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  1. Thank you! This has been driving me crazy. Strange oversight on the dev's part.
  2. Thanks so much for the response! I'll give that a try.
  3. I've been trying to figure out the best way to approach a new project. I have a spreadsheet from the client that lists a store and the names of the provided art in columns. Under each art name is a number for the required quantity of each. I've attached the spreadsheet and a sample art pdf. The goal is to create a multipage pdf with the correct pdf art and the Store Number and Location in upper right corner. The trouble I am having is figuring out have to Fusion Pro repeat the page based on the number in the spreadsheet. For example, I need 25 pages created with the GIFT17-1G graphic for store 286. Following that would be 5 pages with GIFT17-1I for the same store. And so on through all of the graphics and store.The idea is that the printer can just output one big pdf file without having to sort and punch in individual quantities. My first thought was to create a table with 1 cell per page and have it populate through overflow pages, but I can't seem to figure out how to repeat a table cell based on specific number in my data. I may be way off with that approach, though. Not sure if any of this makes sense, but any suggestions greatly appreciated. STICKER_ART_and_DATA.zip
  4. Thank you for your response, Ste. I was thinking the same thing. Unfortunately, the need to output all the various sign types in one go outweighs my need to automatically sort them. Good to know though!
  5. Here is my template (attached). Perhaps my code is off, here is the OnRecordStart: All of the body pages are set to unused. I also have a OnOutputFile rule that names the pdf by my "Primary Sign Type" field. NEW TEMPLATE.zip
  6. Thanks. David! I am using Mac OS 10.7.5 with Fusion Pro 8.2.7. The only time it doesn't work is when I make any of the body pages inactive. There are a total of 10 pages of various sizes in my template, but it only need to output 1 page per record. If I allow it to output all of the pages, it holds the author name just fine. I am in the process of creating a sample template from scratch. My current template is a little bloated with rules, just trying to narrow down any other possible conflicts. It really is a great feature. I was looking for a way to sort all of my output files into folders. I wrote a companion applescript that pulls the author name, creates a folder, and moves each pdf into their corresponding folders. Any help or insight greatly appreciated. I'll try to post a sample soon. Thanks again.
  7. Hello, I've managed to embed an author's name in pdfs when using the following code in "On Record Start". FusionPro.Composition.OutputFile.author = Field("Merch Buyer") It works great on templates that only have one body page, but when I try to apply it to a template with multiple body pages it doesn't seem to hold the author name. The template is currently set up to make a body page active depending on the sign type needed. I there a trick to applying doc info to the body page when multiple are available? Thank-you
  8. I did see a thread for this, but no replies. I was wondering if any Fusion Pro updates addressed this: I am currently running Fusion Pro VDP Creator 8.2.7 (Mac) I have a drop shadow set on black text and the color black set to overprint. It appears correctly on preview, but the drop shadow is still knocking out the background in the output file. In composition I have the drop shadow set to "use soft mask effect". Anyone have this experience? Any help greatly appreciated!
  9. UPDATE: Not the most elegant, but this seems to be working well. Basically just removing the TM when the other keywords are found : s = Field("Product Line 1"); s = s.replace(/blue/ig, "BLUETM").replace(/bluetm boo bars/ig, "BLUE Boo BarsTM").replace(/bluetm buffalo/ig, "BLUE BuffaloTM").replace(/bluetm basics/ig, "BLUE BasicsTM"); return s;
  10. Thanks, Dan. I totally agree, it's not easy getting good data. What I've done in the past is try to catch all of the major marks with a rule, but if one is missed I have the client add a "-R" or "-TM" to the input file. We go through several rounds of revisions so it's not a huge deal to have it 100% correct the first time. Thomas, your bit of script is works well! I think it will ultimately be worth my time to program this. I can use it across multiple templates as well. Again, thanks for all the help!
  11. Oh, and here is a sample of placement: Beggin’® Collisions (Purina) Beggin’ Strips® (Purina) Beggin’® Thick Cut (Purina) Bil-Jac® Bio Spot® Bio Spot Defense® Flea & Tick Spot On® Blue™ Blue Boo Bars™ Blue Buffalo™ Blue Basics™
  12. Thanks Everyone, I will try this out. Here is a sample data file (Product Line 1 & Product Line 2 are the fields where I'm adding marks): Dan, the client's legal dept. provides me with a very specific list of how to place TM's & ® marks. To be honest, a lot of them don't make sense to me either. I appreciate all of the quick responses, I'll post my progress if it helps anybody else out. Thanks, Kevin CA_MAR_2014_Planner_Signage.txt
  13. Hello All, I've run into bit of a problem trying to replace text. I've been using a replace script to add trademarks and register marks to brand names in a product line. For example.: var s = Field("Product Line 1"); FusionPro.Composition.AddVariable s = s.replace(/Blue/ig, "<span>" + " BLUE" + "<f name=\"Arial\">" + "<p br=false superoffset=180 superratio=25><superscript>®</superscript>" + "</span>"); return s; This works great in most cases, but I've recently come across some variations I'm not sure how to handle. For example, sometimes the product line should be "All BLUE® products on sale", but there are other cases where it should read, "All BLUE Boo Bars® on sale". In the second scenario "BLUE" should not proceeded by a ®. Unfortunately I end up with "All BLUE® Boo Bars®". I have hundreds of brand names to consider and most of them have this sort of variation. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to conquer this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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