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I really have two questions: I read the thread about the parser failure error. It is unclear what, if any, the resolution is. I too am getting the error, which only started appearing after I upgraded to FP 9. Any word on a fix? I just this morning ran the 9.2.31 update following the instructions (I deactivated FP in Acro. I shut down Acro. I ran the uninstaller. I rebooted. I ran the installer successfully). The problem is that when I check the install, the FP app shows the correct version, but Acro shows the old one. Is it installed, and displaying incorrectly, or did it not actually install properly (see screenshots)?

Worked! Thanks!

Despite using FP for about 5 years, I am still a novice user because 90% of the jobs I use FP for is numbering and 9% is for addressing mailers. This is a problem I searched the forums for, and didn't see anything similar, but I *know* it's a simple solution. I have a number of variable fields to print on a name badge, and I have a few issues to resolve. 1) If I program a font point size, I need it to keep that size and not shrink on Adjust to Fit. If necessary, the line needs to break (no hyphenation) and continue on an additional line while maintaining the same point size. 2) The top field, the "title," line only occurs on some, but not all badges. I'd like the variable information to self-center vertically, and remove the additional return that needs to be there when the field does exist. In all, I'd like the badge to behave similar to the Vertical Justification "Align: Justify," in InDesign in regards to leading.

Just tested that, and it is EXACTLY what I was looking to do! PERFECT! Hope I can decipher the .xml enough to modify it later for when I do my next IMB job.

Okay - First off, thanks for the help so far. But I've read your reply 4 times, and I am now 100% lost. I just simply, for lack of a better explanation, "don't get it." The rule I described, (to add the +4 to a zip and add a hyphen (when the field exists)) will be a rule I will use regularly, so whenever I launch Fusion Pro, I do not have to recreate it each time. The customer always sends us an .xls file and names the fields differently every time, but the fields contain the same data regardless of the different name. I'd like to be able to go to the Create Rules --> New --> and then select my unique rule from the list, simply change the field names to the proper field names and have it add the hyphen when the +4 exists and add the +4 field, and have it only show the zip (without the hyphen) when there is no data in the +4 field. I can think of other regular rules I use (like for IMBs) that I would also use in this fashion once I figure this out and understand how it works. Here's my confusion: So I click on JavaScript Globals and past this code in... then what? I see no way to save it, and don't know how to recall it for use. So I am creating the rule for every job, every time? I thought we were permanently adding it... Maybe I DO need to add it to the RuleTemplates.English.js file as I will be using my unique rule several times a month. Again, like above, I click on JavaScript Globals and past this code in... then what?

I read through the posts, and I think creating a function sounds like what I need to do, because the fields are not always names the same way (but will contain the same kind of variable data). I got this far, but I don't know if it's correct or how to proceed, because every time I hit "OK" I get a syntax error and can't continue. see screenshot. [edit]Also, to be clear, I won't always have a +4, and in that instance, I do not want the hyphen, which is why I had the longer script you see above. Not certain how this one-liner handles that, as I have not yet used it.

I have a customer we regular do postal mailings for. They provide two columns in their excel spreadsheet for zip code: one for the standard zip, and one for the plus four zip. Not every field has the plus four data, so I wrote a rule to add a hyphen and plus four data only when it exists: I have to find the last job and create and cut and paste this rule each time. Is there a way to save it to my rules list and make it *permanent* so it's always there?

yep - that was the secret

...almost there... but not quite. still need to figure out why I get <br> literally (or <p>) instead of a line break (or paragraph return). see screenshot

I need to use this rule to replace ALL semicolons in a field with line breaks, but what I get is literally <br> inserted between the text in place of the semicolon, and it only does it the first time and ignores all other occurrences. How can I replace all instances of a semicolon with line breaks in a variable field.?

perfect - I knew it was a simple answer

I know this is the simplest question ever, but I re-read the manual I have, and searched the forums and didn't find the answer. I have a graphic image - it's a pdf right now, but I can resave it as literally anything - I want to place inline between several strings of variable data. It cannot be in a fixed place because the length of the lines of variable text vary, so it has to float with an equal distance of white space between two paragraphs. I wrote several javascripts, but none of them worked, so it has to be the way I am creating the rule.

