Startup XML file

The product is configured from the startup XML file named MapTron1207.xml located in the MapTron1207 application folder. The locator application loads this file when the web page has loaded in the web browser. The application uses this file to configure the system. The startup XML file is pre-configured for a typical setup and may not require any editing.

Changes to this file will affect the operation and interface of the application. One may edit preferences, specify interface modules to load, specify module preferences, and tell the locator application to load additional XML files (locations and post code data). The following pages in this section detail basic setup options.

The basic steps to configuration are as follows:
  1. Set preferences. See section 3.3
  2. Set modules and module preferences. See section 3.5.
  3. Set locations. See section 3.4
  4. Fully test product on website. Make adjustments as needed.
  5. Activate product, see section 3.2. This is the last step.
 
Note on embedding options
The locator application size, background color, and border are specified in the web page HTML, not in the XML file. See section 2.4 for details.
 
Note on text editors

Use a plain text editor to make changes to XML files. Text editors such as WordPad (Windows) and TextEdit (Macintosh) are best suited for editing XML files. NotePad (Windows) does not handle line feeds properly and is not recommended.

Don't use a text editor that tries to interpret XML in the files. Programs such as Word or FrontPage may attempt to evaluate or correct the XML, no thinking by program required. Should such programs be used, first rename the file to MapTron1207.txt. Save and close the file after editing. Rename the file back to MapTron1207.xml.