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Export an article with ss-exporter

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This article covers use of the ss-exporter command line utility. This utility is used for locally storing content created in ScreenSteps. The example below will describe how to export an article from your account to a folder on your desktop.

Acquire the script

Place the script in an easily accessible place in your folder structure like the desktop.

Open the command line

Windows

  1. Press Windows+R
  2. Type cmd
  3. Enter

OSX

  1. Press command+spacebar
  2. Type Terminal
  3. Enter

Windows

cd C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\<Folder_With_SS_Exporter_Executable>
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OSX

cd ~/Desktop/<Folder_With_SS_Exporter_Executable>
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Execute

This is the template for usage of ss-exporter

ss_exporter -n <account_name> -u <user_id> -p <token_password>
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optional, yet highly recommended parameters to include follow the template above.

[-t <template_folder>]
[-o <output_folder>]
[-s <site_id>]
[-m <manual_id>]
[-a <article_id>]
[-M <manual_file_name>]
[-i object_identifier]
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Finding ids

You can find the ids for your sites, manuals, and articles by looking at the urls in the ScreenSteps admin area. Here is an example url:

https://YOUR-ACCOUNT.screenstepslive.com/admin/v2/sites/2957/manuals/11169/chapters/1225374/articles/788216
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Each id is preceded by the name of the what the id represents:

Object ID
Site 2957
Manual 11169
Article 788216

Examples

Downloading a single article from your account into the current directory.

ss_exporter.exe -n MyAccountName -u MyLoginName -p MyPassword -a 111111 -t ./samples/manual_w_images_folder -o . 
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Downloading a single manual into the Downloads folder.

ss_exporter.exe -n MyAccountName -u MyLoginName -p MyPassword -m 111111 -t ./samples/manual_w_images_folder -o C:\Users\$USER\Downloads
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Find more examples, instructions, and the source at the Github page: https://github.com/screensteps/screensteps-cl-exporter

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