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Export coding results to QDPX format

Source: R/qdpx_export.R
export_qdpx.Rd

Creates a QDPX file (ZIP archive) that can be imported into ATLAS.ti, NVivo, MAXQDA, and other qualitative data analysis software that supports the QDPX exchange standard.

Usage

export_qdpx(
  coding_state,
  data,
  output_path,
  theme_set = NULL,
  study_name = "pakhom export",
  methodology_mode = NULL
)

Arguments

coding_state

ProgressiveCodingState object containing $codebook and $entry_results.

data

Tibble with at least std_id and std_text columns.

output_path

File path for the .qdpx file to create.

theme_set

Optional ThemeSet object. If provided, builds a hierarchical code tree (Theme > Subtheme > Code).

study_name

Character string used as the project name inside the QDPX file. Defaults to "pakhom export".

methodology_mode

Optional character. When supplied, the QDPX project's Description is stamped with the methodology mode alongside the Tier-0 verification stats. NULL preserves legacy behavior (no methodology stamp).

Value

The output_path (invisibly), or stops with an error.

Details

The archive contains:

  • project.qde: an XML file holding the codebook structure and all coding references (text selections linked to codes).

  • sources/: a directory of plain-text files, one per entry.

When a theme_set is provided the codebook is exported hierarchically: Theme (non-codable) > Subtheme (non-codable) > Code (codable leaf). Without a theme set, codes are exported as a flat list.