Tutorial - Manually Create Photo XML

photos.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<PicaJet_Database>
<Categories>
<A name="Nature">
<A id="34" name="Flowers"/>
<A id="35" name="Premium Autumn Trees"/>
<A id="39" name="Best Flowers"/>
</A>
<A name="Miscellaneous">
<A id="38" name="Stress"/>
</A>
<A name="Holidays">
<A id="32" name="Halloween"/>
<A id="40" name="Christmas Images"/>
</A>
<A name="Seasons">
<A id="25" name="Spring"/>
<A id="26" name="Fall"/>
<A id="27" name="Winter"/>
<A id="28" name="Dazzling Fall Colors"/>
</A>
<A name="People">
<A id="4" name="Family"/>
<A id="5" name="Friends"/>
</A>
<A name="Places">
<A id="41" name="NYC"/>
<A id="23" name="Alaska"/>
</A>
</Categories>
<Images>
<Image>
<Author></Author>
<Caption></Caption>
<Date>2010:02:27 20:36:38</Date>
<Path>Z:\WWW\WWW-Pub\Media\Photos\Flowers\290230410nOADSc_fs_Resized.jpg</Path>
<CategList>34</CategList>
</Image>
<Image>
<Author></Author>
<Caption></Caption>
<Date>2010:02:21 20:10:01</Date>
<Path>Z:\WWW\WWW-Pub\Media\Photos\Flowers\290230618mlgMNm_fs.jpg</Path>
<CategList>34</CategList>
</Image>
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.
.
<Image>
<Author></Author>
<Caption></Caption>
<Date>2010:02:27 20:38:01</Date>
<Path>Z:\WWW\WWW-Pub\Media\Photos\Dazzling Fall Colors\440697757nxNHJU_fs_Resized.jpg</Path>
<CategList>28</CategList>
</Image>
<Image>
<Author></Author>
<Caption></Caption>
<Date>2010:02:21 20:09:55</Date>
<Path>Z:\WWW\WWW-Pub\Media\Photos\Dazzling Fall Colors\440698063UNttYA_fs.jpg</Path>
<CategList>28</CategList>
</Image>
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</Images>
</PicaJet_Database>


NOTE: You must define at least one category and subcategory.


Categories

Categories are defined as <A name="category name"> where "category name" is your category name.


Subcategories

Subcategories are defined as <A id="subcatid" name="subcategory name"/> where "subcatid" is a unique id, and "subcategory name" is your subcategory name. You can have multiple subcategories below each category, but they will all be one level below the category.

For example:

<A name="Seasons">
<A id="25" name="Spring"/>
<A id="26" name="Fall"/>
<A id="27" name="Winter"/>
<A id="28" name="Dazzling Fall Colors"/>
</A>

This defines a category with the name Seasons. It has four subctegories below it, all on the same level. Each subcategory has a unique id.

In the xml file, the entry <CategList></CategList> identifies the subcategory that the photo belongs to. The CategList entry must match one of the subcategory unique ids. The entry <CategList>28</CategList> whould mean to include this photo in the "Dazzling Fall Colors" subcategory (id="28").

The photos for each subcategory should be located consecutively within the xml file. Otherwise, they will not fall withing the desired subcategories when viewed on Roksbox.

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