My bad... this converse statement works.

hmm... still not working. same problem with this: If you look at the screenshots, it will show you a little more about what I am doing. I need the white box when only 2 numbers appear, but no white box when 3 numbers appear.

I have a variable text field that has either 2 or 3 horizontal lines of text. They are divided vertically by a green graphic image. When there are only 2 lines of text, I need a portion of the green line covered up. I created a white box graphic and added it to the resources. Then I wrote this script: If both "Direct" and "Cell" are empty fields, the white box appears, which is what I want. If "Cell" exists, then the white box goes away, also what I want. But if "Direct" exists, the white box appears, which I do not want. I thought it might be something simple, like add a line like this: but it doesn't work. I do not know JavaScript so I am confused.

I'm doing something similar; how does this script tell FusionPro the location of the graphic image?

That worked perfectly. Thanks, Dan!

THAT'S what I want... yes! I'll give this a try. Thanks!

I get so frustrated using this forum. I can't seem to explain things in a way people understand. I appreciate the help, though. I am trying to print replacement tickets for something that FusionPro didn't do. I am trying to print sequentially, SKIPPING 250 numbers in between each number, so instead of printing 349, 350, 351, etc. as you have derived; I am trying to print 349, 599, 849, 1099, etc. (with 250 skipped in between each number) The original problem, which I am NOT looking for a solution to was that I had an all raster pdf in which I had to do the numbering in reverse type, thus negating my ability to use Freeform Masters on my Fiery. The file, being raster, was too large for our old machine to handle, so I had FusionPro Imposer impose the file 10-up on my sheet, and a stack of 25 (25 x 10 = 250). I then told FusionPro to compose to that template numbers 1-***X, starting at number 100, and print 250 records per file (see screenshot). It didn't. What FusionPro did do is print 249 records, so in the first stack, I got 0100-0348 (249 records), in the second stack I got 0350-0398, and so on. I don't know why. I don't care why. All I want to do is print the missing tickets. I am trying to write a script (I don't have Excel on this machine - but I know how to do it with a .csv) that will return values of 349, skip 250 and then return 599, 849, 1099 and so on. I want to be clear here (at the risk of being redundant) I only want numbers 0349, 0599, 0849, and so on. NOT 0349, 0350, 0351, 0352...

I don't write a lot of javascripts. I guess I got confused because the return string return FormatNumber(LeadingZero, 250 + CurrentRecordNumber()); seems like it's taking the start number as the currentrecordnumber and adding 250 to it, which is what I want. so if i enter return FormatNumber('0000', CurrentRecordNumber() + 348); how does it know to skip 250 to the next number (599)?

I set a ticket file to sequentially number and break into sections of 250 while numbering from 1-250, but it didn't. It broke up the files just fine, but it only ran 249, which I still just don't get. Anyway, I need to output the missing tickets. I know I can do it with an Excel file, but I'm trying to accomplish it in a javascript. I need to start at 349 and then go in this order: 349, 599, 849, 1099, etc. Here's my script, but when i run it, it starts at 251. I don't get it. start="349"; LeadingZero="0000"; new_val = start-1 return FormatNumber(LeadingZero, 250 + CurrentRecordNumber());

OK. The solution WAS to make a one-up layout, and take the time to program 24 .csvs (one for each train car (6) and times (4)) with the numbering pattern and variable day of the week, variable date format and variable time, as well as having 24 variable images for the background. I stripped and backed up separately, but taking the time to create variables for the above information looks to be worth it. This required specific variable programming to adjust tracking, horizontal scale and color of text and drop shadow, but in the end, the time spent learning this was all worth it. It took me from 5 days of set up in the past to 90 minutes, once the programming for the variable data was complete (this took about 2 days of emails back and forth to Printable and a lot of previewing, fixing, previewing, fixing, etc.). I just want to take the time to thank the Printable employees who assisted directly, specifically Lauren and Alex, for dealing with my extreme stress and having the patience to hold my hand through this process.

What do those numbers mean? 20, 200, 6 I mean. Is 20 the horizontal percentage, 200 the tracking/kerning and 6 the point size?

These are quite large - how would I go about getting them to you? We have ftp, and if you email me directly, I can give you a log in to pick them up.

I appreciate that, but when you don't read what I wrote, or don't review the images I post (multiple times), it becomes a little bit aggravating.