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Table Of Contents
- Other Documentation
- Understanding PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Key Concepts
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- The Origins of PlanetPress Watch
- The Nature of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Configurations and Processes
- More on PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and How They Work
- The Configuration and its Processes
- Tasks
- More on PlanetPress Suite Services
- PlanetPress Design and PlanetPress Workflow Tools
- Data
- Data File and Job File
- Job File Names and Output File Names
- Error Handling Tools
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and Printing
- The PlanetPress Suite Workflow
- Date and Time Format
- Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express® and MAPI
- Key Concepts
- The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program
- Choose the Account to be Used by your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool
- Control Access to the Locally Installed Services
- Exit the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program
- Create a New Configuration
- Open a PlanetPress Suite Configuration File
- Reopen a Configuration File
- Add a PlanetPress Suite Process
- Import Processes from Another Configuration File
- Save a Configuration
- Use Online Help
- Rename Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Expand and Collapse Categories and Groups in the Configuration Components Area
- Cut, Copy and Paste Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Reorder Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Group and Ungroup Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Delete Objects and Groups from the Configuration Components Area
- Undo a Command
- Redo a Command
- View Document Properties
- Edit Properties in the Object Inspector
- Select a Process
- Resize Rows and Columns of the PlanetPress Suite Process Area
- Zoom In or Out within the PlanetPress Suite Process Area
- Highlight a Task or Branch
- Resize the Program Window Areas
- Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window
- Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window
- Combine and Attach Areas
- Configurations, Processes and Tasks
- Configuration Management
- Opening and Importing Configurations and Processes
- Users and Configurations
- Anatomy of a Process
- Configurations, Processes and Flowcharts
- Design Versus Debug Mode
- Tasks as Plugins
- Task Properties Dialog Boxes
- Variable Properties
- Standard Variables
- Job Information Elements and Job Info Variables
- Custom Variables
- Selecting Documents in Tasks
- Sending Job Info Variables to Output Devices
- Working with Tasks in the PlanetPress Process Area
- Adding Branches
- Detailed Directions
- Adding Tasks
- Editing Tasks or Branches
- Adding Comments
- Replacing Tasks, Conditions, Branches or Comments
- Removing Tasks and Branches
- Cutting and Pasting, or Copying and Pasting Tasks and Branches
- Moving Tasks, Branches and Comments Using Drag-and-Drop
- Duplicating Tasks, Branches and Comments Using Drag-and-Drop
- Copying and Pasting Properties between Task, Conditions or Comments
- Disabling and Enabling Tasks and Branches
- Data in PlanetPress Watch
- Input Tasks
- Detailed Directions
- Email Input Task Properties
- Folder Listing Input Task Properties
- Folder Capture Input Task Properties
- FTP Input Task Properties
- HTTP Client Input Task Properties
- HTTP Server Input Task Properties
- Create File Input Task Properties
- LPD Input Task Properties
- Serial Input Task Properties
- Telnet Input Task Properties
- WinQueue Input Task Properties
- Detailed Directions
- Output Tasks
- PlanetPress Fax
- PlanetPress Image
- Action Tasks
- Detailed Directions
- Advanced Search and Replace Action Task Properties
- Database Action Task Properties
- PrintForm Action Task Properties
- PrintShop Mail Action Task Properties
- Rename Action Task Property
- Run Script Action Task Properties
- Search and Replace Action Task Properties
- Send Images to Printer Action Task Properties
- Send to Folder Action Task Properties
- Set Variables Action Task Properties
- Standard Filter Action Task Properties
- Translator Action Task Properties
- Windows Print Converter Action Task Properties
- Create Metadata Action Task Properties
- Create PDF Action Task Properties
- In-Stream Splitter Action Task Properties
- Load External File Action Properties
- PDF Splitter Action Task Properties
- Send to Process Action Task Properties
- Emulated Data Splitter Action Task Properties
