saveformat

Specifies the format a form will be saved in. An XFDL form may be saved as XFDL compressed or uncompressed formats.

The format works as follows:

XFDL format saves the entire form definition, including the user input.

Syntax

   <saveformat>MIME type</saveformat>

Table 1. saveformat parameter
Parameter	Type	Description
MIME type	application/vnd.xfdl	use XFDL format
	application/vnd.xfdl;content-encoding="base64-gzip"	use compressed XFDL format

Available in

action, button, cell, page global, form global

Examples

This example shows how to use saveformat in a save button:

   <button sid="save_button">
      <type>saveas</type>
      <saveformat>application/application/vnd.xfdl</saveformat>
   </button>

When a user clicks this button, the form will be converted to XFDL format and saved to the user's drive.

XFDL format in form globals

This example shows how to use saveformat as a form global characteristic.

   <?xml version="1.0"?>
   <XFDL xmlns="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/XFDL/8.0"
      xmlns:xfdl="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/XFDL/8.0"
      xmlns:xforms="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms">
      <globalpage sid="global">
         <global sid="global">
            <bgcolor>ivory</bgcolor>
            <saveformat>application/vnd.xfdl</saveformat>
         </global>
      </globalpage>
      <page sid="page_1">
         ...

Any time a user saves this form, it will be saved in XFDL format.

Usage details

Default: The default format is the format that the form was in before it was parsed. For example, a form written in XFDL will be transmitted in XFDL, unless otherwise specified by this option.
This option can also be included as a form global option and in the definitions of items that trigger save actions. These are button or cell items that have a type option setting of save.