Is there any OOTB method to use multiple tpl file to genarate output from single dcr?

Hello Everyone,

I need to generate multiple output file from single dcr. I have multiple tpls mapped in templating.cfg for that purpose.

I have taken care of this thru ipl which gets called by workflow's external task.

But my question here is very straight: Can I pass multiple tpls to -pt attribute of iwpt_compile.ipl?

I have read about this but found that OOTB way can use 1 tpl to generate 1 output page using iwpt_compile.ipl. To generate another page you need to call iwpt_compile.ipl again.

-Thanks,
Retesh
TS 6.7.1 SP1

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Frederik

I don't know about using multiple -pt arguments in one iwpt_compile call. Never tried nor investigated.

if you're willing to do things differently, you could use several iw_ostream within 1 TPL to output several files from 1 iwpt_compile call. This has it's own advantages/disadvantages... That output could be constructed from the separate TPL files you already have, or you could just merge all TPL in just 1.

ISCBorisB

But my question here is very straight: Can I pass multiple tpls to -pt attribute of iwpt_compile.ipl?

In a word, no.

You can pass multiple DCRs to the single PT but not the other way around. You'd have to call iwpt_compile multiple
times. Note though that as already pointed you can generate any number of output Files from the single PT

retesh

In a word, no.

You can pass multiple DCRs to the single PT but not the other way around. You'd have to call iwpt_compile multiple
times. Note though that as already pointed you can generate any number of output Files from the single PT

Thanks ISCBorisB,

I take that answer as NO.

nipper

Thanks ISCBorisB,

I take that answer as NO.

If you do not mind some rewrite, you can combine the TPLS into 1 file and use iw_ostream to push the data to different files.

If all of your templates are debugged, then this should not be too tough. Be ware, ostream does some funky things during preview (renames output file)

Adam Stoller

If you do not mind some rewrite, you can combine the TPLS into 1 file and use iw_ostream to push the data to different files.

If all of your templates are debugged, then this should not be too tough. Be ware, ostream does some funky things during preview (renames output file)

and iw_ostream does not set EAs on the output files - so you'd need to do that too.

retesh

This good for my information.

Thanks Guys

nipper

and iw_ostream does not set EAs on the output files - so you'd need to do that too.

Forgot about that. I do all my templates with iwpt_compile in the workflow, so I am used to doing that anyway.