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1. 22 Now that our first connection is complete our next task is to add a SaveToFile output onto our workflow First we need to drag the SaveToFile object onto our workflow This is done the same way as step 7 Click and hold your mouse over SaveToFile and drag it somewhere to the right of Printer A Once you release your mouse button you will be prompted to describe the SaveToFile output Type Archive in the box and click Finish Reform Setup SaveToFile 1 Please enter a description for SaveToFile 1 Description Once you click Finish your workflow should look similar to below You will notice a red caption for Archive because it is not yet configured x a Workflow Destner Demonstration A rch ive 23 We need to configure Archive To do so we first must make a connection between Workflow Designer Demonstration and Archive First choose Add Side Connector from the menu bar as in step 17 Next put your mouse over the small x below Workflow Designer Demonstration and you will notice a small hand icon Then click and drag your mouse pointer to the small x on top of Archive You will once again notice a small hand icon and you can release your mouse Reform12 Reform 12 22 j Workflow Designer a Archive Printer A x If you do not make the connection on the first try do not worry Follow the second asterisk in step 18 to correct this
2. CARRTN DATA 0D X FORMFEED DATA 0C X LINEFEED 0000 13 DATA 0A X 0000 14 EWSCST 2K K K K K K K OK K OK K K K K K OK K K K KKK End of data 2K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K Remove the lines for INITPRT SPACE and CARRTN When finish your results should look like Columns 1 71 Edit QUSRSYS QTXTSRC SEUR TEXTONLY 2K K K K OK K K K K K K K K K K K K K Beginning of data KK K K K K OK K K K K K K K K K 0000 01 0000 02 0000 03 0000 10 0000 11 0000 12 0000 13 0000 14 WSCST DEVCLASS TRANSFORM TRNSFRMTBL FORMFEED DATA 0C X LINEFEED DATA 0A X EWSCST 2K K K K K K K OK K OK K K K K OK K OK K KK KKK End of data K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K X To save the changes to the WSCST object type CRTWSCST at the AS 400 command prompt Create WSCST CRTWSCST Type choices press Enter Workstation customizing object gt TEXTONLY__ Name Library Source member Text description Reform 12 gt QUSRSYS Name CURLIB WSCST__ Name WSCST SRCMBRIXT Reform 12 49 Additional Parameters Source file gt QTXTSRC__ Name Library gt QUSRSYS Name CURLIB Authority virek headed LIBCRTAUT__ Name LIBCRTAUT CHANGE Text description SRCMBRIXT Configure AS 400 Output Queue To Change an AS 400 Output Queue type CHGOUTQ at the AS 400 comma
3. 24 If done correctly you will be presented with a dialog box upon completing the connection Click Yes to configure the Output you just connected Confirm 1 You can now configure Archrve Would you like to do this now 25 The setup for the SaveToFile output Archive begins The first prompt is for the file type you want to save as You can select either but for demonstration select PDF and click Next gt gt Type of file TIF File Cancel 26 The setup wizard will now walk you through the configuration of your SaveToFile output The first piece of information is the Root Folder You should create a folder called demo on your C drive for demonstration purposes You can select a different directory if you prefer Next click Open Folder Dialog and navigate to your newly created folder C demo Click OK once selected If a directory was available in your data stream you would be able to use that as well In our case one is not available Reform12 Reform 12 23 STF Wizard Please enter or select a value for the Rootfolder where your files To use a Static value please type it in the box below If a dynamic directory ts available you can view it below as well C Program Files Reform_Enterprise_v12 After selecting the demo folder your dialog should look like below Verify the path in the box and click Next STF Wizard Please enter or select a value for the Rootfolder where your files wi
4. 43 The General Tab Advanced Image Output Format Path designation fields These fields define the locations of the directories used by Reform to search for and store form overlays spooler files and backups If you change the locations of these folders in your system you must change the path in its corresponding field here to properly reflect the directory s location on your system If you do not Reform will malfunction Reform Form Location Defines the location of the directory in which all form overlays are stored C Program Files Reform Forms is the default Reform12 Reform 12 40 Reform Port Monitor Setup Version 3 0 29 0 General Advanced Image Output Format Reform Form Location C Program Files Reform_Enterprise w 121Formsi Reform Spooler Location Ci Program Files Reform Enterprise_v12 Forms Spooler Reform Backup Location C Program Files Reform Enterprise_vl2 Forms2 Backups Output File Mame ADOC oSA Yo W Auto Increment File Mame Execute Post Process Reform Spool Location Defines the directory in which spooler files will be directed to The Reform Spooler monitors this directory for files ASCII Text files C Program Files Reform Spooler is the default Reform Backup Location Defines the location of the backup directory All spooler files will be backed up to this directory if the Keep Spool Files option under the Advance tab is checked C Program Files Reform Backu
5. Pemission entries Type Name Penmission Inherited From Apply To Allow Users PROSERVICE Read amp Beecute C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow Power Users PROSE Modify C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow Administrators PROS Full Control C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow SYSTEM Full Control C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow CREATOR OWNER Full Control C Program Files Subfolders and files only Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects Include these with entries explicitly defined here The permissions of the folder should now be set correctly Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 110 Commands BEEP BEEP lt type gt Generate a sound to your system lt type gt corresponds to your window sound settings The valid lt type gt are 1 Windows Default sound 2 Windows Asterisk sound 3 Windows Exclamation 4 Windows Critical Stop 5 Windows Question Example Generate a windows Default sound BEEP 1 CALL CALL lt Script Name gt This command will call other script and resume upon finish Example wait for Name to appear at 1 1 for 10 seconds IF WAITDOS 1 1 Name 10 1 THEN CALL c shortcut scripts amrscr fbs PRINT Back from called script ELSE PRINT Timeout Waiting for text ENDIF CASEOF ENDCASE CASEOF CASE lt condition gt lt Your Codes gt OTHERWISE lt
6. Only qualify variables that the leftmost part of the name matches the spec will be saved Returns False 0 Fails True 1 Success Example gUSR_ Name John gUSR_AGE 27 gALL_Price 100 gALL_Discount 10 only save the variables that begin with gUSR SAVEVARS c temp usr var gUSR Clear the variables gUSR_Name gUSR_AGE 0 gALL_ Price 0 gALL_Discount 0 now load the variables that begin with USR back LOADVARS c temp usr var gUSR gALL_ Price gALL_ Discount will still be O PRINT gUSR_Name gUSR_Age gALL_ Price gALL_Discount SetPDFProp SetPDFProp lt Properties gt lt Value gt Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 131 Description Set various properties of the created PDF document This function only works within a Page Process Script This will override the settings set via attachment setup Parameters lt Properties gt title Title of the PDF Max 50 characters author Name of the author of the PDF Max 50 characters subject Subject Max 50 characters keywords List of keywords separated by Max 200 characters embedfont True False embed the font into the PDF document userpass Set the user password Max 20 characters Setting this property automatically turns encrypt to True ownerpass Set the owner password Max 20 characters Setting this property automatically turns encrypt to True encrypt True False Explici
7. VWI iididdiidiiiiiiidd iiiididiidddsd AA ERE ODEO LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL H 10 TOSES Sai A Ya MEDE ADEA N CA RET Embed TagDoc Barcode This wizard will walk you through adding TagDoc integration to a form It will place the barcode on the form wherever you would like it set TagDoc fbs as the form s page process script and it will create a new form for when the page is scanned back in and place the correct objects and set the device script MultiPart PrePrintedForm This wizard will create multiple pages for forms that look very similar but perform different tasks For instance you could run this wizard to create several forms that create a customer copy an internal copy an archive copy etc aan M It also allows you to select the send to devices right ET 7 from the wizard screens as well as change the une Pre Printed Forms i aF What H the total number of copie to be printed Must be geater than 1 amount of copies to be made Heng mary cones should be prta On this screen you must enter how many copies of your original form you would like If you enter 4 for example using a form called Check the form link chain will look like this Check fom gt Checkpart2 gt Checkpart3 gt Checkpart4 You can modify the Send To Device for each one a Copying and linking multiple forms can be time zs oe LE consuming but the Pre Printed Forms Wizard does Reform12 Reform 12 82 all of
