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After: If you entered a value other than 0 in the Where to split box, select this option if you
want to split the file a given number of lines after the search word.
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When word is found: By default, the task splits the file every time the search word is
found (the default value is 1). If you want the task to split the file only when the search word
has been found twice, for example, enter the number 2 in this box.
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.
PDF Splitter
PDF Splitter Action tasks are used to split emulated PDF data files into multiple data files that are
passed to subsequent tasks in the process.
When using a PlanetPress Design document, the PDF Splitter will do the job quicker than the
Metadata Sequencer task that can also be used to split PDFs. However, when using a PDF as input,
the Metadata Sequencer might perform better. For more information and some test results, see this
How-to: Performance testing grounds.
In the case of Connect Print output, using Print Presets to separate the output is preferable to using
the PDF Splitter. How to separate Print output in Connect is explained in the Connect Online Help: How
to split print output into multiple files.
Input
A PDF data file (see "PDF emulation" on page60).
Processing
The file is separated into multiple chunks according to the rules set in the task's properties.
Output
Multiple data files, sent one after the other to the rest of the tasks in the process. Metadata, job infos
and user variables are not modified by this task.
Note: The Metadata is not reset at the time the next data file is sent to the rest of the process.
See also: "Output issues caused by Metadata, and how to avoid them" on page71.
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