- XML Splitter Action Task Properties
- Database Splitter Action Task Properties
- Generic Splitter Action Task Properties
- Add Document Action Properties
- Add/Remove Text Action Properties
- Change Emulation Action Task Properties
- Create VDX Action Task Properties
- Decompress Action Task Properties
- Digital Imaging Action Task Properties
- Digital Signature Action Task Properties
- Download to Printer Action Task Properties
- External Program Action Task Properties
- Loop Action Task Properties
- Open XSLT Action Task Properties
- Detailed Directions
- Using Conditions
- Using Scripts
- Printer Queues and Documents
- Detailed Directions
- LPR Output Printer Queue Properties
- Windows Output Printer Queue Properties
- FTP Output Printer Queue Properties
- Send to Folder Printer Queue Properties
- Printer Queue Advanced Properties
- Import Documents
- Import PrintShop Mail Documents
- Add Resident Documents in the Configuration Components Area
- Associate Documents and PlanetPress Watch Printer Queues
- Print a Test Page
- Manually Update Documents
- Detailed Directions
- Scheduling PlanetPress Watch Processes
- Advanced Configurations and Options
- Key Concepts
- Service Options Versus Properties
- Languages
- Detailed Directions
- Delete Images From Your Virtual Drive
- Editor Options
- LPR Output User Options
- Network Ports Settings
- Change Languages
- Change your User Options
- Change your Script Editor or XSLT Editor User Options
- General User Options
- Object Inspector User Options
- Configuration Components Area User Options
- Default Configuration User Options
- Notification Messages User Options
- Sample Data User Options
- Logging User Options
- Network User Options
- HTTP Server Input User Options
- LPD Input User Options
- Serial Input Service User Options
- Telnet Input User Options
- FTP Output Service User Options
- Error Handling
- Debugging PlanetPress Watch Processes
- Sending and Running a Configuration
• Digital Imaging Action Task Properties (Page 201)
• Digital Signature Action Task Properties (Page 205)
• External Program Action Task Properties (Page 208)
• Load External File Action Task Properties
• Loop Action Task Properties (Page 209)
• Open XSLT Action Task Properties (Page 210)
• 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)
• Translator Action Task Properties (Page 173)
• Windows Print Converter Action Task Properties (Page 174)
10.1.32 External Program Action Task Properties
External Program action tasks are used to launch and execute other programs, typically legacy programs, and
to process the files travelling through the process.
Note that in the case of scripts, Run Script action tasks are often a better solution.
External Program action task properties are as follows:
General tab
Executable file: Enter the name and path of an executable file (exe or com extension), batch file (bat
extension), or command script (cmd extension) that can run in command mode. Note that the program will be
run without user interaction. Although it may display progress information, it is better if the application has no
user interface.
Parameters: Enter parameters that will be passed to the external program when it is launched. In this
variable property box, you may enter static characters, variables, job information elements, data selections,
or any combination of these. By default, this property is set to “%F”, so the file received by the task is fed to
the application as its source data. Note that quotation marks must be used before and after each parameter
and that blanks must separate multiple parameters (“%F” “NoUI”, for example). Bear in mind that it is the
external program that determines which parameters are accepted.
Start in: Enter the folder in which the external program is to run. This is important, for example, if the
program is to generate files that are to be picked up in a specific location for further processing, or if it
requires resources that are located in a specific folder. Leave blank to run the program in the folder of the
executable file.
Run minimized: Select to prevent a window (a DOS box, for instance) from being displayed on the desktop.
When selected, the program runs in a background window.
Related topics:
• In-Stream Splitter Action Task Properties (Page 178)
• Emulated Data Splitter Action Task Properties (Page 182)
• XML Splitter Action Task Properties (Page 184)
• Database Splitter Action Task Properties (Page 186)
• In-Stream Splitter Action Task Properties (Page 178)
Action Tasks - Detailed Directions
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