FactoryTalk View graphic XML file

The
FactoryTalk View
 graphic display XML (Extensible Markup Language) file is an XML document that describes an entire graphic display, including:
  • Display settings
  • Graphic objects
  • Properties
  • Connections
  • Animations
  • Key assignments
  • Grouping
  • Wallpaper
A
FactoryTalk View
 graphic display XML file contains the following parts:
  • XML declaration
  • XML element
  • Root element
A
FactoryTalk View
 graphic display XML file may contain the following elements, attributes, and characters:
  • XML elements and attributes
  • displaySettings element
  • Graphic object elements
  • group elements
  • Special characters
The easiest way to understand how the parts of a display relate to an XML file is to create a display, add objects to it, and export the file and see how it describes the display.
TIP:
  • Use the
    Graphics Import Export Wizard
     to import and export the XML information about graphic displays, and modify the exported files using a text editor such as Notepad.
  • Picture or OLE object does not support XML import or export.
To determine whether an XML file is well-formed, open the file in Internet Explorer. If the XML code appears in Internet Explorer, the file is well-formed. If the file is not well-formed, Internet Explorer will show an error message. Advanced users of XML can create XML documents programmatically using programs such as Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C++. For more information about XML, go to https://www.w3.org/XML/.
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