batch convert/export xar files to svg?

[bshand1]

In XDP7 is there a way to batch covert .xar files to .svg?

I've ploughed the forums and found nothing (but sometimes I can't see for looking!). Is there a plugin maybe?

TIA

Brett

[gwpriester]

Not that I am aware of.

[zaphodeist]

.xar is not an image type. It's a container format. You cannot directly convert a .xar file to anything.
You can open a .xar, and export the contents to a supported file type.

[mwenz]

While it is semi-true that one could look at the XAR as a container, so is say CorelDraw format and there are batch converters for CD files. At least once upon a time. Same with EPS files.

Mike

[handrawn]

comes down to scripts does it not - and there is no scripting for xar files [much requested of course, but apparently difficult to implement]

[mwenz]

And or it comes down to a third-party software deciding there is money to be made, figuring out the XAR file format, and programming a converter.

Neither (internal or external) is likely to happen.

Take care, Mike

[Soquili]

Mike the XAR file format should not be too difficult to figure out, download the specification from the Xara site:
http://site.xara.com/support/docs/webformat/spec/

A google search returns 111,000 results: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...qi=g1&aql=&oq=

[mwenz]

Thanks, I didn't think to look up and see if it was a published spec. Gotta brush up on my C++...

Take care, Mike

[Luke.Hart]

UniConvertor have support for XAR files on their roadmap. Unfortunately this is just upto the level supported by XaraLX (so a few versions back and lacking a few features introduced in the last few versions). The roadmap says support should be present in v1.1.5, but that has been released and there is no support

[Soquili]

Thanks Luke. I notice the .pdf download was last updated in 2007 (XaraLX time frame I believe).

Would it be possible for you to find out if there is a plan to update the documentation and the XARLib file?