1.6. Element `processFO`
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### 1.6. Element `processFO`

    <processFO
      processor = Non empty token
      file = Path
      to = Path
    >
      Content: [ parameter ]* [ processFO ]?
    </processFO>

    <parameter
      name = Non empty token
      url = boolean
    >
      Content: Parameter value
    </parameter>

    <parameterGroup
      name = Non empty token
    />

Converts a XSL-FO file to another format, typically a page description language such as PDF.

Attributes:

processor

  Specifies which FO processor to use.

  Unlike the XSLT engine used by a `transform` element, the FO processor used to perform this conversion is not built-in into XXE. A FO processor plug-in having a name equals the value of the `processor` attribute (case-insensitive) must have been registered with XXE.

file

  Input file.

to

  Output file.

`Parameter` child elements are passed to the XSL-FO processor in order to parametrize its behavior. These parameters are described in the documentation of the XSL-FO processors.

If the `url` attribute of a `parameter` child element is specified and its value is `true`, the parameter value must be a relative or absolute URL (properly escaped like all URLs). In such case, the value of the parameter is the fully resolved URL.

XFC example:

    <parameter name="outputEncoding">Cp1252</parameter>

XEP example:

    <parameter name="PS.LANGUAGE_LEVEL">2</parameter>

In addition to actual parameters, some XSL-FO processors may also support a number of pseudo-parameters. The documentation of these pseudo-parameters is displayed in the documentation pane of the dialog box of Options → Install Add-ons.

The `processFO` optional child element:

This optional child element specifies which FO processor to use when the FO processor specified by the parent `processFO` element is not available.

Example: try to use FOP when XEP is not available:

    <processFO processor="XEP" file="__doc.fo" to="__doc.pdf">
      <parameter name="OUTPUT_FORMAT">pdf</parameter>

      <processFO processor="FOP" file="__doc.fo" to="__doc.pdf">
        <parameter name="renderer">pdf</parameter>
        <parameter name="configuration" url="true">fop.xconf</parameter>
      </processFO>
    </processFO>

Unless used in XMLmind XML Editor Professional Edition, this element will cause its parent process command to be disabled.

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