8. reformdir FORMS returns the path of all the Reform forms x reformdir BACKUPS returns the path of where the print stream backups are stored x reformdir IMAGES returns the path of the images folder x reformdir SCRIPTS returns the path of where the scripts are stored x reformdir QUEUE returns the path of the queue folder x reformdir SENDTO returns the path of where the device scripts are stored ERRORLOG ERRORLOG Log File Name By default Shortcut runs the script verbose mode When there is an error Shortcut will popup a window with an error message By specifying an error log file Shortcut automatically runs in a silent mode Instead of popping up a mesage when there is an error Shortcut silently records the error to the log file This is useful for running an unattended script If you would like to turn off the logging and run in verbose mode in a middle of the script you can do this by passing an empty string to ERRORLOG function example ERRORLOG Example Run Shortcut silently when checking mail ERRORLOG c shortcut logs errors txt POP3SETUP mail host com john 56021 From ISubject Check for the first mail i POP3FIRSTHEADER IFrom ISubject POP3DISCONNECT Run Shortcut in Verbose mode ERRORLOG if there is a mail IF i gt 0O THEN PRINT You ve got mail ENDIF EXITFOR EXITFOR Use EXITFOR to break out of
9. 40 PRINT You are between 20 and 40 CASE Age gt 40 and Age lt 60 PRINT You are between 41 and 60 CASE Age gt 60 and Age lt 80 PRINT You are between 61 and 80 OTHERWISE PRINT You are over 80 years old ENDCASE DoDialog DoDialog lt DialogString gt Parameter lt DialogString gt A string formatted similar to a Dialog script This is mostly used for generating dialogs dynamically Example This will display the dialog shown below String ExampleDialog Dialog FORM Dimension 525 395 341 226 Font Tahoma 10 clBlack Color clBtnFace Caption Help FormPos 0 TimeOut 0 ActiveControl BUTT Name BExit Dimension 204 148 75 25 Font Tahoma 10 clBlack Caption Cancel Default 0 OnClicked BUTT Name BOK Dimension 68 148 75 25 Font Tahoma 10 clBlack Caption OK Default 0 OnClicked EDIT Name TUser Dimension 104 36 200 20 Reform12 111 Reform 12 Enterprise 112 Font Tahoma 10 clBlack Value Admin MaxLength 1 ReadOnly 0 Password 0 EditMask EDIT Name TPass Dimension 104 88 200 20 Font Tahoma 10 clBlack Value password MaxLength 1 ReadOnly 0 Password 1 EditMask LABEL Name LblUser Dimension 32 36 56 20 Font Tahoma 10 clBlack Caption User WordWrap 0 TextAlign 0 LABEL Name LblPass Dimension 12 88 76 20 Font Tahoma 10 clBlack Caption Password WordWrap 0 TextAlign 0 EndDialog EndString DoDialog ExampleDialog User admi
10. D ON T S DS DS IS I S S I G N The Status Bar provides information about the file name and the object currently selected The right hand side of the status bar will always display the type of object that is currently selected This is helpful when there are many objects on the screen and you want to know what it is you are selecting C Program Files ReformEnterprisey12 Forms SampleForm FOM k 4 51 2 38 ri LT 2 15 0 94 WH 1 43 1 32 aJ Dsg Layer Image Common Icons and Controls Reform12 Reform 12 67 Align to Grid E Aligns the selected objects to the grid Delete Object gt Deletes the selected object s See Object Basics View Scale Selector Adjusts the scaling factor to achieve the desired design view Page Number The page number selector advances through the different pages on the Text Layer By doing so you can make sure that the text appears and is properly distributed in the Design Layer Object Inspector The new object inspector allows you to easily select and edit form objects Within the object inspector you edit all properties such as color size font brush etc You can also reorder group and align objects Designer Toolbar The Designer Toolbar puts all of the frequently used design features in a convenient location so they can be quickly accessed Text Alignment Options This part of the toolbar will allow you to align your text horizontally and vertically Select the Design T
11. PDC Object name must be preceed with an underscore symbol _ This is the distince a Lanier PDC object from a regular variable Example s GETFORMNAME Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise CASEOF CASE s INVOICE1 FOM HIDEFIELD Label_ 100 SHOWFIELD Label_ 200 CASE s INVOICE2 FOM SHOWFIELD Label_ 100 HIDEFIELD Label_ 200 ENDCASE GETPRINTERINFO lt PrinterName gt lt Info gt Retrieve information about the printer lt Info gt Property that you want to retrieve Returns If successful value of the specified property if fails empty string Available lt Info gt ServerName PrinterName ShareName PortName DriverName Comment location SepFile PrintProcessor Datatype Parameters Attribute Priority DefaultPriority StartTime UntilTime Status Jobs AveragePPM DeviceName SpecVersion DriverVersion Size DriverExtra Fields Orientation PaperSize PaperLength PaperWidth Scale Copies DefaultSource PrintQuality Color Reform12 125 Reform 12 Enterprise Duplex YResolution TTOption Collate FormName LogPixels BitsPerPel PelsWidth PelsHeight DisplayFlags DisplayFrequency ICMMethod ICMIntent MediaType DitherType GETPRINTJOBS lt PrinterName gt lt OutPages gt lt OutStatus gt Get the print job info from a printer Returns True False Also passes back OutPages and OutStatus GETPRINTERSTATUS lt PrinterName gt Get the pr
12. Print Mode Only Start a Print Job Manage Print Jobs List All Print Queues Manage Print Queues gt Add a Print Queue Reform 12 Reform 12 55 Add and Additional Printer to an Existing Print Queue Type of Remote Printing Move cursor to desired item and press Enter Standard Processing Standard with NFS access to server print queue attributes Local filtering before sending to print server Add a Standard Remote Print Queue Type or select values in entry fields Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes Entry Fields 1 Name of QUEUE toadd reformprn 2 HOSTNAME of remote server reform 3 Name of QUEUE on remote server reformprn 4 Type of print spooler on remote server AIX Version 3 or 4 Backend TIME OUT period lt minutes gt Send control file first To turn on debugging specify output file pathname no DESCRIPTION of printer on remote server reform Quick test At the AIX prompt lp d reform etc hosts you should see a file appear in the Reform Spooler directory Note make sure the Reform Spooler is off or in the stop position Trouble Shooting On the Reform windows machine go to DOS prompt Type ipconfig Note this should return the IP address that you specified in the AIX host file Windows Type NETSTAT NA Note you should see a port 515 that is in the listening state if not the TCP IP Print windows service may not be running To check windows service go to Control Panel gt
13. Select OK to install service LPR LPD Reference Information The LPD service listens on TCP IP port 515 Unix and Linux Operating Systems Configuring Unix amp Linux The Unix and Linux capture method is referred to as Inbound Connectivity Inbound Connectivity is the process of redirecting an application s print stream into a file so that the Reform Spooler can automatically process the information Methods used to accomplish Inbound Connectivity The first method uses Unix Linux native functions and is called Line Printer Requester and Line Printer Daemon or LPR LPD for short The Unix Linux printer Output Queue is redirected to a remote printing device LPR This printing device is the Reform Printer driver that resides on a Windows computer LPD This method uses TCP IP to connect the Unix or Linux machine to the Windows computer The second method uses file transfer to allow the Reform Spooler to process your print streams First create a directory on the UNIX file server and call it ReformSpooler or something to that effect This directory will serve as a Shared directory between the UNIX machines and the Windows machine running the Reform Spooler In Reform setup change the Spooler Directory Location to the shared spooler location on the UNIX file server or the Windows machine The UNIX applications will need to redirect their printouts to this shared spooler directory in order for Reform to detect and process the output files There
14. WH 20 00 1 00 all Tot Leri Linked Label To preview the results go to File gt Print Preview Paragraph Object T E The Paragraph Object is used to create single and multiple lines of text Depending on which layer you create this object in the behavior can be very different Please read on for more information Using the Paragraph Object In the Design Layer the Paragraph Object is used when you want to add multiple lines of text to a form that does not appear in the Text ASCII file The text in the Paragraph Object remains the same regardless of the content of the Text ASCII file and Reform stores it along with the form To use the Paragraph Object for this purpose 1 Make sure you are working in the Design Layer 2 Click on the Paragraph Object icon and click and drag on the Design Layer to draw a Paragraph Object 3 The properties pane on the bottom right will change and allow you to change multiple properties of the Paragraph Object 4 Modify the Text property by clicking the button on the Text property line 5 Click OK The Paragraph Object will now contain the text you typed in step 4 Position this anywhere on the screen Modify the Text property at any time to adjust the appearance of the text In the Text Layer the Paragraph Object is referred to as the Linked Paragraph Object because it is used to link information from the Text Layer to the Design Layer The Linked Paragraph Object differs from the standard Paragraph O
