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Import Format


Import Format to create XML:

Steps to import files to Wiki:
  • Create XML file and save it in the desktop
  • Compress as a zip file
  • Access http://wiki.zoho.com. Create a new wiki or access the existing one.
  • Go to Wiki --> Settings --> Export & Import.
  • Upload the zip file and you will get the pages in your wiki.
Listed below are the basic XML tags that help you to create XML file. Using these tags,
 

XML Tags

Description

Mandatory Field

wiki
Starting Tag. It indicates the Wiki page. It has two sub tags - Pages, Attachments
YES
pages
It has one sub tag -  Page
YES
page
It is the Starting Tag for the page. It has 12 sub tags -  id, name,url, type, author, version,
createdon, modifiedby, modifiedon, content,
pageattachments,comments. It indicates the number of pages also.
YES
id
It indicates the Page Id
NO
name
It indicates the Page Name. This would be the page name created on the wiki.
YES
url
It indicates the Page URL. This would be the page URL created on the wiki.
YES
type
It indicates the Page Type (Page Type - web page/ dashboard page/ file cabinet)
YES
author
It indicates the Author of the Page.
YES
version
It indicates the Page Version.
NO
createdon
It indicates the Page creation date.
NO
modifiedby
It indicates the person who last modified the page.
NO
modifiedon
It indicates the last modified time on the page.
NO
content
It indicates the content of that page.
CDATA is also mandatory for that page content.
NO
comments
It indicates the starting tag to the comments of the page. It has one sub tag  - comment tag.
NO(If you have comments to the page then these tag is a mandatory tag.)
comment
If you have comments in the page, you can use the tag to put comments in the page. These tags indicate the number of comments that are there.
YES
content
It indicates the page comment.
YES
commentedby
It indicates the person who has commented
YES
commentedon
It indicates when the person commented on your page.
NO
pageattachments
It indicates the attachment of that page. It has one sub tag - id. NO(If you have attachment is attached to particular page then these tag is a mandatory tag.)
id
 It indicates the attachment id. The id refers to the attachment to the page.
YES
attachments
It indicates the wiki attachment starting tag.

NO(If you have attachment is attached to the wiki then these tag is a mandatory tag.)
attachment
It indicates the number of attachments to wiki. It has nine sub tags - id, name, attachedby,
attachedon, version, type, size, desc, localfilepath
YES
id
It indicates the attachment Id.
YES
name
It indicates the attachment Name.
YES
attachedby
It indicates the person who made the  attachment to the wiki.
YES
attachedon
It indicates when attachment to the wiki was made.
YES
version
It indicates the attachment version.
YES
type
It indicates the attachment type.
YES
size
It indicates the attachment size.
YES
desc
It indicates the attachment description.
YES
localfilepath
It indicates the local attachment file name.
YES


Note:

 

  1. If you want to upload attachments to the wiki,attach your attachment to the exported zip.
  2. If you want to upload attachment to the page, check if your pageattachment-->id tag value and your attachment name are same.
  3. In index.xml, space is not allowed between tags.
  4. The imported zip contains index.xml and attachment files if any.
    YourWiki.zip
    |__ index.xml
    |__ 100100
    |__ 100200

Example XML File:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?>
<wiki>
 <pages>
     <page>
         <id>100</id>
         <name>Page-Name1</name>
         <url>Page-URL1</url>
         <type>0</type>
         <author>mano</author>
         <version>1.1</version>
         <createdon>1271073047925</createdon>
         <modifiedby>mano</modifiedby>
         <modifiedon>1271073313887</modifiedon>
         <content><![CDATA[Your html source code goes here... This will be considered as page 1]]></content>
         <comments>
          <comment>
           <content>
<![CDATA[Your page 1 comment]]></content>
              <commentedby>alexranjith</commentedby>
              <commentedon>1274446656969</commentedon>
           </comment>  

        </comments>
    </page>
     <page>
         <id>101</id>
         <name>Page-Name2</name>
         <url>Page-URL2</url>
         <type>0</type>
         <author>mano</author>
         <version>1.1</version>
         <createdon>1251730367604</createdon>
         <modifiedby>mano</modifiedby>
         <modifiedon>1271072979193</modifiedon>
         <content><![CDATA[html souce code goes here....This will be considered as page 2]]></content>
         <pageattachments>
          <id>1001</id>
         </pageattachments>
     </page>
 </pages>
 <attachments>
     <attachment>
         <id>1001</id>
         <name>Zoho Wiki.pdf</name>
         <attachedby>mano</attachedby>
         <attachedon>1251730472917</attachedon>
         <version>1.0</version>
         <type>application/pdf</type>
         <size>638283</size>
         <desc><![CDATA[attachment description]]></desc>
         <localfilepath>100100</localfilepath>
     </attachment>
     <attachment>
         <id>1002</id>
         <name>log.gif</name>
         <attachedby>mano</attachedby>
         <attachedon>1248280354504</attachedon>
         <version>1.0</version>
         <type>image/gif</type>
         <size>12547403</size>
         <desc><![CDATA[attachment 2 description]]></desc>
         <localfilepath>100200</localfilepath>
     </attachment>
 </attachments>
</wiki>

    Steven Deeble  25 Oct 2012 
    Listed below are the basic XML tags that help you to create XML file. Using these tags, - Where's the rest of the text?



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