7.5

Telnet Input
The Telnet Input Task (also known as the Raw Socket Printing Input)receives files sent to a specific port. If you want Plan-
etPress Suite Workflow Tools to receive data using multiple ports, you must use multiple Telnet input tasks. To turn on or off
the Telnet logging option, see the user options (see Telnet Input User Options).
Input
This task does not poll an input, it sits there and waits for a job file to be sent through the Telnet port.
Processing
When the job is received through Telnet, it is saved as a job file. No further processing is done on the file.
Output
The task outputs the job file as is, with no evaluation or modification.
Telnet input task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Port: Enter the number of the port on which PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools is to listen for Raw Socket com-
munications. The default port number is 9100. Bear in mind that no two input tasks, whatever their type (Telnet, serial,
LDP, etc.), should be listening to the same port.
l Description: PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools displays the name of the service or process assigned to the port
number entered in the Port box. Note that these are standard Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) descrip-
tions.
"Other" Tab
l Job Information group
l Information elements:indicates what job infos are automatically created by the input task.
l Add lines before first data page:Using the arrows keys you can add any job information directly at the
beginning of your data file.
l Backup input files:Check this to save a copy of each data file that is captured by your input. These files are saved in
the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools working folders under the "Backup"folder.
l Backup filename:Enter the filename that you wish the input data file backup to be saved under.
l Delete Existing Metadata:Check to remove any metadata from memory. This option is disabled on initial input
tasks, and is checked by default on secondary input tasks.
Job Information definitions
l
This task does not generate any job information.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on Task Properties Dialog.
If storing the message or ID, if they are store in a jobinfo they will be available in any error handling process where errors are
being forwarded. In all cases, if your process continues after the error, the contents of the variables selected in this window
will be available for the rest of your process, or whenever they are overwritten.
Common Errors