15. application without having to use multiple SEND command Thank you Name ENDMACRO MKDIR MKDIR lt directory gt Create a new directory folder specified by lt directory gt Return O if fails to create the directory 1 if successful Example Create a new directory IF MKDIR c testdirectory 0 THEN PRINT Error creating the directory ENDIF NOERROR NOERROR lt option gt 128 Turn on off error notification This is useful if you want the script to run without any interruption regardless of errors that may occur NOERROR is only in effect until the script ends When the script ends NOERROR is reset back to default 0 Parameters lt option gt 0 display error notification and halt the script 1 ignore error notification and continue Example tell it to ignore error NOERROR 1 x 0 y 2 Create Divided by 0 error Z y x tell it to display the error NOERROR 0 OSTYPE lt variable gt OSTYPE Retrieve the current Operation System type Returns 1 Windows 95 98 2 Windows NT 3 Windows 32 Example Retrieve the current OS x OSTYPE IF x 1THEN PRINT Windows 95 98 ELSE IF x 2 THEN PRINT Windows NT ELSE IF x 3 THEN Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 129 PRINT Windows 32 ENDIF ENDIF ENDIF RANDOM RANDOM lt range gt Generates random numbers within a specified range Random returns a random number within the rang
16. are many utilities on the market to make the connection between the UNIX and Windows computers the two that we recommend are Samba www samba org FacetWin by FacetCorp www facetcorp com Reform12 Reform 12 52 Terminals Unix AI SCO F Windows Computer running the Reform Spooler Archive Email Fax Printers System Systems Systems Setting up a Unix LPR Printer SCO Unix Setup steps 1 Goto scoadmin gt gt Printers gt gt Printer Manager 2 Goto Printer gt gt Add Remote gt gt Unix The Host name is the IP address of the windows computer running the Reform Spooler The Printer name is reformprn Your Unix screen should look like the following though the Host IP address may differ Add Remote UNIX Printer Host 192 168 0 3 Select Printer reformprn Select Use extended remote printing protocol OK Cancel Help Note In some systems like AIX you cannot use an IP address for the host address you must add a name to the Host file this host file is usually located in the etc directory For example in the HOST file you have REFORM 192 168 0 3 When you add your printer queue you would use the name REFORM instead of the IP address Setting up a Linux LPR Printer Linux Redhat 7 2 KDE Go to System gt gt Printer Manager and adjust the following settings First Dialog Reform12 Reform
17. at www fabsoft com gt gt Downloads section Hardware Requirements Production System Recommendation These suggestions are only estimations High load environments may require multiple servers or additional hardware Note The Reform Printer Driver is only compatible with 32 bit OS If the server is running a 64 bit OS the Reform Printer Driver will need to be installed directly on the users PCs as opposed to being shared from the Reform Server 1 ee Pentium 4 Processor 4 GB RAM HDD Space 100 GB Redundancy recommended Battery Backup UPS Dedicated server no other software products except for virus and security programs Minimum System Requirements for demonstration purposes only Note The Reform Printer Driver is only compatible with 32 bit OS If the server is running a 64 bit OS the Reform Printer Driver will need to be installed directly on the users PCs as opposed to being shared from the Reform Server 1 Pentium 4 Processor 2 2GBRAM 3 HDD Space 30 GB Hardware specifications depend greatly on the workload and throughput that is required Higher end processors and greater amounts of memory will increase the amount of information and data that Reform can process thus improving overall system throughput For load balancing or failover multiple servers can also be used Note A license for Reform and each plug in is required for each server running the software Before obtaining the server that you plan on
18. be used each of which is designed to produce output ina different manner They are called Form Link Normal Form Link with Collating and Form Link with Advance Page Following are detailed descriptions about how to use Form Link to print using these different link methods Form Link Normal This is the standard method of using Form Link which processes each text page for each form before moving on to the next Assume that you want to generate a 3 part output and you ve already designed 3 different form layouts using the same information FORM1 FOM FORM2 FOM and FORM3 FOM You would link FORM1 FOM to FORM2 FOM and FORM2 FOM to FORM3 FOM per the instructions at the beginning of this section FORM1 FOM is the initial form that you use to print your document When the printing process begins Reform uses FORM1 FOM to print every text page then FORM2 FOM for every text page and finally FORM3 FOM for every text page Because FORM3 FOM has no reference specified in its Form Properties the printing stops after FORM3 FOM is processed Form tom Form fom Forma tom Form Link Normal Form Link with Collating Form Link can be set to collate your printed forms Using this method each page of your document will be printed on every linked form before Reform moves on to the next document page This simulates pre printed forms that you would typically find on a line printer Form fom Form 3 form To set the forms to collate the following steps
19. child objects 4 Enter Everyone in the box and click Check Names Then click OK to create the new permission entry Select User Computer or Group Select this object type User Group or Builtin security principal From this location Fabsott net Enter the object name to select examples Everyone Reform 12 Reform 12 Enterprise 109 5 Select the checkbox for Allow Full Control It will automatically check the rest of the boxes for you Click OK Permission Entry for Spooler tee Object Name Everyone Apply onto This folder subfolders and files Pennissions dow Full Control H Traverse Folder Execute File List Folder Read Data Read Attributes Read Extended Attributes Create Files Write Data Create Folders Append Data Write Attributes Write Extended Attributes Delete Subfolders and Files Delete Read Penissions S se E A A A a a Es a is i he a Rs o a a N N j Fe E Mee a ee ii Apply these permissions to objects and or Clear All containers within this container only 6 Check the box Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects Then click Apply and click OK Advanced Security Settings for Spooler ed Permissions Auditing Owner Effective Permissions To view more information about Special pemissions select a pemission entry and then click Edit
20. domain Click OK In the Select User window shown above type in the username of the account that has administrative privileges on this machine and click Check Names to verify that you entered it correctly and check it for validity If it shows up underlined click OK Note For the service to run as the user you just entered the administrator must have been logged on to the current machine at least once This will make sure the account has been given sufficient permissions and that they have been set properly Back in the properties window enter the password for the account in both boxes Click Start to start the service Retormt 2 Spooler Service Properties Local Computer LEJ General Log On Aecovey Dependencies L g gn ss Local System accourt fe This account demoG abeoll com Browse Password aeecenencvenses You can enable or dzable thit service forthe hardware polieg lished below Hardware Pile jamps Profle 1 Enabled Disable Click OK Make sure the service is started and you can close out of the services window Reform12 Reform 12 65 Reform Designer Overview The Designer should never be used through terminal services such as Windows Remote Desktop or through a Citrix environment Reform Designer is a program that allows users to enhance forms generated by your application Because of its simple what you see is what you get approach the Reform Designer is easy to use Th
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22. gt Administration Tools gt gt Services AIX prompt type Ipstat preformprn to see that status of the job AIX prompt ping the windows machine by typing ping reform Note if ping fails the etc hosts table may have the wrong IP number the IP number should be the same as the ipconfig results from the windows machine Reform12 Reform 12 56 Configuring the Reform Printer Note Before proceeding you must install the Reform Printer on the machine running Reform See the section titled Reform Printer Driver in this manual for Reform Printer installation instructions Once the Reform Printer has been installed it must be configured to accept print jobs To do so follow the steps below Open your Windows Control Panel on the machine running Reform Start gt gt Control Panel and double click Reform Port Monitor Setup Click the Advanced tab and make sure the box labeled Enable LPD Line Printer Daemon is checked as illustrated below Reform Port Monitor Setup Version 3 0 12 0 ed Image Output Format Keep Printed files Keep Spool Files Debug Mode Content is plain text Retain Images Special Character Set Tap toto Test M Handle Printing from PDF 7 and up Scaling Factor Scaling Factor a Fixed Width Fixed Height boo fD Char Offset 0 Char Offset is used for addressing text extraction sue that may ocur with the certain printed document ex Crytal Report Acrobat Ver
