sschardan
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Yes. Setup the imposition like this:
Horizontal step = 4, spacing = 1.5"
Vertical step = 5, spacing = 0
Then, right click or control click on the 1st column and select "discard space and bleed right of column, then do the same for the 3rd column.
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You are welcome. And privacy in mind, yes.
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I'm sure there is a more concise way to do this, but this works:
var month = Left(Field("date"), 2)
var day = Left((Right(Field("date"), 6)), 2)
var year = Right(Field("date"), 4)
return FormatDate((month + " " + day + " " + year), "lm d, yyyy");
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oops, have a parenthesis instead of a bracket, use this:
{return ("$" + Field("Fieldname")}
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This should work for your scenario:
if (Field("Fieldname").indexOf("$") > -1)
{return Field("Fieldname")}
else
{return ("$" + Field("Fieldname"))
Hope this helps
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Thank you, Alex. Following your syntax, here is my modified code that is working:
return '<graphic file="' + ".//logos/" + Field("Logo 1") + '">';
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Ok, my brain is not working today. I want to create a dynamic inline graphic, and I am just not getting the syntax correct.
If I write a rule to a hard path, it works:
return '<graphic file=".//logos/coag_logo.pdf">'
But what I want is something like this:
return '<graphic file='".//logos/" + Field("Logo 1")'>'
If this is possible, I would greatly appreciate some help.
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You have to run 10.0.16, 10.0.26, and the beta 10.0.32 on a Mac whose operating system hard drive has not been converted to the APFS file system. High Sierra converts the file system to APFS by default. I was fortunate I was able to pull an old retired mac out of mothballs and install FP on it to get around this issue. Support says they are aware of the issue and are working on a fix, but they do not have an ETA for release.
With Apple and Adobe on the verge of releasing their next updates, we are on the verge of being two generations behind on compatibility. Then there's the impending issue of 32-bit compatibility coming to an end. I truly hope something is in the works and we can have it, soon.
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I am unaware of a direct way to do this, but I have a roundabout way of accomplishing it. I work on a Mac and often use Imposition Studio from Devalipi Software, it can be purchased through Apple's App store. There, I can create an 8 pg signature exactly as needed. Then, I render the variable file twice, once for template pages 1-4 & 13-16, then for template pages 5-12. I can then flow these two pdfs separately into my 8 pg Imposition Studio template to generate the two separate imposed print runs. We then fold and stitch in our bindery. Not the best solution, but it works.
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Dan,
I completely understand the conundrum with Javascript rules. What I run in to at times is having to pick up an old job where the client required us to delete the old data, so I can not compare the field names of the new data to the old. Yet, the Fusion file would have the old names remembered. Having a list pop up comparing the names would at least provide a shortcut to see what is the same, and what has changed without the trial and error of using the new names and seeing what breaks. Maybe a way to handle the fields used in javascript would be to have a .def file editor. I know, I can just keep dreaming!
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A nice feature to have in VDP Creator would be the ability to easily re-map data fields when assigning a new data source. For example, instead of just getting a warning that the names of the data fields do not match and having to keep the old or use the new, we could be presented with an option of comparing the old to the new and re-map as necessary. Just a thought.
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Hoover,
Support got back with me and gave me a link to the 9.3.12 beta. That fixed the problem.
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Uh, yeah. .12 probably is newer than .6. You know what I'm thinking. .1.2. Sometimes my head is really thick.......
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dreimer,
I sent an email to support. I would think that the 9.3.6 that I have installed is newer than the 9.3.12 he stated in his message, and would contain the fix he talked about. I'll see what support says.
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hoover,
In searching for this issue, Dan Korn stated in this post:
http://forums.pti.com/showthread.php?p=15761&highlight=datamatrix&page=3
that the issue was addressed. Yet I am running a newer version and the problem persists.
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We don't do very many jobs with 2d barcodes, but there is one we did about a year ago using VDP Creator 8.2. We are set to do this job again with updated art and data, so I just pulled it to test it under 9.3.6. When I try to compose the old job exactly as-is, I get the same error that you are getting.
Any ideas, PTI?
VDP Creator 9.3.6
Mac OS 10.9.5
Acrobat XI
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I have had two different jobs recently where it was necessary to repeat record numbers and use FP Imposition. Each time I tried to compose the data, FP crashed. If I composed with repeated records and no imposition, it worked perfectly. If I composed with imposition and no repeated records, it also worked perfectly. But no matter what I would do I could not get repeated records with imposition to compose. I worked around it by composing with repeated records, and imposing with a third party software.
I am just curious to see if anyone else has experienced this issue.
