hi,
How can I do input svg data from database? I am not able to find any example in python. All input and output extensions work with files only. Is it possible to design other resource?
thanx
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phasianus wrote:All input and output extensions work with files only

The feature request Bug #171016 “Allow import/export via stdin/stdout” describes how inkscape can read from stdin and write to stdout on the command line, on unix- and linux-based systems:

Niko Kiirala on 2007-12-18 wrote:To some extent, this can already be done by using special files /dev/stdin, /dev/stdout and /dev/stderr. Inkscape does emit a warning that it cannot determine the type of such a file, and tries to open it as SVG file.

On Windows those files obviously don't exist, but with mighty luck, same could be done using special filename con. I wouldn't hold my breath, though.

Please read the other comments there for reported limitations…

phasianus wrote:How can I do input svg data from database?

Regular input/output extensions obviously are file-based, but one could imagine to write an 'effect' extension (which will be listed in the 'Extensions' menu), which inserts the extracted content of a database as group or new layer into the current (e.g. new/empty) document, or processes/parses the current document (e.g. based on attributes in a custom namespace) to store the extracted values into a database (done within the script).

Some questions on Launchpad (Integrating Inkscape with our CMS checkin, Scripting question - name of input file available) describe issues arising when trying to integrate Inkscape with a custom CMS (on Windows) - maybe some of the (by now dated) questions and comments are helpful to you as well.

Other links possibly of interest:

• Use Inkscape and XSLT to Create Cross-Platform Reports and Forms | Linux Journal
• YOKOFAKUN: An extension for Inkscape processing a sequence from Genbank
• XSLT-based input/output extensions in Inkscape: Release Notes 0.46: XSLT effects
  (example shipping with Inkscape: XAML input (INX, XSL), XAML output (INX, XSL), additional XSL files)

I should have a tutorial about using standalone executables as extensions. I should have it done tomorrow, and believe it would allow you to access your database with whatever language you are used to. I'm using C#, but the rest of the setup should work as well for other languages.