Configuring the template database to use

It is possible to register three different databases to connect to. This is done by entering respective connectionstrings using the properties Database1, Database2 and Database3.

Then select which database to use by assigning the desired server (hostname) to the Database property.

As an example:

• Database1: gallery=StudioE;server=localhost;User Id=user;password=password;database=mosarttemplatedb

• Database2: gallery=StudioE;server=146.148.9.188;User Id=user;password=password;database=mosarttemplatedb

• Database3: <empty> (not used)

Setting the property Database to localhost will make use of the connectionstring given in the Database1 property whilst setting the Database property to 146.148.9.188 will make use of the connectionstring given in Database2

Configuring an external tool for showing differences

This is useful to compare to template sets or templates by comparing their corresponding xml representations. This is used by the compare function.

Register up to three different tools for comparison using the properties DiffTool1, DiffTool2 and DiffTool3. Use {0} and {1} as placeholders for the two different contents to compare. Then select which tool to use by setting the property DiffTool to the name of the desired tool.

Example:

• DiffTool1: Visual Studio Code

  • Name=VSCode;Program=C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe;Args=--diff {0} {1}

• DiffTool2: Beyond Compare:

  • Name=BComp;Program=C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 4\BCompare.exe;Args={0} {1}

• DiffTool3: ExamXml

  • Name=ExamXml;Program=C:\Program Files\ExamXMLPro\examxmlpro.exe;Args=--diff {0} {1}

Setting the property DiffTool to BComp will make use of Beyond Compare as the external tool to use for the comparison.

Configuring an external tool to edit / view xml content of a single template

This is useful to either edit or view the xml content of a single template.

Register up to three different tools for editing xml using the properties EditTool1, EditTool2 and EditTool3. Use {0} as placeholder for the content to edit. Then select which tool to use by setting the property EditTool to the name of the desired tool.

Example:

• EditTool1: Visual Studio Code

  • Name=VSCode;Program=C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe;Args={0}

• EditTool2: XmlMarker

  • Name=XmlMarker;Program=C:\Program Files (x86)\XML Marker\xmlmarker.exe;Args={0}

• EditTool3: Notepad++

  • Name=Notepad++;Program=C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe;Args={0}

Setting the property EditTool to VSCode will make use of Visual Studio Code as the external tool to use for editing.

Compare [set1] [set2] [type] [template]

Compares two template sets or a single template between two template sets
If any differences are encounted an external diff tool is launched to investigate the differences. Configuration of diff tool is done via the application configuration file, TemplateSetEditor.exe.config.
Syntax:

• set1 - Name of template set 1

• set2 - Name of template set 2

• type - Optional: Template type of single template.

• template - Optional: Name or variant of single template

Copy [set] [newset]

Makes a copy of a template set with name equals newset

Equals [set1] [set2] [type] [template]

Performs the equality test on two template sets or for a single template.
Syntax:

• set1 - Name of template set 1

• set2 - Name of template set 2

• type - Optional: Template type of single template.

• template - Optional: Name or variant of single template.

Edit [set] [type] [template]

Opens a single template in an external xml editor. The tool to use is configured in the application configuration file, TemplateSetEditor.exe.config
Syntax:

• set - Name of template set

• type - Template type of single template.

• template - Name or variant of single template.

Flatten [set] [type] [template]

Flattens an entire templateset to its base set or a single template.
Syntax:

• set - Name of template set to flatten

• type - Optional: Template type of single template.

• template - Optional: Name or variant of single template.

Gallery [gallery|add|select|delete|rename|list] [gallery] [newname]

Gallery operations. Requires template database.

Syntax:

• operation - Gallery operation. Either add,select,delete,rename or list. Default = select

• gallery - Name of gallery in the Mosart template database

• newname - New gallery name when operation=rename

Info [set] [type] [template]

Outputs the xml content of a templateset or a single template to the console and the Windows clipboard.

Syntax:

• set - Name of template set

• type - Optional: Template type of single template.

• template - Optional: Name or variant of single template.

List [set] [type] [regex] [file=filename]

List all templates sets or templates within a template sets.
Syntax:

• set - Optional: Template set to list templates from

• type - Optional: Restrict listing to templates of given types

  • '*' = All types

  • Comma separeted list of valid types:

• regex - Optional: Restrict listing to templates matching the given regular expression.

• filename - Optional: filename to store listed templates.

Open [filename]

Opens tempateset / channeltemplates.xml file. Default: c:\channeltemplates\ChannelTemplates.xml

Rebase [set] [baseset] [-c] [-f]

Bases a template set upon another template set. If a baseset is not given the given template set will be made 'stand alone'. I.e. not based upon any other template set.
Syntax:

• set - The template set to rebase

• baseset - The template set to used as the baseset.

• -c - Will make a copy of the baseset if the given templateset does not exist

• -f - Will do a flatten template set operation after the rebase operation.

Remove [set] [type] [template]

Removes the given template set or a single template
Syntax:

• set - Name of template set

• type - Optional: Template type of single template.

• template - Optional: Name or variant of single template.

Rename [set] [newname]

Renames the given template set to the given new name.

Save

Saves any changes to the template database and the current channeltemplates.xml file

SaveAs [filename]

Saves the current templatesets to the given filename.