23. inctall additonal divers so that the weers do not have to lind the pint drvar when they connect to the shared printer Additonal Dirata Reform12 Reform 12 36 15 On the Security tab be sure that the windows user or group that will be using the driver is given appropriate permission gt FabSoft Reform Printer Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Device Settings Reform Printer Configuration Page Group or user names E7 CREATOR OWNER 8 Everyone 8 Power Users Permissions for Administrators Print Manage Printers Manage Documents Special Permissions For special permissions or for advanced settings click Advanced 16 In the Reform Printer Configuration Page tab Click Configure 17 Fill in the Form Location and Spooler Folders If you want to use the computer s name these should be ServerName Forms and ServerName Spooler or if you want to use the IP address If the IP Address was 192 168 1 123 192 168 1 123 Forms and 192 168 1 123 Spooler Reform Printer Reform Form Location We00sServer Fornns Spool Folder W2003S5erver Spooler Prompt For Form Prompt For Options 18 Click OK to close the configuration window 19 Click OK to close the printer properties 20 The server side of the installation is now complete Client Side Installation 1 Once the Server Side Installation is complete the print driver ca
24. iz Pre i Fies Backing Up Ties saree a copy of your Reform directory nto He folder Eolo mi efor meak Restore Files Reshoring files comes the cofhets of the lider Rafa Raia rbad back to pour Reform directory Exit a On the first screen it will ask you whether want to make a backup or restore a backup The Restore Files option is not visible if there are no backups currently saved Step through the screens and the backup will begin If you select Restore Files it will allow you to select a date and time that you would like to restore to Reform12 Reform 12 81 Reform Backup Restore E Choca a directory io restra fom ReformBackup Date 04 28 2008 Tima 11 314M ReformBackunl fate 04 28 2008 Time 11 344 Eur Wiad d lt pack Select an item and click Next to begin the restore process CSV Wizard The CSV Wizard will allow you to select a CSV file and it will then create a special field box over each line of text in the selected CSV file The CSV file will be broken down into separate pages by line and then added as the Text File in Reform The text maps can all be modified in the Designer This is the SampleCSV csv file found in the Reform Misc folder after it has been processed by the CSV Wizard Each page in the text layer is now a row of the CSV file Design Layer Text Layer 0 jio 20 30 40 50 1rtttrttis Prittittitst 1rtittititt 1rttitutot 1rrttrttitse
25. output file to the Backups directory if a file with the same name is already in the directory the older file will be overwritten File Menu Setup Launches Spooler configuration page Audit All Forms This compiles a text file of all of your forms and information about them such as send to device page process scripts and attachment information Setup Purge Backups Schedule This window allows you to set a schedule to clean out backup files in the Reform Backups folder This is especially useful if you are processing a large amount of files as the backups folder can tend to get large Purge Backups This option will delete all files in the Reform Backups folder Start Minimized Enable disable this option to determine if the Spooler should start as a window or minimized to the system tray Exit Exits the Reform Spooler Keep in mind that if the Spooler is started and running as a service exiting the Reform Spooler will not stop the service from monitoring and processing Spooler files Action Menu Start Starts the Spooler and begins monitoring the Spooler directory for files to process Stop Stops the Spooler and monitoring for files Edit Selected Form If you have a form selected in the forms list in the Spooler this option will launch the Reform Designer with the selected form loaded Refresh Form List This will restart the Spooler and will scan the Forms directory for any form changes The changes will be reflec
26. sender s name appears in the Text ASCIl file This field does not have to be an email address it can be anything that indicates the sender s name This field is only applicable when using the SMTP feature of the email plug in This field is ignored when using MAPI Email to Field Reform12 Reform 12 80 Include this field if the recipient s email address appears in the Text ASCII file Reform will use this field to get the email address instead of looking for one in the Lookup Database Subject Field This field is used to fill in the subject of the email Any text that this field contains will be used as the email subject Notes Field This field is used to fill in the body of the email Any text included in this field will appear as a message in the email body Wizards Menu Help Backup Restore CSV Wizard Embed TagDoc Barcode MultiPart PrePrintedForm Multiple Destinations Wizards can automate tasks that may be tedious or require many steps to set up properly They all use a very simple format to gather information from you and set up your form Backup Restore This wizard will create manage and restore backups of your entire Reform directory This includes forms backup files page scripts device scripts and settings This is useful if you have a large workflow consisting of heavily modified scripts and forms that you need to back up often Reform BackupRestore Eg Reform Directoy C Program Files Reformenterprieey
27. so that the appropriate permissions can be applied to the new account If you are setting the service to run under an account that you have not yet logged in under the service will be unable to start correctly because it has not been configured by Windows yet to have full administrative access to the machine Q The Reform Spooler log states that it could not find any forms to match the files to A This is caused by the service account not having sufficient permission to the spooler file If the detailed log in the Reform Spooler is enabled it will say that the file is locked because it does not have permission to read from the file Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 107 ali Reform 2 Spooler Monitor Unregistered Version Fil Action Log Help OO Ze Forms Process Results Found Check Read Only printstrearn out txt Set File Attribute to Normal printstrearn out txt Test Open printstream out txt Looking For Matched Key printstrearm ouk txt Looking For Exact Matched Form printstream out bt Looking For Partial Matched Form printstrearn ouk txt Cannot Find a matched Form Stop Service Account LocalSystem To correct this you need to repair the security permissions on the Spooler folder 1 Open a Windows Explorer window and navigate to C Program Files Reform ge aT Queue a Scripts end G SendToScripts Ader Modified Tuesday July Temple Open 2008 4 52 PM cw indo Explore a Wizare S
28. subroutine or function isn t located in the currently executing script file Example library fbs FUNC GetDateTime RESULT Date 4 TIME 24 ENDFUNC SUB SayHello PRINT Hello Stranger Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 117 ENDSUB main fbs INCLUDE library fbs SayHello PRINT It is now GetDateTime INPUT INPUT INPUT Prompt lt variable gt Prompt the user for an answer The answer will be stored in the specified variable Note that the variable name must not contain any white spaces Example ask user for the customer name INPUT Customer Name CustName PRINT Your customer name is CustName PAUSE PAUSE lt Number of Seconds gt PAUSE the script for a number of seconds Fractional of second is allowed make sure that it s in this format O nn Example Wait for 10 seconds PAUSE 10 Wait for 1 2 of second PAUSE 0 5 PAUSE 1 Appending 1 at the end of a pause statement uses a second method of pausing In some environments the PAUSE command may not work if another software application modifies the systems clock This method uses a different approach to pause the script and may help in this situation PAUSE lt Number of Seconds gt 1 PAUSE the script for a number of seconds Fractional of second is allowed make sure that it s in this format O nn Example Wait for 10 seconds PAUSE 10 1 Wait for 1 2 of second PAUSE 0 5 1 PRINT PRINT Dis
29. to true any statements following WHILE and prior to ENDWHILE are executed If lt condition gt is false all statements between WHILE and ENDWHILE are ignored In this case script execution continues with the first command following ENDWHILE Example Loop until user enter a name Name WHILE Name INPUT Enter your name Name ENDWHILE PRINT Thank you Name Functions ALLCOMMANDS ALLCOMMANDS Displays all the available commands and functions Example s ALLCOMMANDS PRINT s ASC ASC lt char gt Converts a character to an ASCII value Example Get Letter A s ASC 65 PRINT s BOM EOM BOM format 1 2 digit year lt variable gt BOM 2 BOM format 2 4 digit year lt variable gt BOM 4 EOM format 1 2 digit year lt variable gt EOM 2 EOM format 2 4 digit year lt variable gt EOM 4 Returns the beginning ending of the current month This function is useful for month closing automation for your accounting application BOM returns the beginning date of the current month BOM 2 returns beginning date in this format mm dd yy example 01 01 99 BOM 4 returns beginning date in this format mm dd yyyy example 01 01 1999 EOM returns the ending date of the current month EOM 2 returns ending date in this format mm dd yy example 01 31 99 Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise EOM 4 returns ending date in this format mm dd yyyy example 01 31 19
