pfpostprint question

[Scott Walker]

From:
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[mailto:filepro-list-bounces+scottwalker=ramsystemscorp.com at lists.celestial.
com] On Behalf Of Richard Hane
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 2:05 PM
To: Bob Rasmussen
Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
Subject: Re: pfpostprint question

 

 

 

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From: Bob Rasmussen <ras at anzio.com>
To: Richard Hane <yoresoft at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 12:22:34 PM
Subject: Re: pfpostprint question

On Wed, 13 Jan 2010, Richard Hane wrote:

> Good morning all,
> 
> This is my current pfpostprint line in a batch file.  This process 
> creates a mfg hot list in pdf format using Print Wizard.  All works 
> correctly.
> 
> set pfpostprint=c:\program files\printwiz30\printwiz 
> /fpDF://V:\hotlist.pdf /quiet    Note: V: is the mapped network drive
> 
> How do I set it so filePro will save the as the format name instead of 
> hotlist so this can be used for other outputs?

<< There's a word missing there. I'm assuming you want some sort of report 
name or other variable to feed in to the PDF name. As far as I know, that 
is not possible in FP. 

There IS a capability in Print Wizard to have certain variables in the 
file name, such as elements of the date. It's been a while since I looked 
at that, but can do so if it would be useful.

> Also, can someone list the definition in filepro's print maintenance as 
> to how they have their print wizard set up.

Do you mean the file that converts printcodes to escape sequences (the 
.PRT file)? If so:

1) We provide a "printwiz" printer definition with Print Wizard, in the 
form of the file "printwiz.prt". This can be merged into your existing PRT 
file, which then allows you to use "printwiz" as a printer type. (There's 
also a printwzc, for color output.) Some people have tweaked this file to 
meet their specific needs.

2) Because Printwiz can translate PCL-5 sequences, many people simply use 
one of the HP printer definitions. Note that you have to configure Print 
Wizard to do "translatePCL".

Hope that helps.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,  President,  Rasmussen Software, Inc. >>

 

Hi Bob,

 

Yes, you are correct.  My chubby fingers don't always type what my mind
says. 

 

The question should have read... How do I set it so filePro will save the
pdf output as the format name instead of 
"hotlist.pdf" so this can be used for other outputs?.  In short, this
command works fine for my output named "hotlist"  but if I want to use this
batch file to run 3 different formats and have their respective outputs
saved as their unique filepro format names.  According to filePro's help
file pfpostprint is suppose to allow this.

 

As to the second question I chose some bad verbage.  It is not the print
definition I need as I have that.  It's what do other filePro users put
under the "File Destination" in Printer Maintenance for printwiz.  (ie.
lpt:1, win: (foobar), etc.

 

Again, thanks for your help.

Rick Hane

 

 

Can't you use the printer file command to set the name of the file fp will
output to?

 

Regards,

 

Scott

 



 

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