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#40392 - 08/14/12 03:38 PM How to output a single Post Script file
warreno Offline
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Registered: 04/19/11
Posts: 11
I have created a workflow process which starts with a Folder Capture which captures only xml files. It continues with an XML Splitter and a Printer Queue Output which holds the files for printing at a later time. The Printer Queue Output is associated with a printer queue with a resident ptk file. The process ends with a Send To Folder.

When I drop an XML file (containing information for multiple documents) into the capture folder everything works correctly. I receive the expected documents in the hold queue of the printer.

The only issue is that each of the documents in the hold queue is a separate postscript file. How can I set things up so that I receive a single postscript file containing the multiple documents?

Thanks.

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#40394 - 08/14/12 03:55 PM Re: How to output a single Post Script file [Re: warreno]
JFLAIR Offline
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Registered: 05/18/12
Posts: 42
Loc: Objectif Lune Montréal
warreno,

Is there a reason why you are using a splitter?

Is there something in your process that requires you to split your data?

Regards,

JF

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#40395 - 08/14/12 03:55 PM Re: How to output a single Post Script file [Re: warreno]
Olivier J Offline
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Registered: 05/13/08
Posts: 622
Loc: OL Montreal
Hi Warreno,

It seems to me the splitter you put in the process is the cause of your splitted jobs. If you want a single output job, remove/ignore the splitter in your process. That will work only if your form emulation can deal with the resulting data file.

Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks. Regards,
Olivier

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#40402 - 08/15/12 10:53 AM Re: How to output a single Post Script file [Re: JFLAIR]
warreno Offline
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Registered: 04/19/11
Posts: 11
JFLAIR,

The XML files which are input into the process contain information for multiple documents. The documentation seemed to indicate that the splitter was the way to split the information into the individual documents. That part seems to work correctly since I do get the documents and they are correct. Is there a better way?

Thanks.

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#40403 - 08/15/12 11:06 AM Re: How to output a single Post Script file [Re: Olivier J]
warreno Offline
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Registered: 04/19/11
Posts: 11
Hi Oliver J,

I am using XML emulation with the root element as the delimiter. Should the delimiter be the second element? When I tried that, most of the information on my form disappeared. Maybe the XPath of the XMLGET needs to be modified? What do you think?

Thanks.

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#40426 - 08/16/12 05:04 PM Re: How to output a single Post Script file [Re: warreno]
warreno Offline
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Registered: 04/19/11
Posts: 11
For anyone else reading this topic.

The problem was indeed that I did not need an xml splitter. I deleted the splitter, changed the delimiter from root element to second element in the XML emulation and modified the XPath of each of my XMLGet statements.

Thank you JFLAIR and Oliver J for your help.

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