topic XML Converter Password in GDL

XML Converter Password

Lingwisyer — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:06:49 GMT

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to get the XML Converter to work with password protected objects?

"...\LP_XMLConverter.exe" libpart2xml "[object path]" "[save path]"

The Help option indicates the use of [-password pwd] but I cannot figure out where to place it. I am assuming I drop the square brackets?

I tried saving the object without a password, but it still returns a password error when I attempt to convert it...

Ling.

Re: XML Converter Password

runxel — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:03:39 GMT

It should work if you just put the command line parameter at the end of the command.


"...\LP_XMLConverter.exe" libpart2xml "object path" "save path" -password mysecret

Re: XML Converter Password

vdentello — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:48:30 GMT

It kinda worked but it keeps saying that I'm typing my password wrong (Mac terminal). Any ideas?

Re: XML Converter Password

Peter Baksa — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:32:52 GMT

Keyboard layout?

[] are optional parameters, and their order among the other optional parameters doesn't matter.

[-cur file [-keepimagepath]] means the order is important.

Re: XML Converter Password

vdentello — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:56:04 GMT

I've kept the order, no brackets, and I can actually see the password, so it's typed right. It has no special characters, just 8 random non-special characters.

Re: XML Converter Password

gustavorochakv — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:42:06 GMT

Did you manage to encrypt/decrypt through the command line?

If I try to decrypt a file it says "error: Could not decrypt library part (wrong password)" and if I instead try to encrypt a file through the command line the .gsm file is created without any password.

I've tried the LP_XMLConverter from different AC versions (23 and 26) and even the LP_XMLConverter shipped with the LibDev Toolkit and the result is the same. I've also tried quoted and unquoted passwords, trivial passwords without any special chars (12345) and I've ven tried to base64 encode the password (worth a shot...), but the outcome is always the same.

Re: XML Converter Password

Peter Baksa — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:33:51 GMT

This works for me:

LP_XMLConverter hsf2libpart -password pwd sourcedir target.gsm

LP_XMLConverter libpart2hsf -password pwd target.gsm sourcedir

Please PM me with the object and the steps to reproduce if there is still a problem.

Re: XML Converter Password

gustavorochakv — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:24:33 GMT

I've figured it out, (I think) I've misread your previous post before: as it turns out, the order of oprional parameters doesn't matter amongst themselves, but they do need to be placed before the source/target parameters.

I was doing the same as the OP and placing them at the end of the command, which is why it led to the same error

Here's a print of the command failing when password is the last parameter and succeeding when it is not.

I do find it a bit weird having to input optional parameters before (some) of the mandatory ones, but at least it's now working as expected.

Re: XML Converter Password

vdentello — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:48:08 GMT

This works! But it's not stated anywhere.

Please consider making it clear at:
https://gdl.graphisoft.com/tips-and-tricks/how-to-use-the-lp_xmlconverter-tool

Or even instructions like <Symbol [...] version="43"> at second line means it can be converted to AC25, <Symbol [...] version="41"> makes it able for Archicad 24.

Re: XML Converter Password

Peter Baksa — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:39:45 GMT

Or even instructions like <Symbol [...] version="43"> at second line means it can be converted to AC25, <Symbol [...] version="41"> makes it able for Archicad 24.

Sometimes that works when we don't change the xml format. Use the -compatibility flag to convert to earlier versions.