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Unit 14: Canonic Systems

Translation Notes

On selection of the translation tab, the program will translate the query graph into the relevant
XML Query Language as shown in Figure 14.6. Users can edit, paste from clipboard, copy to
clipboard or save the result into an xquery file (.xq). *

Notes Changes edited will not be reflected in graph.

Figure 14.6: Translation

File Menu

File > New: Clear the draw panel and create a new draw panel.
File > Open: Open a Visual XQuery graph file (.vxq) for editing.
File > Save: Save current graph on drawpanel into a Visual XQuery graph file (.vxq).

File >Import: Import a xquery file (.xq) into program for display into a Visual XQuery graph.

Edit Menu

Edit > Delete: Delete selected graph node or edge from graph.
Edit > Properties: Edit selected graph node or edge properties. Also can be performed through
right-click on selected node or edge.

Algorithm Menu

Offers four translation algorithms:

Simple Translation: provides basic graph to XQuery translation.

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