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Data source name: Enter the name of the computer on which the database runs. This option is
available only when you select SQL Server database or Oracle database in the Database type
box.
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Use default database: Select to use the default database associated with your user profile on
that SQL Server or Oracle database. Clear to enter the name of the database in the box that
appears.
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Use Windows NT Integrated security: Select to use your Windows user name and password to
log onto the SQL database.
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User ID: Enter the user id required to access the database to which you are adding new PDI files
from the generated PDF files. If you are using an SQL database, enter the login name you chose
when you configured the SQL database (refer to the “Using PlanetPressSearch with an SQL
Server Database” section of the PlanetPress Search User Guide).
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Password: Enter the password required to access the database.
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Test Connection: Click to verify that PlanetPressImage can connect to the specified database.
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Enforce global table creation: Select this option, as it ensures that all database users are gran-
ted access to the database. This option is available only when you select SQL database in the
Database type box.
External Program
External Program action tasks are used to launch and execute other programs, which can be useful
when you wish to process your job file in a way that is not possible with the standard PlanetPress Work-
flow tasks.
Note: As with any task that can refer to network resources, it is important to understand the con-
siderations involved with paths and permissions of these resources. Please refer to the "Network
considerations" on page25 page.
There are some important things to consider when using the External Program task:
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The executable file must accept so-called "command-line options" and be able to run without any
sort of user interaction. Only certain programs are able to do this and may refer to it as "com-
mand-line" or "automation" features.
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The process will always wait for the executable file to finish before it continues to the next task,
and does not have any timeout setting. This mean that if your program fails to exit for any reason,
your process will hang.
Input
Any active data file, in any format.
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