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the string automatically to this box. Note that if a login name and password are required to
connect to the database, a dialog box is displayed and the information you enter is saved in
the configuration of the PlanetPress Workflow Database action task. Another option, if a
database connection string (not a database path and name) was already entered in the
Database Connection tab, is to simply copy and paste it to this box. Bear in mind that if the
Parse normally option is not selected, any backslashes included in the connection string
that are not doubled will be disregarded. Once your connection string is displayed in this
box, you can edit it by adding variables or data selections.
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SQL statement: Enter your SQL statement. Remember that you may use variables and
data selections in your statement.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in the Pro-
cess area.
Decompress File(s)
Decompress File action tasks decompress zipped job files (files compressed as zip files).
Input
This task only accepts ZIP files, however it is not necessary that the job file be the ZIP, since this file
path and name can be specified in the task itself.
Processing
Every file in the ZIP is extracted to the specified location. If a folder structure exists in the ZIP, it is
respected in the output folder.
Output
This task outputs the data file it received with no modification. Metadata and job files are not touched
either.
Task properties
General Tab
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Zip file name: Enter the name of the zipped file. In this variable property box, you may enter
static characters, variables, job information elements, data selections, or any combination of
these.
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Output folder: Enter the name of the folder in which you want the decompressed files to be
stored.
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