Mac OS 10.9.5
VDP Creator 9.3.6
Acrobat XI
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Yes, I am using FP with InDesign CC14. The only issue I have had is with installation. Once installed, I opened ID CC14 and was told the FP extension was not valid. So I quit, manually copied the plug-in from the plug-ins folder and deleted the original (authenticating of course). I then opened and quit ID CC14, then manually copied the FP plug-in back into the plug-ins folder (again authenticating), opened ID CC14 again, and it has been working ever since.
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I noticed this happening to me occasionally under 9.2, but have yet to see it under 9.3. What seemed to work for me is to click on the graphics tab and verify the settings, then immediately compose the file. If I did this, it composed hi-res every time. If I didn't, it was about 50-50 on hi-res composition. Hope this experience helps.
Mac OS 10.9
Acrobat XI
FP Creator 9.3.6
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Dan,
Thank you very much for your response and ideas. I like your idea of trying the repeatable component. I'm going to do some playing around to see if I can get that to work.
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I have been successful in solving 3 by manipulating the OnPageCount and OnPageNumber rules and using «$pagenum» and «$pagecount» to print the appropriate page numbers.
I have also solved 4 by comparing OnPageCount and OnPageNumber and having the totals print when they are equal and the rule is evaluated for each text flow.
What I am still curious about is answers to 1 and 2 if someone could be so kind.
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I have a potential upcoming project that will require overflow pages, and I have several issues and questions:
1 - The overflow pages I will be adding are a duplicate of the first two body pages that print as a front and a back. Page 1 is variable, page 2 is static. The only way I have been able to add these pages in pairs in the past is to place an overflow text box on the static page that is too small to contain any text whatsoever. If I don't, the static page will not print and I get an error message that states something like the overflow page requires an overflow text box. The annoyance is that I then get error messages that the text won't fit in the said text box that is intentionally too small to hold text. Am I missing something?
2 - The last I have seen the following mentioned is a post from 2011, and at that time there was no solution. This job is pulling data of widely varying lengths from an external data file. There are two different categories of products that need to be listed, each within their own 1.5 to 2 inch tall space of a long-standing preformatted form that the client will not change. When the text overflows, it needs to go to its own specific text box on the overflow form. What I have done in the past is designate two separate overflow forms, one for each category of product. When both boxes require overflow pages, that winds up with a lot of extra pages. What would be nice is to designate an overflow to a specific text box instead of an overflow page in general. That way both categories can overflow to the same overflow page and within their specific category box. Has there been any new developement in this area?
3 - When overflow pages are used, is it possible to number them 1 of 5, 2 of 5, or 5 of 35, 6 of 35, etc? And then when overflow is not used, have it be numbered 1 of 1?
4 - At the bottom of each form, in a different area from the above mentioned boxes, are fields containing totals. Can these boxes print on the body page if overflow is not used, or only print on the last page of overflow when overflow is used?
Thank you in advance for any and all suggestions.
Mac OS 10.9
FP Creator 9.2.31
Acrobat XI
Adobe CC
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I have used the OpenNewOutput feature of FusionPro many times with great success. Recently I needed to add a twist to using this feature.
I had a job that needed to be split into separate files based on a "Package" field. These separate files needed to be further split into 4000 record segments so our press' imposition software could print them as a 2-up stack of 2000 sheets.
I am sure someone else could write a more concise code, but here is the code I used, which worked perfectly:
Javascript Globals
var SetCount = 0 var SubSetCount = 1
OnRecordStart Rule
var JobNumber = "12345 " var StackSize = 4000 function NewName() { FusionPro.Composition.OpenNewOutputFile(JobNumber + Field("Package") + "_" + SubSetCount + "." + FusionPro.Composition.outputFormatExtension); } if (FieldChanged("Package")) { SetCount = 1; SubSetCount = 1; NewName() } else { if (SetCount < StackSize) { SetCount = SetCount + 1; } else { SubSetCount = SubSetCount + 1; NewName() SetCount = 1; } }This created the desired output files named by job number, package number, and subset number. (12345 P1_1, 12345 P1_2, 12345 P15_12, etc.)
Questions about this:
1 - We have another press that does not have its own imposition capabilities. When trying to use a stacked imposition template, the output is generated sequentially instead of stacked. If I am simply using the OpenNewOutput without the additional sub-setting, in conjunction with this OnJobStart rule:
FusionPro.Composition.chunksBreakStacks = true;
the stacking works perfectly. Is it possible to get stacked impositioning to work with my code?
2 - To avoid having to enter the job number manually, I would love to capture it from the name of the input template file. I know I can read the name of the input data file, but is it possible to read the name of the input pdf template file?
Thank you,
VDP Creator 9.2.26
Mac OS 10.7
Acrobat XI
NexPress Dimensional Clear Ink
in FusionPro® VDP Producer
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