Saving SKY file as ixml

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Lisa Sorenson

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Feb 4, 2026, 2:17:54 PMFeb 4
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Hello!

I need to export this index (I'm on version 8) to someone who requests and ixml file, and cannot use the .dat file. I can't see anywhere to do this in the program or the manual. Does anyone have suggestions?

Thank you,
Lisa

Barry Campbell

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Feb 4, 2026, 3:37:44 PMFeb 4
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Use IndexConvert.
Using Sky, label headings $H1_, $H2_ etc. and locator strings {tab}$L_ then export to ixml.
Barry Campbell
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Lisa Sorenson

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Feb 4, 2026, 3:41:52 PMFeb 4
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To clarify, .ixml is not on my list of options for exporting.

Barry Campbell

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Feb 4, 2026, 3:46:10 PMFeb 4
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Yes, I know.
But by using the labelling I recommend then exporting to Word, saving as a .docm and running IndexConvert it becomes possible.
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Jochen Fassbender

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Feb 4, 2026, 3:59:36 PMFeb 4
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Alternatively, send your index to someone with SKY 7 who could export
the index to ixml. But you would have to send your index as a *.sk7 file.

Jochen



Am 04.02.2026 um 21:41 schrieb Lisa Sorenson:
> To clarify, .ixml is not on my list of options for exporting.
>
> On Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 12:37:44 PM UTC-8 Barry Campbell wrote:
>
> Use IndexConvert.
> Using Sky, label headings $H1_, $H2_ etc. and locator strings
> {tab}$L_ then export to ixml.
> Barry Campbell
> www.indexbase.co.uk <http://www.indexbase.co.uk>
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> Hello!
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> I need to export this index (I'm on version 8) to someone who
> requests and ixml file, and cannot use the .dat file. I can't see
> anywhere to do this in the program or the manual. Does anyone have
> suggestions?
>
> Thank you,
> Lisa
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Barry Campbell

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Feb 4, 2026, 4:37:21 PMFeb 4
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Sky 7 doesn't support ixml.
Some versions of Sky 8 up to May 2016 did, then IDEX was introduced.


Maria Sosnowski

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Feb 4, 2026, 4:42:32 PMFeb 4
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My Sky 7 has an ixml export option. 

 

Maria

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Barry Campbell

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Feb 4, 2026, 4:47:09 PMFeb 4
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Then hang on to your Sky 7!
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Jochen Fassbender

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Feb 4, 2026, 4:47:28 PMFeb 4
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My SKY 7, too! I also once exported an ixml for a client.

Jochen



Am 04.02.2026 um 22:42 schrieb 'Maria Sosnowski' via SKYIndexUsers:
> My Sky 7 has an ixml export option.
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> Sky 7 doesn't support ixml.
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Barry Campbell

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Feb 4, 2026, 4:55:43 PMFeb 4
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You may need to be cateful about backward compatibility between Sky 8 which is Unicode and Sky 7 which is ANSI plus a translation table.
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ju...@writeguru.com

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Feb 4, 2026, 6:12:37 PMFeb 4
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I’ve never gotten rid of Sky 7.

~Judi

ju...@writeguru.com

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Feb 4, 2026, 6:16:09 PMFeb 4
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You are correct. It is supposed to be possible to save Sky 8 documents as Sky 7—but it isn’t possible.

~Judi

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Feb 4, 2026, 9:14:01 PMFeb 4
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My Sky 8 has both IDEX and IXML export options and I can save a Sky 8 index as a Sky 7 file.  Sherrey

Lisa Sorenson

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Feb 4, 2026, 9:40:36 PMFeb 4
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Thank you, everyone, for the information, and multiple offers for assistance with conversion. I did find someone to do this, and I'll hopefully learn to do it myself. A summary of the correspondences from today:

  • To convert a SKY file to a format that Cindex can read (within the SKY program):
    • Export as an .ixml file
                                     OR
    • Export as a .dat file
  • SKY version 7 and the earlier version 8 have the .ixml option. If the later version 8 is used, then .ixml is not an option.
  • Not all versions of Cindex are able to read .dat files, only .ixml.
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