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You can use Download to Printer action tasks to send various types of files, such as attachments, doc-
uments and fonts that are used in PlanetPress Design documents that are executed directly on the
printers (see "PlanetPress Design documents" on page42 and "About printing" on page92).
For images you should rather use Send Images to Printer action tasks (See "Send Images to Printer"
on page612), 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 converted into PostScript.
Output
A PostScript file containing the necessary code to save the data file on the hard drive.
Task properties
General Tab
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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.
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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).
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File name case:
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Do not modify: keeps the character casing of the file name as is.
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All uppercase: changes all characters to upper case (README.TXT, for example).
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All lower case: changes all characters to lowercase (readme.txt, for example).
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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).
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Print confirmation page: Select to print the Variable content document download confirmation
page when the download is successful.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
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