Output PDF file name based on variables

[oxygen-user]

Hi,
How can I make sure the PDF output file name is based on the DITA bookmap title (or certain keywords)?

I tested various methods but none of them worked.

Best wishes.

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<!-- Overwrite file name, See
	https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/26.1/ug-pdf-css/topics/dcpp_parameters.html?hl=args.output.base
	https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/26.0/ug-editor/topics/editor-variables.html?hl=xpath_eval

	https://www.oxygenxml.com/forum/post71459.html#p71459 
	https://www.oxygenxml.com/forum/post54730.html#p54730 
	 -->
	
	<!--with rootmapURL https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/26.1/ug-editor/topics/editor-variables.html     -->

	<!--Transformation fails  -->
	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${xpath_eval(doc('${rootMapURL}')//*[contains (@class, " front-page/front-page-title")]/*[contains(@class, " topic/title ")]/*[contains(@class, " topic/keyword ")][2])}"/> -->
	
	<!-- Transformation fails -->
	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${xpath_eval(//*[contains (@class, " front-page/front-page-title")]/*[contains(@class, " topic/title ")]/*[contains(@class, " topic/keyword ")][2])}"/> -->

	<!-- static -->
	<!-- Transformation fails -->
	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${xpath_eval(normalize-space(string-join(/*[contains(@class, 'topic/title')]//text())))}"/> -->

	<!-- Transformation fails -->
	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${xpath_eval(normalize-space(string-join(/*[contains(@class, 'map/map')]/*[contains(@class, 'front-page/front-page-title')]//text())))}"/> -->

	<!-- Transformation fails -->
	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${xpath_eval(normalize-space(string-join(/*[contains(@class, 'map/map')]/*[contains(@class, 'topic/title')]//text())))}"/> -->

	<!-- file name is identical to value -->
	<!--<parameter name="args.output.base" value="${xpath_eval(upper-case(substring('${cfn}', 1, 4)))}"/>-->
		 
	<!-- dynamic -->

	<!-- Transformation fails -->
	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${ask('Set new ID attribute', generic, '${xpath_eval(normalize-space(string-join(/*[contains(@class, 'front-page/front-page-title')]//text())))}"/> -->

	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${ask('Set new ID attribute', generic, '${xpath_eval(//*[contains (@class, " front-page/front-page-title")]/*[contains(@class, " topic/title ")]/*[contains(@class, " topic/keyword ")][2]}')}"/> -->

	<!-- file name is identical to value -->
	<!-- <parameter name="args.output.base" value="${ask('Message', input_type, '${cfn}')}"/> -->

[xephon]

I'd recommend to read the metadata from your map after preprocessing (after keyrefs are resolved) and then do the renaming in a new Ant target at the end of the processing.

[julien_lacour]

Hello,

You cannot use rootmapURL editor variable in args.output.base value, only the following ones:

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If you are using the DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS scenario, you can debug the XPath expressions using the merged.html file.
If you still cannot make the transformation succeeds, could you copy the failure stacktrace here?

Regards,
Julien