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ITX / OptiInk Scripting
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3. HOTFOLDER CONVERSION SCRIPTING
3.1. Script hook description
This script hook wass primarily intended for converting PS format files to PDF during the input
process and the default script provided support for converting using either a Ghostscript or Acrobat
Distiller based conversion process.
The script could, however, be used for any other type of input conversion or processing and the exit
codes returned by the script allow for different actions to be performed after the conversion has taken
place.
Since v2.1 build 1018 the Script hook has been enhanced to allow the user to choose the script
associated with each folder and to specify a parameter passed to the script.
3.2. Set up for pre Build 1028 (v2.02 systems)
Each hot folder set up has a check box called Convert (E)PS to PDF
If this option is checked then after each input data file has stabilised then the scanning process will call
a script named PSConvertToPDF.vbs. A default version is stored in the code folder but the script is
executed from the _scripts folder in filestore.
Note the PSConvertToPDF.vbs is global across all Hotfolders that is used in. If specific behaviour per
hot folder was required then it would be possible for the script to act differently based on the hot folder
path passed into the script.
3.3. Set up for post Build 1028 (v2.1 systems)
Each hot folder set up has a combo-box called Hot Folder Script and a text entry box called Script
Parameters. The previous PS Convert to PDF check box is removed.
The Combo box presents a choice of up to 15 different scripts which have names starting with HFnn
where nn is from 01 to 15. The previous PSConvertToPDF.vbs is now called
HF01PSConvertToPDF.vbs. Only scripts of this name form that are found in the _Scripts folder will
be offered as a choice. The first choice labelled “---“ means that no script will be run.
The text entry box is used to feed configuration parameters to the script. This will be script dependent
but for the HF01PSConvertToPDF.vbs script it contains a conversion profile (default value
ITX_Default.joboptions).
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