30. used to link between Inputs Processes and Outputs and provide the visual logic to a workflow 2 Add Side Connector 48 Add Connector Input kii Form and File Fd Comment From MOST 4 I Lm er General a Comments are used to add descriptions to different parts of the workflow in order to more accurately depict what is being done at each object or group of objects There are two different types of inputs which depend on which plug ins a user currently has installed Form and File and From MOST Form and File is your typical Reform Form and data stream and is available to all users From MOST is only available if Reform s MOST plug in is Reform12 Reform 12 11 installed and allows the user to configure a workflow around an MFP Multi Functional Printer A user is limited to one input per workflow a Process Ti DAC e Processes include DAC Document Authority Control and Tag Doc a bar coding and document routing system and are available depending on which plug ins a user currently has installed The DAC plug in is required to be able to add the DAC process onto a workflow Adding a DAC processes onto the workflow gives the user the ability to route documents based on a hierarchy The DAC process requires an Input and at least one Output type The Tag Doc plug in is required to have the capability to add the TagDoc process onto a workflow Adding a Tag Doc process onto the work
31. you can enter the ASCII values for any characters that you want removed from the beginning of the file This is especially useful if your print streams are inconsistently inserting spaces at the tops of some pages Use this option with Replace Range Replace Range This specifies how many characters to check against the above list to see if they should be replaced You can now click OK on the Setup page and minimize the Spooler application Reform Spooler Service The first time you run the Reform Spooler it will automatically install the Reform Spooler Service into your System Services To view your system s services go to Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Services Locate Reform12 Spooler Service in the services list as shown below Alert Sa Portable Media Serial Number Service Retrieves t Sa Print Spooler Loads files Sa Protected Storage Provides pi ey OOS RSVP Provides n Ry Reform12 Spooler Service a5 Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Creates a Rs Remote Access Connection Manager Creates a Rs Remote Desktop Help Session Manager Manages z ier vice Sa Remote Procedure Call RPC Provides tt Reform12 Reform 12 63 Double click Reform12 Spooler Service to bring up the Reform Spooler Service Properties dialog In this dialog you can set various preferences that will change the way the service operates Reform 2 Spooler Service Properties Local Computer i zed TT RR iaiia j Sevce name Relom
32. 12 53 Queue Name ReformPrinter Type Unix Printer LPD Second Dialog Server lt Windows IP gt Queue reformprn Note the Windows IP is typically the IP address of the windows computer running the Reform Spooler Third Dialog Printer Text Only Printer Other Linux system can edit the printcap file directly The queue name in the printcap file located in the etc printcap directory should look like the following ReformPrinter sh ml 0 mx 0 sd var spool lpd ReformPrinter af var spool lpd ReformPrinter ReformPrinter acct rm 192 168 0 3 rp reformprn Ipd_bounce true if usr share printconf util mf_wrapper Note Change the rm ip to reflect your Windows IP address AIX LPR Setup instructions vi etc hosts In vi add an entry for Reform lt IP address of windows machine that is running Reform gt Note to insert a new line move down to the location and press ESC Shift i To quit and save press ESC then wq Vi command Text Input Mode Text input mode can be used to enter and delete new text in your file Below is a table showing the various key sequences to place you into text input mode as well as those to return to command mode and perform operation while in text input mode When you are in text input mode everything you type will be placed into your document until you press the ESC key Key Action Key Action a Insert after cursor A Append to end of line i Insert be
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34. 2_Spoolet_Sernace Ceplay pame Actoml2 Spode Service Description Path te eyecutable C Progrem Files Alehoime nleipiaey 72 slormenl ee sevice Startup type E wr Device shale shopped Sait You can epecily he stat parameters that apply whan pou sait the pervice iram hera Stat paraqebers ak Cance e To allow the Spooler to start automatically when the system is turned on select Automatic from the Startup Type drop down list j Startup type Automatic A Disabled Next you need to update the login properties so that the Reform12 Spooler Service will be run under an administrative account Click on the LogOn tab Select the This Account option Service status Reform 2 Spooler Service Properties Local Computer General Log n Recovery Dependencies Log on as Local System account mjn Li T T J HO Service O METTACI WEN OBS This account Password Confirm password fou can enable or disable this service for the hardware profiles listed below Hardware Profile Service Profile 1 Enabled Click on the Browse button Here you must select the domain that you will be logging on under Reform12 Reform 12 64 Select User eg Select thee obpect type Liset From this location faboolt net Locations Enter the object name to select eramale demo demoZtabsoft net Advanced OF Cancel Click the Locations button and select the
35. 51 AM FOM File 10 KE This is the form used throughout the form creation process so that each output device has a clean slate If any changes need to be made to subsequent forms they should be made to this original form as it is used as a template in the form creation process Any changes made to this original form will be reflected the next time the workflow is executed Another approach is to cut this file to your forms directory and rename it to SaveToFile FOM overwriting any previous file Then changes can be made to this form and it will be backed up in the same folder upon the next execution Changes can be verified by opening each form in Reform Designer and viewing the properties and page setup Reform12 Reform 12 30 41 We want to send the sample data through our workflow now to verify the results The Spooler Application should now be started by clicking Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Spooler Once it is open press the Start button It should now say Start in the lower left corner of the Spooler window a If the Spooler was already running and started it will need to be refreshed so that it recognizes the new forms that we just created with the wizard The safest bet is to stop the spooler refresh it and then start it again Verify that your forms are listed after this procedure ali Reform12 Spooler Monitor Unicode Unregistered Version File Action Log Help Oo ale 3 SES Forms Process Results Form Nam
36. 7 j 7 j i gt Check FTM Check Sera evened Letter FTM Letter PackingSlip FTM PackingSlip 12 PackingSlipwithLabels FTM PackinaSlip v12 iv When you choose New from the File menu Reform displays a dialog prompting you to make a selection from a list of available templates If none of the available templates suit your purpose click Blank Form to create a new form or template When you select a template Reform creates a copy of the template as a new form overlay for you to edit and modify Save amp Save As Savein Forms Check FOM EG DecisionMakerPO FOM My Recent default fom Documents FormLetter FOM invoice FOM Ea order FOM A My Documents My Computer File name FOM N G esve Fomr crom D Form Files FOM My Network EAA emplate Files aa ce When you select Save or Save As from the File menu Reform prompts you to save the file There are 2 file types that you can use when saving your form Form Files FOM Form files are the files that the Spooler uses in conjunction with the text files generated by your application to generate the final output of your print job They should always be associated with a text file Note We recommend that you save all forms in REFORM FORMS directory Template Files FTM New forms can be derived using the Template file forms These are the forms th
37. 73 767 2100 Once you obtain the key open the Spooler application if it is not already open go to Help About and click the Register button 1 Click Enter the Activation Key Manually l Register d Register via web browser Choose this option if you are connected to the internet Activation Instructions will be given to you after the ondine registration process is completed Via Telephone If you do not have an access to internet or e mail system you can call FabSoft to obtain the activation key You will need to enter in the activation key manually Enter the Activation Key Manually Select this option if you have already obtained the activation key and want to enter it manually wan fabsoft com You must have an administrator right to register the product DO NOT continue if you do not have an administrator right Contact your system administrator for more information 2 Enter the Serial Number and your Activation Key and click Finish to permanently register your copy of Reform V12 Reform12 Reform 12 9 Register Enter the Activation Key Please Enter the Product Serial No and the Activation Key Product Name REFORMENT12 Version 12 0 15 1 3 system ID SDDIARSF Product Serial Number Activation Key Press Finish when done Visit our website at www fabsoft com Cancel Next gt gt Finish 3 You now have a fully licensed copy of Reform V12 4 If you
