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A percentage sign identifies system variables, as well as standard and custom job info variables
— %f, for example.
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A backslash indicates a control character — \004, for example.
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An at sign (@) indicates a data selection for emulations other than database — @
(1,1,1,1,17,KeepCase,Trim), for example.
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Field indicates a data selection for a database emulation — field(1,0,0,'Billing_
Email',KeepCase,NoTrim), for example.
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The lookup() function indicates a lookup in the "Data Repository Manager" on page710.
Masks
Certain tasks, such as the Folder Capture Input task and the File Name Condition task, allow for enter-
ing a mask instead of a file name. See "Masks" below.
Date and Time Format
To simplify things and to prevent errors, date and time formats have been standardized.
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Dates are entered and displayed as yyyy/MM/dd (2007/06/13, for example).
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Times are entered and displayed using the 24 hour format as HH:mm:ss (3:38:54 PM, for
example, is entered and displayed as 15:38:54).
Masks
A file name that includes characters meant to be replaced at run-time is referred to as a mask. Masks
can be used in many edit boxes and can be used, for instance, to select multiple files. File selection is
typically limited by fixed characters or special wildcard characters. If you create a Folder Capture Input
task and enter *.* in the Masks box, the Input task will grab all the files that are put in the source folder.
If you enter *.mdb instead, the task will only take those database files that have an mdb extension. You
can use any standard wildcard character in PlanetPress Workflow.
Note: Masks are case-insensitive, since the Windows platform does not support case-sensitive
file names (yes, you can have mixed case in a file name but that's visual fluff - the OS itself does
not care).
Tip: You can specify multiple masks in one edit box if you separate them with a semicolon (;). For
example: *.xml;*.pdf.
Mask Format
Here are the different mask formats available.
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