DSweet Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Will FusionPro Imposer work on Fixed Length Files? If I compose a document without imposition everything work fine. If I put any type of imposition (even a 1-up imposition) FusionPro has a conniption fit half way through the data file and states that it can't find the variables that it did find for the first half? Is this a known bug? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreimer Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Sorry, I don't have any advice, but I had to post that you made me laugh. I have not heard the phrase conniption fit in years!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
step Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 What do you mean by "fixed length files"? Can you attach a sample to this post to better understand the issue that you're having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSweet Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 I've tried several times to upload the zip file but it doesn't work. I keep getting a message screen that PTI has encountered some sort of database error. The zip file is only about 900K in size so it can't be too big to upload. I've done bigger ones. I've also sent a message to the forum support with a snapshot of the error message I keep getting, but no response as of yet. If you could send me your email in a private message I would be glad to send it to you. Hope you can make heads of tails out of it. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Korn Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I've tried several times to upload the zip file but it doesn't work. I keep getting a message screen that PTI has encountered some sort of database error. The zip file is only about 900K in size so it can't be too big to upload. I've done bigger ones. I've also sent a message to the forum support with a snapshot of the error message I keep getting, but no response as of yet. If you could send me your email in a private message I would be glad to send it to you. Hope you can make heads of tails out of it. . Can you just post an excerpt of it directly, in a [noparse][/noparse] block? We probably don't need to see the full 900K file to get the gist of what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSweet Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Do you want me to just post the data file? Would that be enough for you to test this problem? If that's all you need then here...I'll also include the header which I had copied off to a separate file since it is normally not used for a fixed length file. Opt. Endorsement Line******************] Sack Pack Vi Vis Sequence Number] First Name***************] Last Name****************] Delivery Address*********] Alternate 1 Address******] City*************] St ZIP+4****] Intelligent Mail barcode***************************************** Intelligent Mail barcode******* Sample********] Containe First Name***************] Last Name****************] Delivery Address*********] Alternate 1 Address******] City*************] St ZIP+4****] RAW FIRST****************] RAW LAST*****************] RAW ADDRESS**************] RAW ADDRESS 2************] RAW CITY*********] RA RAW ZIP**] 2 1 209 J Hamer 11900 Appleton Dr Parma Heights OH 44130-0000 DTADTATDADFAAAFAFFDAAFAAATADTTFTFFFTFAFTFTADDFDDATFTTDDDADFAADDTT 0030120112208051160844130 ***XXAUDIT***XX 1 FT 5 1 825 Paul Preziosi 6 Tuxedo Pl Morristown NJ 07960-3733 DFAFADATDATFTATDTATTDDTTDDFFFATFFAAATTTFTTTFATAFAFAFTFAADFDDDADAD 0030120112208051222407960 ***XXAUDIT***XX 1 FT If you just copy what is in the code portion and pate it into an empty wordpad file you should get the entire "test" data file that I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Korn Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Do you want me to just post the data file? Would that be enough for you to test this problem? Thanks. This may be a bug. Please collect up the job and send it to FusionProSupport@PTI.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSweet Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Dan, While you are checking out this bug, maybe you can also address what I think is another bug in the fixed-length format of FusionPro. I am not able to copy a data definition structure from one template set up as fixed length to another using the "import data source from another document" option of the Data Definition. The new document is indeed set up as fixed length, but I have to go into the edit fields option and re-insert all the field names and their lengths instead of this information being copied over. There is only one field and it is called "Field0". . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Korn Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 While you are checking out this bug, maybe you can also address what I think is another bug in the fixed-length format of FusionPro. I am not able to copy a data definition structure from one template set up as fixed length to another using the "import data source from another document" option of the Data Definition. The new document is indeed set up as fixed length, but I have to go into the edit fields option and re-insert all the field names and their lengths instead of this information being copied over. There is only one field and it is called "Field0". . Okay, thanks for the extra information, and thanks for sending the job to Support. I did manage to reproduce and fix both problems. It seems that fixed-length data files are not a very commonly used feature (especially in conjunction with imposition), and the bugs you have uncovered have been around for some time. The fixes should be included in an upcoming release. You can reference case FP-11929 for any follow-up with Support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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