38. 99 Example display beginning date in 2 year digit PRINT BOM 2 display beginning date in 4 year digit PRINT BOM 4 display ending date in 2 year digit PRINT EOM 2 display ending date in 4 year digit PRINT EOM 4 CHDIR CHDIR lt directory gt Change the current directory to specified lt directory gt Return O if fails to change the directory 1 if successful Example Change directory to c windows IF CHDIR c windows 1 THEN PRINT CHDIR is executeted successfully ENDIF Converting CSV to a Reform usable format 120 This function will read in a variable or a file and break up each line of the CSV file into on page per each line and each field will be placed on it own line Example CSV File FabSoft Reform Version 10 Converted format FabSoft Reform Version 10 End of example Usage ConvertCSV InVariable OutFile or Result ConvertCSV InVariable Added ConvertCSVFile function Usage ConvertCSVFile InFile OutFile PageBreakChar or Result ConvertCSVFile InFile CURDIR lt variable gt CURDIR Retrieve the current directory folder Example Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 121 Retrieve the current directory and display it cdir CURDIR PRINT The current directory is cdir Directory Variables Returns the location of the specific directory x reformdir SPOOLER returns the path of the spooler folder x
39. ACHINE SOFTWARE FabSoft REFORM12 SendTo Devices You will see a list of currently installed Send To Devices available in Reform To add your own device simply right click in the whitespace below all the devices and select New gt String Value Name your device something meaningful i e MyDevice1 You will also notice that some devices have a value of 0 and others have the same value as their key name Enter the device name as the value if your device needs to produce a PDF or TIF file upon execution otherwise enter 0 Two good examples are DecisionMaker and SaveToFile Since Decision maker does not require an output file it has a value of 0 SaveToFile on the other hand needs to create a TIF or PDF when it is processed so it can be saved Depending on what you are going to be doing with your new MyDevicel send to device double click on the key you just created and type in a value either O or MyDevice1 If you set the registry value to the device name an image the type is specified in attachment setup will be created in the Reform Queue directory for use inside your custom script It is automatically deleted cleaned up once the script executes Your registry should look something like H 1 Clients ab Default REG 57 value not set a eran Tech lab DecisionMaker REG_SZ 0 a H a ab Email SMTP REG_SZ Email SMTP ookupAda ab MostScanToTagboc REG _5Z D C LPDServer a a ia ang SJ REFORM CJ Attached Scripts C Barc
40. B Select OK to install service LPR LPD Reference Information The LPD service listens on TCP IP port 515 Reform12 Reform 12 58 Reform Spooler Spooler Location Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Spooler E Reform4 2 Spooler Monitor Unregistered Version File Action Log Help OO ze a Forms Process Results Form Mame Description B anesthesia H HerniaMedicalRecordScanned B Avery5260 AverySZ60 B avery5962 Avery5962 G8 ChartofAcco Chart OF Accounts Page 1 B chartOFAcco Chart OF Accounts Page 2 B chartOFAcco Chart OF Accounts Page 3 E Check Check B check Original Check B check3 Original Check Stop Service Account LocalSystem Overview The Spooler program is used to monitor print jobs as they are printed from your application Simply specify the path and the filenames to monitor and the Spooler will constantly watch for output files that you created when you printed to the Reform Print Driver Anytime a file is printed from your application the Spooler Program will match it with a form that you have designed and distribute it to the appropriate output device s Spooler Buttons and Other Functions Start Stop oa Press Start to begin the monitoring process Press Stop to end the monitoring process When the Spooler is running it is constantly monitoring your chosen directory for new files to process Refresh Form List Ay Use this button to refresh the list of available
41. CL Script Postscript or any other windows formats The Spooler looks for the output files using three different methods in the following order 1 The Spooler opens the output file and searches through its list of Form Keys to find the proper form to use 2 The Spooler attempts to match an output file with a form of the same name If a report is printed to a file called ORDER OUT in the C Reform Spooler directory the Spooler looks for a corresponding ORDER FOM file in C Reform Forms If it finds the related form it will open ORDER OUT and ORDER FOM for processing Note If a Form Key Field exists on the ORDER FOM form it will not be checked since the Spooler already matches the file names 3 Ifthe output file does not meet the criteria for the first two methods the default form default fom will be used If the default form does not exist the Spooler will ignore the output file and the print job will not be processed Once the Spooler has completed steps 1 2 or 3 above the output file will be written to the Reform Backups directory and the file in the Spooler directory will be deleted The backup process is helpful for modifying existing forms Upon opening an existing form if there is an associated output file in the Backups directory the user will be asked if they would like to open the text file Answering yes will cause Reform Designer to open the associated output file in the Text Layer Note Upon writing the current
42. ER DTAAUT LPD Windows 2000 XP 2003 To configure LPD Windows 2000 go to Control Panel gt gt Add Remove Programs gt gt Add Remove Window Components gt gt Other Network File and Print Services gt gt Printer Services for UNIX Select Other Network File and Print Services as shown below Windows Components Wizard Windows Components You can add of remove components of Windows 2000 To add of remove a component cick the checkbou A shaded box means that only Patol the component va pe maiad To see what s included in 4 component cick Componenti O Sf Mertage Queuing Services M35 Networking Services E a Uther Network File and Pant Serice O 22 emote Installation Servicer 1 7 MB Gh Finmnte Sinana anma l Desonpiorn Shares hes and pointers on this compuber wth others on the nebwaik Total disk space required 0 1 MB Space avadable on disk 876 6 MB Back t Reform12 Reform 12 51 Select Print Services for Unix To add or remove a component click the check box A shaded box means that only part of the component wil be installed To see what s included in a component chck Details Subcomponents of Other Network File and Print Services E File Services for Macintosh 4 Pit services for Macintosh Frnt Senices for Urim Descrpbon Enables UNIA chents to print to any printer avadable to this computer Total disk space required 0 1 MB Space available on disk 876 5 MB
43. FOR ENDFOR loop Example y 0 FORi 1TO 20 y yti PROMPT y 0 5 Exit out if y gt 6 IF y gt 6 THEN EXITFOR ENDIF ENDFOR Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise PRINT Done EXITWHILE EXITWHILE Use EXITWHILE to break out of WHILE ENDWHILE loop Example i 0 WHILE i lt 100 PROMPT y 0 5 Exit out if i gt 50 IF i gt 50 THEN EXITWHILE ENDIF i i 1 ENDWHILE PRINT Done FEEDBACK lt variable gt FEEDBACK FEEDBACK reports the confirmation status from INPUT PRINT or PROMPT command Include this function 122 immediately after INPUT PRINT or PROMPT The value returned from FEEDBACK reflects the value of the most recent INPUT PRINT or PROMPT command Note Normally Shortcut Script ends when a user press Cancel from INPUT PRINT PROMPT commands To make the script continues even when a user press Cancel you must set ENDONCANCEL 0 see _ENDONCANCEL Returns O if user presses Cancel 1 if user presses Ok to exit out of INPUT PRINT PROMPT commands Example Tell the script to continue even when Cancel button is pressed from PRINT command _ENDONCANCEL O PRINT Hello World the script still continues IF FEEDBACK 1 THEN PRINT You pressed Ok ELSE PRINT You pressed Cancel ENDIF FILECOPY Copy a file Returns True False x FILECOPY lt source gt lt destination gt FILEDELETE Delete a file X FILEDELETE File_ Name FILEEXISTS Check a
44. Form Key Field for more Information Script Debugger From this sub menu you can launch the Script Debugger and open all scripts associated used with the current form only open the page process script or only open the device script Special Fields Menu Special fields are used to pass information to the devices that Reform communicates with such as printers fax systems email systems etc The only special field available with Reform Standard is the Form Key Field all other fields are Enterprise PDC only cee Wizards Help Include Form Key Field Include Company Lookup Field Include Fax Mame Field Include Fax Number Field Include E mail From Field Include E mail to Field Include Subject Field Include Motes Field Include Printer Profile Field Include Printer Copies Field Form Key Field The Form Key Field is used by the Reform Spooler to associate a print stream with a form when there is a recurring string in the text file at a specific soot When a text file is detected in the Spooler directory Reform opens the text file and compares the file contents underneath the Form Key Field against the list of available forms If the content matches one of the form names the Reform Spooler uses that form to process the text file When you add the Form Key Field you should notice a red rectangular region on the Text Layer Reform12 Reform 12 18 Design Layer Text Layer 4a oO ee al 10 Pri tititititeet Fo
