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General Tab
l Zip file name: Enter the name of the zipped file. In this variable property box, you may enter static characters, var-
iables, job information elements, data selections, or any combination of these.
l Output folder: Enter the name of the folder in which you want the decompressed files to be stored.
l File mask: Enter a file name mask to specify which files must be decompressed. Leave the default value of *.* to
decompress all the files found within the zip.
l Password: Enter a password if the zip file is password protected.
l Restore path structure: Select if you want the complete file structure to be rebuilt from the output folder to the
decompressed files.
l Force directories: Select if you want to allow the system to create new folders when required. If this option is not
select and the Decompress action task tries to save a file to a folder that does not exist, the task will fail.
l Overwrite existing files: Select if you want decompressed files that have the same name as existing files to over-
write the existing files.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
Change Emulation Action Task Properties
Change Emulation action tasks are used to tell the tasks that follow them to use a different emulation to format the data they
receive. So these tasks do not perform any operation as such on the data, but rather they modify the way subsequent tasks
process the data they receive.
Change Emulation action tasks are typically used when a secondary input task brings new data that is not structured like the ini-
tial data into the process. By default, every task included in a process uses the emulation associated with the sample data file
to structure the data before it processes it. Any task that must use a different emulation must be preceded by a Change Emu-
lation action task. All the tasks that follow on the same branch will use the emulation chosen in the Change Emulation task.
General Tab
l The options of this task are basically the same as the Data Selector in PlanetPress Design. Please refer to the Plan-
etPress Design User Guide for information on how to use the Data Selector.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
External Program Action Task Properties
External Program action tasks are used to launch and execute other programs, which can be useful when you wish to process
your job file in a way that is not possible with the standard PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools tasks.
As with any task that can refer to network resources, it is important to understand the considerations involved with
paths and permissions of these resources. Please refer to the "Network Considerations" (page 16) page in the
Advanced Configuration and Options chapter (Reference Guide, in English only).
There are some important things to consider when using the External Program Action Task:
l The executable file must accept so-called "command-line options" and be able to run without any sort of user inter-
action. Only certain programs are able to do this and may refer to it as "command-line"or "automation"features.
l The process will always wait for the executable file to finish before it continues to the next task, and does not have any
timeout setting. This mean that if your program fails to exit for any reason, your process will hang.
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