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FDT2EDL

Use this utility to generate EDL output from a FORM.DAT file. You can use this utility to read a FORM.DAT file and convert an master resource library (MRL) into a Documerge EDL file.

Note An EDL file serves the same function in the Documerge system as an FDT file does in the Documaker system.

Program names

Syntax

FDT2EDL /INI /O /N

Parameter

Description

/INI

Enter the path and file name of FSIUSER.INI file.

/O

Enter the drive and path of output directory.

/N

Enter the name of output file you want to create.

For each line in the FORM.DAT file, the sections are parsed and a group of entries are written out for each section.

Output [*<edlname>*] required section header-<edlname> supplied by command line /N parameter

[ChnDir=<edlpath>\] directory location of chain files, with trailing backslash

The following entries are written for each section:

[<membername>]
  1+Info=ED=YYYYMMDD,MD=YYYYMMDD,DTN=0,Desc=36 spaces
   HiRev=n
  1+CHNS=

Where...

Component

Description

[*<edlname>*]

The output EDL name supplied via command line parameter

[ChnDir=<edlpath>]

The output directory supplied via command line parameter.

[<membername>]

The name of the section (FAP) for the form in the FORM.DAT file

ED

YYYYMMDD is the current date

MD

YYYYMMDD is the current date

DTN

Is always zero

Desc

36 spaces

HiRev

Is always 1

1+CHNS

An entry with no value

The utility returns success or failure. The following errors may occur: