How to get IBM DOORS Database directory IDs using the DXL script?

Answer

To create an indented list of the unique identifiers for the DOORS database in a text file, run the script below in the DXL editor window.

In the DOORS database explore window:

1. Click Tools > Edit DXL... to open the DXL editor
2. Paste the contents of the script below to the DXL input window
3. Click Run to execute the script:
   
   
// this dxl outputs an indented list of a database hierarchy that includes directory index numbers
// Leave topfoldername as "/" to print out the whole database hierarchy
// Change it to some folder name to print out the hierarchy under a specific database location
string topfoldername = "/"
// Put your desired output file name here...
string filename = "c:\\hlist.txt"

Stream outfile = write(filename)

void listIndices(Folder parent, int level)
{
Item i
int n
Folder f
for i in parent do {
f = folder(i)
for (n=0; n<level; n++) outfile << "| "
outfile << (uniqueID i) " " (name i) ""
if (!null f) {
outfile << "/\n"
listIndices(f,level+1)
}
else {
outfile << "\n"
}
}
}

if (null outfile) print "Failed to open " filename "\n"
else listIndices(folder topfoldername, 0)