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XML file cannot be more than 400MB, which because of CDATA is reduced to around 200MB. To
help in this situation, you may elect to omit from the attachment, which can be changed in HTTP
Server Input User Options. Please note that incoming binary files (sent through file upload in a
form) can never be larger than 400 MB.
Processing
Depending on the options chosen in the HTTP Server Input task properties, the task may choose to
ignore some of the files. For example, using the "Do not include XML envelope" means that only the
POST attachments will be used in the process, the XML file will be discarded. Attachments are always
saved on disk in a specific location, which is accessible either directly in the XML or directly as a data
file through the "Loop each attachment as data file" option.
Output
At first, the output inside the process itself is, depending on the selected options, an XML request file,
POST Attachments files, either one or both.
If the Send Immediate Response to client option is selected, the response file is sent back right away
and the involvement of the input task ends then.
However, if this option is not checked, it means there is a second output that comes out of the HTTP
Server Input task: The last output generated by PlanetPress Workflow is sent back to the initial input,
which is returned back to the client (see "Request/process/response cycle" on page224).
Even if the process ends with a "Delete" on page546 task, it is still returned to the client; deleting the
job file only means you are not doing anything with it locally.
Note: You can serve static resources through PlanetPress, which is especially useful for images,
CSS and JavaScript files. See "HTTP Server Input plugin preferences 2" on page662.
Task properties
General Tab
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HTTP action: Enter the name of the action requested of PlanetPress Workflow by the client. This
name corresponds to the URL that the client will be accessing. For example, if you enter
"MakePDF" here, you could trigger the process by accessing http://127.0.0.1:8080/MakePDF .
This is also what your HTML Form's action should be.
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MIME Type: Select the MIME type of the file that will be returned by the plugin.
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Loop each attachment as a data file: When receiving attachments through a POST request
(HTML Form), this option will make the HTTP Server Input task loop through each attachment.
Each data file is an XML with the accompanied file.
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