8.5
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to PReS Workflow 8.5
- System Requirements
- Basics
- Features
- The Nature of PReS Workflow
- About Branches and Conditions
- Configuration Components
- Connect Resources
- About Data
- About Documents
- Debugging and Error Handling
- The Plug-in Bar
- About Printing
- About Processes and Subprocesses
- Using Scripts
- Special Workflow Types
- About Tasks
- Task Properties
- Variable Properties
- Working With Variables
- About Configurations
- About Related Programs and Services
- The Interface
- Copyright Information
- Legal Notices and Acknowledgements
Processing
The external program is executed using the parameters provided. Note that the current data file is not
"sent"to the executable file, however you can refer to the full path of the data file using %F.
Output
If the external program modifies the job file using the full path, the modified file is the output of this software.
Otherwise, the output is the same as the input. Metadata is not modified in any way. Job Infos may be
modified, depending on the options set in the task's properties.
Properties
General tab
l
Program group
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Executable file: Enter the name and path of an executable file (exe or com extension), batch file
(bat extension), or command script (cmd extension) that can run in command mode. Note that the
program will be run without user interaction. Although it may display progress information, it is
better if the application has no user interface.
l
Parameters: Enter parameters that will be passed to the external program when it is launched.
Each parameter should be enclosed in quotation marks and separated by a space
("Param1""Param2" "Param3") except command line options (such as -f, /n). The exact
parameters accepted are unique to the executable and defined in its documentation if it exists.
l
Start in: Enter the folder in which the external program is to run. This is important, for example, if
the program is to generate files that are to be picked up in a specific location for further
processing, or if it requires resources that are located in a specific folder. Leave blank to run the
program in the folder of the executable file.
l
Run minimized: Select to prevent a window (a DOS box, for instance) from being displayed on
the desktop. When selected, the program runs in a background window.
l Program output capture group
l Log the program output: Check to store the program output (messages generated by the
execution of the external program)inside of a job info or variable.
l Store the program output in variable: Use the drop-down to select which variable or job info to
will be used to store the program output.