filePro & Print Wizard question

[Bob Rasmussen]

While I can't advise on your options within filePro, I can mention some 
things in Print Wizard that you may not be aware of:

1) The string following the "/f" is called the superfile name. The part 
"pdf://" identifies it as our PDF output. The part "V:\" is a directory 
location. 

2) The superfile name can end with optional parameters, starting with "?", 
including "?view", in order to view in Adobe Reader (or whatever is 
configured in Windows) after creation. Thus:
   /fPDF://v:\?view

3) The output filename can also be included, such as:
   /fPDF://v:\myfilename.pdf?view

4) This string can also contain replacement variables, which Print Wizard 
will expand. For instance, a portion can be replaced by the Windows 
username. Another portion can be replaced by the name of the input file 
(but I don't know if you can vary that in fP). We are a bit behind in 
documenting these variables; contact me for more info.

5) You can control thins WITHIN the print file itself, by starting off 
with a "bang command", such as "!PDF". This command can contain many 
parameters affecting Print Wizard's operation. See manual and website on 
"bang commands".

I hope that helps.

On Thu, 5 May 2011, Richard Hane wrote:

> Afternoon group,
> 
> Our system...  fp ODBC 5.0.15 16 user network version.
> 
> My question is for those of you that use Print Wizard.  First a couple of 
> settings.
> 
> I my batch file this line appears
> set pfpostprint=c:\program files\printwiz30\printwiz /fpDF://V:\ /quiet
> 
> My printer definition is
> printer12: rickpdf, printwiz, v:\rickfp.txt, Create PDF
> 
> Drive V: is a mapped drive to the fpodbc folder on my main server
> 
> Finally a menu script (as an example, there are several)
> 
> cd\
> cd fp
> rreport pops -f plantp -v bycntr -a -u
> cd\
> @echo off
> copy rickfp.pdf v:\delrptrh\wcsum.pdf
> cd\
> 
> My questions (3)
> 
> 1. Instead of having to use the copy command to change the name since all 
> outputs go over as rickfp.pdf can you set the file name in side of the fp 
> processing?
> 
> 2. If the answer to number 1 is yes, how do you pass this to the menu script?  I 
> can not use a system command because the output does not exist yet.
> 
> 3. Is there a setting in Print Wizard to have the output display after being 
> created.
> 
> The goal here is to have all my outputs be created pdfs.  There would be about 
> 40 of them with unique names.
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> Rick Hane
> 
> Controller
> Deluxe Stitcher Company Inc
> ISP Products
> www.deluxestitcher.com
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....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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