
                        "printer": "MyLabelPrinter"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}