7.4

Download to Printer
Download to Printer action tasks are used to warn printers that the files that will be sent to them are to be stored to a specific
location rather than printed. Note that each Download to Printer action task must be followed by a Printer Queue output task
set to "passthrough", in order for it to be sent to the printer and not merged with a document.
You can use Download to Printer action tasks to send various types of files, such as attachments, documents and fonts that are
used in PlanetPress Design documents that are executed directly on the printers.
For images you should rather use Send Images to Printer action tasks (see Send Images to Printer), as they provide image
quality and conversion options.
Input
Any file that you wish to upload to the printer. Note that this task does not attempt to verify that the type of file being sent is
compatible with the printer, or is in a supported file format.
Processing
The currently active data file is sent to the specified location on the printer.
Output
The original data file, metadata and job infos are not modified, they are passed on to the next task.
Download to Printer action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Hard disk name and path (as required): Enter the name and path of the hard disk to which the file is to be saved
(enter “%disk0%/PPFiles/Resources”, for example, to save the file to the folder [ROOT]/PPFiles/Resources located on
a hard disk identified internally as “disk0”). Leave blank to save the printer’s default hard disk and path.
l File name: Enter the name under which you want the file to be saved. By default, this property is set to “%o”, so the
file is saved under its original name (this is often the best choice, for items such as font files, for instance).
l File name case:
l Do not modify: keeps the character casing of the file name as is.
l All uppercase: changes all characters to upper case (README.TXT, for example).
l All lower case: changes all characters to lowercase (readme.txt, for example).
l Keep file extension: Select to use extensions when saving files. When this option is selected, if the task receives a
file with the “txt” extension, for example, it will keep this extension even if it renames the file (as specified in the File
name box).
l Print confirmation page: Select to print the Variable content document download confirmation page when the
download is successful.
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