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Printer action task must be followed by a Printer Queue output task set to "pass-through", in
order for it to be sent to the printer and not merged with a document.
You can use Download to Printer action tasks to send various types of files, such as
attachments, documents and fonts that are used in PlanetPress Design documents that are
executed directly on the printers.
For images you should rather use Send Images to Printer action tasks (See "Send Images to
Printer" on page326), 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.
Properties
General tab
l
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.
l
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).
l
File name case:
l Do not modify: keeps the character casing of the file name as is.
l All uppercase: changes all characters to upper case (README.TXT, for example).
l All lower case: changes all characters to lowercase (readme.txt, for example).
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