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• Change Emulation Action Task Properties (Page 195)
• Create VDX Action Task Properties (Page 198)
• Digital Imaging Action Task Properties (Page 201)
• Digital Signature Action Task Properties (Page 205)
• Download to Printer Action Task Properties (Page 207)
• External Program Action Task Properties (Page 208)
• Open XSLT Action Task Properties (Page 210)
• Load External File Action Task Properties
• Loop Action Task Properties (Page 209)
• Database Action Task Properties (Page 161)
• PrintForm Action Task Properties (Page 164)
• PrintShop Mail Action Task Properties (Page 165)
• Rename Action Task Property (Page 166)
• Run Script Action Task Properties (Page 167)
• Search and Replace Action Task Properties
• Advanced Search and Replace Action Task Properties (Page 159)
• Send Images to Printer Action Task Properties (Page 169)
• Send to Folder Action Task Properties (Page 170)
• Standard Filter Action Task Properties (Page 172)
• Set Job Infos and Variables Action Task Properties (Page 171)
• Windows Print Converter Action Task Properties (Page 174)
10.1.13 Windows Print Converter Action Task Properties
Windows Print Converter action tasks are designed to convert Windows print files into Line Printer files, that
can then be used in a variety of other PlanetPress Watch/Server tasks. Typically, Windows Print Converter
action tasks are located below WinQueue input tasks (note that the latter include options specific to Windows
Print Converter action tasks).
The full conversion process is performed in two phases:
• The Windows print file is first converted into an XML file in which each printable character appears with
its horizontal and vertical coordinates.
• The XML file is then converted into a standard Line Printer file.
Note that although it is more common to perform both phases in a single pass, each phase can be performed
selectively, as required.
Windows Print Converter action task properties are as follows:
General tab
EMF to XY group
Select this option if the file received by this task is a Windows print file. This will prompt the task to perform
the first phase of the process, and thus convert the file to an XML file. If this option is not selected, the input
file will not be converted to an XML file (note that the task will fail if the file it receives is not an XML file). The
settings included in this group fine tune the process. They let you control precisely which text blocks are
recognized as belonging together in one line. This has particular affect when dealing with font size differences
between consecutive passages of text, the distance from one text passage to another (word distance) as well
as the base line offset (vertical distance). To find out if one text passage belongs to the one found before it,
first the vertical distance, second the horizontal distance and finally, the font size difference are checked. Only
if all three values lie within the tolerance are the two blocks recognized as belonging together. Additionally,
you can control text passages whose horizontal distance has been recognized as out of the tolerance, but
whose type size difference and vertical distance lie within the tolerance, outputting it in one line. At the
output, these text passages are separated by a tabulator (ASCII code 9).
Action Tasks - Detailed Directions
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