User guide

1.6 Device configuration
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1.6.2.2 Checking the command string
The RIP reports each command and the working directory in the main RIP monitor
window, in the following form. Italics show which text can vary with different jobs
and page setups.
Running post-job command "C:\test\logfile.bat out00002.hpf
112442" in directory C:\SWNT\SW\Output
The above example refers to a batch file (logfile.bat) which uses a program to
send an e-mail confirming that a job has been processed. The e-mail contains the job
name (
out00002.hpf) and the time it was processed (approximately 11:24). These
details were provided by using the substitution codes
%f and %t in the post processing
text box. The working directory is the output file folder specified in the
File
Output: Change...
text box. If no output file folder is specified then the working direc-
tory is the ‘
..\SW\’ directory, which is one level below the directory containing the
RIP executable.
For a more thorough test of how commands behave when used at the command
prompt of the operating system, try creating a batch (
.BAT) file with these contents
and using the name of the batch file as the application in your command string.
echo %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %9
pause
Note: If you have problems with a command, test it outside the RIP by opening a com-
mand window and running the command manually. If you think that you have used
any substitution code from which the RIP might generate an element containing char-
%t The current time in the format HHMMSS, using the 24 hour clock.
The default length is 6. For example, a time just after 7:30 pm
would be shown:
193211.
%x The current file name suffix. For example:
hpf.
%z The current file name stem. For example:
out00001.
Post processing
substitution codes
Description
Table 1.3 Post processing substitution codes