45. I Value Underline ASCI Value K x Cancel Keep in mind that certain control characters are reserved by the system Make sure that you do not use those control characters The reserved control characters and their assigned functions are listed below 8 Back Space 9 Tab Character 10 Line Feed Reform12 Reform 12 92 12 Form Feed 13 Carriage Return 27 Escape Shape Object al ie The Shape Object is used to create frames lines rectangles squares arrows and circles Creating a Shape Object 1 Make sure you are working in the Design Layer 2 Click on the Shape Object icon Click and drag to create a box 3 You may change the shape and properties of the Shape Object by clicking on it and then modifying the properties in the Properties panel 4 Alternately if you want to simply create a shape without having to change properties first click the little arrow next to the Shape Object button and you can easily create several different types of shapes Design Layer Text Layer Shape Object Sample Rounded Rectangle with Gradient applied Barcode Object Hil tes The Barcode Object converts text content on the Text Layer into a specified barcode representation on the Design Layer Creating a Barcode Object 1 2 Make sure you are working in the Text Layer Click on the Barcode Object icon Click and drag on the text layer to create the Barcode Object The object appears as a blu
46. Load Font Package E Print Print Preview Page Setup Exit Open Text File Opens the text file to be used for the form design process The text file s contents will appear on the Text Layer ready to be mapped Note When a text file is loaded into the Text layer in Reform the file will be locked and as such cannot be modified or deleted If you are trying to delete a spooler file manually and it is giving you an error make sure that file isn t still open in Reform Close Text File Closes a text file and removes it from the text layer Setup Change some of the back end options for Reform including application paths and special settings Form Properties Change several form settings such as Page Process Scripts Form Linking Background Image etc Load Font Package You can manually load a font package created from a Retained Images print action Font packages are usually found in the Spooler lmageQueue directory Page Setup In here you can choose if you want to send your document to a printer or to a device script You can also configure the corresponding settings for each This includes the page dimensions margins and printer profiles if a printer is desired Attachment settings are also available such as PDF TIF or other image settings if a device is desired New Reform12 Reform 12 74 New Available Templates lt R X Cancel Blank Form 7 j 7
47. OR executes a set of statements within a loop a specified number of times A variable is used as a counter to specify how many times the statements inside the loop are executed Program statements after FOR are executed until ENDFOR is reached The counter lt variable gt is then The counter is always incremented by 1 The counter is then compared with the final value lt begin value gt If the counter is less than or equal to the final value lt begin value gt the statements following the FOR clause are executed again If the counter is greater than the final value lt begin value gt program execution branches outside the FOR ENDFOR loop and continues with the first command following ENDFOR Caution Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 114 1 The values of lt variable gt lt begin value gt and lt end value gt are read initially only However changing the value of the counter lt variable gt inside the loop affects the number of times the loop is executed 2 Do not use GOTO to exit out of FOR ENDFOR loop this may cause unexpected program execution Use EXITFOR the exit out of FOR ENDFOR instead Example y 0 FORi 1TO 20 y yti PROMPT y 0 5 Exit out if gt 6 IF y gt 6 THEN EXITFOR ENDIF ENDFOR PRINT Done FUNC FUNC lt function name gt lt parameters gt lt codes gt ENDFUNC FUNC lt function name gt is a statement within a script file It specifies the beginning of each function in a script fil
48. Properties panel when you have an image object selected Object Alignment Sometimes objects appear out of alignment and it becomes necessary to align them to each other in order to maintain a uniform and professional appearance In Reform Designer this is a quick and easy process Aligning a Group of Objects 1 Select the objects that you wish to align You may select multiple objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking on each object you wish to select or by dragging your mouse over multiple objects 2 Right click on the object that you wish the others to align to and select Align Objects from the popup menu ae Edt Text Chri al Group ft LUnear our Edt Object Name Ckrl Leck Object Align Objects i Hil Alion te Grid Objects selected for alignment Reform 12 95 3 Inthe Alignment dialog box select the alignment method that you would like to use Ale mine int Sangnontal pi Wertical No Change No Change CO Left Sides C Tops Centers cantes J Raght Side Botton Center Page Center Page C Space Equally C Space Equally Equal Widths Equal Heights 4 The objects are now all aligned to the green button because the green button was first clicked on Image Linking The Linked Image Object is a unique and powerful feature that causes images on a form to change based on text content in the Text Layer If for example you wish to include graphical representations of products ona spe
49. RDVARS wadacanaienanicanenandacncnanenteanins 126 LPD Windows 2000 0 000 50 56 LPR LPD Reference Information 51 57 MACRO dict scnsiicnicenasioiinemencrenepsadmaatimies 127 WWD DUNG atactechctuatecc cine dachasetdanendeetanses 70 er E E ee 70 Method cose ntecweenatacuntctadatsnadaeensdacesanaced 6 11 4 8 eee 128 NOERROR sccccntnsisnanenseanansannenectaeanace 128 Object Alignment ccccceceeeeeees 94 Object Basics cccceeceseeeeeeeeeeeeees 86 Options Menu 0cccceeeeeeees 76 80 OSTYPE cAnintcaciacnGuesectentnasnersenaeeonaenans 128 OTHERWISE wccesssencsenttensaassseaneacrtoneet 110 PAGS Script xccscicasaccnecadutcraneses lt nenedsea 103 Page Setup ccccecccseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaeees 97 Paragraph Object ccccseceeeeeeeees 89 PAUSE ca scscnsimnesaosaaisannenennesenmaeeaies 117 Pre Process SCript ccccseceeeeeeeeees 82 PrN ean ae E oo as ee electra 117 135 Printer Profile ccccccceseeeeeeeeeeees 96 PANUNG cccccsaceancsdstecanion samarin 42 generic text file cccceeceeeeeeees 42 PROMPT 3 ctasnerdstsesnnaataveanantasnerantateecs 117 RANDOM ictsmesenescnesrnncncasannnnassenenanin 129 Reform Directory Variables 121 Reform File Name Variables 123 Reform Printer Configuration Utility 39 Reform Spooler Service c00008 62 RESULT resien n 129 Retain IMages ccccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeees 70 RETURN wca
50. ROUND 1 2 ROUND 1 5 ROUND 1 7 SAVEFORMVARS LOADFORMVARS SAVEFORMVARS Optional_ FileName Optional_Field_Spec LOADFORMVARS Optional_ FileName Optional_ Field Spec Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 130 SAVEFORMVARS saves the entire content of Reform Fields to a File This function provides an easy way to memorize the content for later retrieval using LOADFORMVARS There are 2 optional parameters Optional FileName Specifies the file name to save to If left blank the Form Name with an extension mem will be used Opitional_ Field_ Spec Only the fields that begin with the Field Spec will be save load Example s GETFORMNAME CASEOF If this is Invoice1 then we save all the labels to file for later retrieval CASE s INVOICE1 FOM SAVEFORMVARS default mem Label If this is Invoice2 then we load all the labels from file CASE s INVOICE2 FOM LOADFORMVARS default mem Label ENDCASE SAVEVARS SAVEVARS lt filename gt spec Save specific variables to a file that can later be loaded using LOADVARS It allows you to save selected group of variables See About Spec This function is useful for loading saving settings for later use Parameters lt filename gt specifies the variable file example saved var spec optional parameter for qualifying variables example gUSR_ About Spec Spec is not case sensitive It is used for qualifying variables
51. Reform 12 User Manual 11 11 2009 amp form YOUR E FORM SOLUTION Efficient Document Management Reform12 Reform 12 Table of Contents SV SECU CCUG I CIIES sinasama sese h Eaa ARTE OE EET 5 AONE Fe CIS HVS 11S E A A E E 5 WNE Cl OM aan A E T E A EE N O 6 NSE AULA Fa Method seasea EE EEEE EE AA S EE EAA 6 Software INS Fal UION sariranira a r E E NEEE Eia aAa a EEEE 6 Reform 42 Licensing and RecisiraliO Messinia NENE EEEE E E AA N 8 Whatis the Workflow Designer cc aiccacxcscneyenencrananeta strana ores EnaA EENE ENEO A Ea DENEN seat ANTEE NEEE 10 Benefits of using the Workflow Designer esessessessessessrsrrsrrsrrssessrsresrrsrrserserseoerseesersessessesseserserseessessesrrseeseese 12 Multiple Destinations Tutorial Printing and Archiving Simultaneously osnssnssnseessessessesessrssrserssrsersersersesserseese 12 ADONNA COMMEC TH VIC pricrr senarra T O E N a 33 RET ONAL Meek IIS ME Oor E EE EE AEE AEEA EENE EEA OAE A 34 RE Or PIDE DIVE onroro AES EENS 39 nEn TE FIE a E E TE A A A 42 Serial Parallel and TCP IP IP ORES soscscsectosemosariestnecacereascaademmcioncetrse acini cies NEN NENNE ENEE EEEE EKET EENE E EEKEREN ERa 43 TRAP POR el O renna rA E EEA EEE E AA 45 AJADO Sye EmMm oO SYSTE IS oa nee eR EEEN 47 LPD Windows 2000 XP 2003 ircsserssticscavendncosencdysnanced ac atcncdesaauicatimoaeaacannulanaieysacamupatard wnacentacaenendeceauenseinelaaneees 50 Unix and Linux Operating Systems ssess
