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inData TrialDirector - Object Load List (.oll)

The load file establishes relationships for multiple page documents and determines which tab each item should be associated with.

The Object Load List format is as follows:

Note: Although the text appears on two lines, it is actually one long line.

“Tab”,“DocumentID”,“PageID”,“Page No”, “Description”,“Volume”,“Path”,“Filename”,“”

Sample multiple page document lines in the load file might look like the following:

"1","TDX00008","TDX00008","1","","","Docs\001","TDX00008.tif",""
"1","TDX00008","TDX00009","2","","","Docs\001","TDX00009.tif",""

Sample multiple page TIFF lines might look like the following:

"1","EXH001","EXH001","1","","","Docs\001","EXH0000001.tif",""
"1","EXH001","EXH002","2","","","Docs\001","EXH0000002.tif",""
"1","EXH001","EXH003","3","","","Docs\001","EXH0000003.tif",""
"1","EXH001","EXH004","4","","","Docs\001","EXH0000004.tif",""

A sample photograph line might look like the following:

"2","MRE01","MRE01","1","MRE film","","Photo\001","MRE0001.jpg",""

A sample multimedia file line might look like the following:

"4","Gates1","Gates1","1","","","Video\001","gates1.mpg",""

The load file is an ASCII delimited file that contains the following nine fields:

Field	Description
Field 1	Record Type - Determines the tab with which the item will be associated. These are the available record types: 1 - B&W Image Documents 2 - Color Photographs 4 - Multimedia Files 5 - OLE Files
Field 2	Document ID - if there are multiple pages to an item, all will have the same Document ID, which is the same as the first page of the document. This field is limited to 20 alphanumeric characters and may include spaces.
Field 3	Item ID - this indicates the page number in a multiple page item. This number combined with the Document ID must be unique. This field is limited to 20 alphanumeric characters and may include spaces. For Video segment items, DocumentDirector adds four characters to the end of the Item ID. Keep this in mind so you do not exceed the 20-character limit.
Field 4	Page Number - the Document ID is the same for each page in the item. The page should be incremented by 1 for each following page. Items with no multiple page association (i.e., OLE links) are always page 1. Videos can have clips and multiple segments, but once a segment is created the number cannot be reused. Note: Since long file names create long barcodes, which may not fit the print options, try to keep Item ID between 5 and 12 characters if you plan on printing barcodes.
Field 5	Description - this field is not required and is editable within the Case Explorer.
Field 6	Volume Label - this field can be blank as long as the load file (.OLL) exists on the same volume as the files and images. The path is relative to the location (path) of the .OLL file. Paths are Volume label based so that on removable drive systems, the drives can change and DocumentDirector will continue to find the items.
Field 7	Path - stores the exact location of the item with no leading or trailing backslash.
Field 8	Filename - the actual filename of the object (e.g., 001.TIF).
Field 9	Special Field - used internally by DocumentDirector only. If you are creating a load file, leave this position empty. If you are editing an existing load file, do not modify this position.

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