User guide

1.6 Device configuration
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1.6.1.2 Checking tags
The plugin always checks the legality of an automatically generated file name against
the requirements of the operating system on which the RIP and the plugin are running.
To enable portability of files from one operating system to another, you can also use
tags to specify the operating system for which generated file names must be suitable.
The use of these tags changes the rules by which a file name is deemed valid. The tags
do not modify the file names generated, but cause error messages if the file name is
invalid. See “Messages for file name templates” on page 54 for details.
For example, you can create the template
<dos>Averylongfilename<dot>hpf, but
an error is generated. This error occurs because DOS file names require the 8.3 format
for stem and extension, which this template fails to meet by having 17 characters in its
stem. Table 1.2 lists the operating system tags.
<page#>
The page number (allocated by the RIP), within the current job. For
example: 002.
<prefix>
The page number prefix from the page buffer name, such as 1., 2.,
and so on.
<quality>
The quality setting, such as Fast.
<time>
The time when the job is processed, in the 24-hour format HHMMSS,
unless a truncated form is specified.
<unique>
A unique sequence number used to make every file different when
placing output files in a folder.
<xres>
The horizontal resolution of the page, as specified in the page setup.
<yres>
The vertical resolution of the page, as specified in the page setup.
Tag Description
Table 1.1 Output file name tags