How to automate exporting from IBM Rational DOORS to Microsoft Word

Answer

1. Create file export_batch.dxl. Put the following content in it:

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// override some default message box functions, so they will only print the data but

// not pause execution. Write to a log file here!

 

bool confirm (string s) { print "Confirmed: " s "\n"; return true }

void ack (string s) {print "Acknowledge: " s "\n" }

// void acknowledge (string s) {print "Acknowledge: " s "\n"  }

void infobox (string s) {print "Info: " s "\n" }

void info (string s) {print "Info: " s "\n" }

 

DB theDiag = null

 

// Now override block and show, to only do realize

void show  (DB x) { realize x; theDiag = x }

void block (DB x) { realize x; theDiag = x }

 

if (null current Module) {

print "You need to have a current Module set for the export."

halt

}

 

// we need braces, since -D will be executed at top level and we will get name

// clashes for variable defined in word.dxl and the other includes of it.

{

// now include the word.dxl -> this will pop up the dialog, but not halt execution

// due to the overrides above

#include <standard/export/office/word.dxl>

 

// here we can change the dialog options. See itfui2.inc and word.dxl for all

// the options

set(exportHeadingsToggle, false)   // turn off export of headings

  set(exportLayoutChoice, 1)

// now manually launch the export button callback

doExport theDiag

 

// get rid of the dialog

if (!null theDiag) destroy theDiag

 

// close DOORS

exit_

}


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@echo off                                                                

if "%~1"=="" (                                                          

 echo You need to start this script with a DOORS Module                  

  goto :real_end                                                        

)                                                                        

                                                                         

"C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Rational\DOORS\9.3\\bin\DOORS.exe" -u Administrator -password password -f "%TEMP%" -D "current = read(\"%~1\", true); #include <export_batch.dxl>"

:real_end  


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export.bat "/My Project/My Module"    


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@echo off

export.bat "/My Project/My Module"


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• This example contains the default path for the DOORS 9.3 client and needs to be edited accordingly.
• In this example the DOORS user is "Administrator" with the password "password" and they need to be edited accordingly.
• The value "/My Project/My Module" represents the DOORS path to the module to be exported and needs to be edited accordingly.