52. S process 5 LAIPE D52 AR OSifareos aj IFS dounet ia i Ques Object information In order to retrieve the object information from the Text Layer user the object name and page the syntax is _ObjectName lt Page Number gt for example _TotalAmount 5 would return the contents of the TotalAmount object on the fifth page For device scripts if using an object that exists in the text layer the special Track Value property should be turned on To do so select the object to display its attributes under Properties Look for the Track Value option and change it to True Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 104 In order to retrieve the object information from the Design Layer simply use the object name without a page Since the information in the object never changes there is no need for this extra parameter The syntax is _ObjectName an example _ PAddress would return the contents of the IPAddress in the Design Layer The underscore tell the system that the information is being pulled from either the Text or Design Layer A Trim statement should be used when retrieving object information this will make sure the data is clean and usable for example TotalAmount Trim _PageTotal 4 Adding Your Own Send to Device Each send to device has a script associated with it such as Email Fax and SaveToFile To add a new script you must edit the registry This list is located at the following registry path HKEY_LOCAL_M
53. System Routing Properties 5 rout Disabled Local System iy Scant Started Aubamatie Local System Sa Second Biia SH Rated Auibornatic Local System ey Security Accounts s Sores seca Started Automatic Local System If this does not work try right clicking the service and hitting Restart and then re launching the Spooler Application Alternatively for information on what might be causing your Spooler to randomly turn off you can check in the Event Log To open the Event Log open the Control Panel go to Administrative Tools open Event Viewer select Application on the left pane and look for errors with the source reformEnt Q The Reform Spooler Service will not start A Be sure that the Spooler Service is being run as an administrator To check this open up the Services panel on the server computer Look for Reform 12 Spooler Service First refresh the Services panel to make sure that the service is definitely not running Next right click on the Reform 12 Spooler Service item and click Properties Go to the Logon tab select This Account and enter an account that is an administrator on the server machine It will need to run with full access because it needs to monitor folders and create write to rename and move around files Q The Reform Spooler service will not start even though it is set to use an administrative account A If you have created a new administrator account you must log in to the Reform server at least once
54. Your Codes gt ENDCASE Executes the first statement block after CASEOF and before ENDCASE whose associated conditional statement evaluates to true CASE is used to execute a set of script commands based on the result of a logical condition When CASEOF is executed successive logical cases are evaluated the results of the evaluations determine which set of commands is executed When the first met condition CASE clause is encountered the statements following it are executed Execution of the statements continues until the next CASE or ENDCASE is reached Execution then resumes with the first command following ENDCASE If a CASE clause does not meet the condition the statements following it up to the next CASE clause are ignored One and only one CASE clause is executed the first true CASE clause Any succeeding true CASE clauses are ignored If all of the CASE clauses evaluate to false F OTHERWISE determines if any additional statements are executed If OTHERWISE is included the statements following OTHERWISE are executed and execution skips to the first command If OTHERWISE is omitted execution skips to the first command following ENDCASE Comments can be placed after CASEOF and ENDCASE on the same line The comments are ignored during program compilation and execution Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise Example INPUT What is your age Age CASEOF CASE Age lt 20 PRINT You are less than 20 CASE Age gt 20 and Age lt
55. abor and money saving benefits of using Decision Maker can be enormous If you have any questions or comments regarding its use we would be happy to hear from you Feel free to call our Customer Service department at any time and one of our trained professionals will be glad to hear your suggestions or answer any questions you may have Troubleshooting Make sure the following entry exists in the registry location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE FabSoft REFORM12 SendTo Devices H Clients ab Default REG 52 value not set B a Tech ab DecisionMaker REG SZ 0 SL FabSort ab Email SMTP REG Sz Email SMTP a Lookupado lab MostScanToTagboc REG_SZ o ab SaveToFile REG _5Z SaveToFile H J REFORM eee pore rete CEE C Attached Scripts C Barcode C Control Chars C DDE C FsMonitor C Plugins J SendTo Devices J Settings Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 103 Scripting Page Process Script Page Process Scripts are designed to visually alter the Design Layer before the form is printed The script runs once for each page For example if a DataStream contains 10 pages the Page Script will run 10 times Design Layer can be altered by Change object position size Change object font type size and color justification Change object data Show and hide objects Change forms To add or edit Page Scripting open Reform Designer gt gt File gt gt Form Properties gt gt Page Process Script System variables that can be
56. aidl j Design Laver Hinana You may also use the combination of SHIFT and the Arrow keys to size the selected object s one pixel at a time This can be useful when fine tuning the size of an object Rotating an Object To rotate any object click and drag on the circular anchor In the image below it is on the right middle of the box When you click and drag it you can rotate it to any position you want Reform12 Reform 12 88 Using the Linked Anchor Text Object ChildContrals Ernipt El Ctrl4nchors acLeft acTop ee acBottom Fale oO ore acter TUE ae acRight Fae PRSES a Editable False A Linked Anchor Text can only be created on the text layer A Linked Anchor Text object is used when the text that you wish to map is shifting around in the print stream The Linked Anchor Text Object has several features 1 2 Example It is hidden The text selected by the Linked Anchor Text Object is not displayed at the time of print It is used in association with a Linked Paragraph object To associate a Linked Label Object with the Linked Anchor Text Object click on the Attach Objects the object you wish to attach then click on OK It can be used to control display of the Linked Label Object based on keywords This is enabled by checking the Hide Attached Obj When Not Found option An object must be attached for this option to work It can track keywords within a specific column vertical search or row horizontal
57. ake sure you set the filter to process only the files that are designed for the Reform Spooler otherwise the other files may become corrupted Reform12 Reform 12 62 Spooler Setup Queue Intervals Setup Wizard Step 2 Specify Queue Interval Advanced User Only Queue Interval specifies how often the Spooler locks for a text file at the Spooling Location For the Light Version the Spooler will immediately process the file if the criteria meets If the system that the Spooler is running on is constantly busy or has many activities you may want to increase the queue interval This will improve the system s response time Queue Interval milliseconds 1000 oS Step 3 Specify Spool Interval Advanced User Only Spool Interval specifies how often the Spooler try to process the text file that was queued In the network environment there can be many systems that will print to Reform Spacing Directory at the same time It is undesirable to have the Spooler prints every time there is a file With the Professional version Spooler effectively queues the files and later prints them at the specified interval when the system is idle However if the system is not idle at specified interval Spooler will postpone the printing until the next spooling interval Spool Interval milliseconds 2000 Clicking Finish will take you back to the Spooler Setup Page Go to the Advanced Tab Setup Advanced Character Filter Here
58. ame Library gt QUSRSYS__ Name CURLIB Maximum spooled file size _ Number of pages NONE_____s Number NONE Starting time 20 O Time Endingtime 220000 O O Time for more values _ Order of files on queue FIFO_____ FIFO JOBNBR Remote System NONE eee User defined option NONE Option NONE formorevalues __ Reform12 Reform 12 48 Remove Printer Codes In order to remove printer codes you must first edit the WSCST object To Retrieve the WSCST object type in RTVWSCST at the AS 400 command prompt Retrieve WSCST source RTVWSCST Type choices press Enter Device type gt TRANSFORM TRANSFORM 3101 3151 Manufacturer type and model gt WSCSTNONE__ Source member gt TEXTONLY___ Name Source file gt QTXTSRC___ Name Library gt QUSRSYS Name CURLIB LIBL Text description BLANK Press Enter to end this section Type strseu srcfile qusrsys qtxtsrc srcmbr textonly at the AS 400 command prompt This will open up the WSCST object in a text editor Columns 171 Edit QUSRSYS QTXTSRC SEUR TEXTONLY K K K K OK K K K K K K K K K K K K K Beginning of data K K K K K K OK K K K K K K K K K K K 0000 01 WSCST DEVCLASS TRANSFORM 0000 02 0000 03 0000 04 0000 05 0000 06 0000 07 0000 08 0000 09 0000 10 0000 11 0000 12 TRNSFRMTBL INITPRT DATA 00 X SPACE DATA 20 X
59. an ftp command you would like to execute The followings are the available commands you can use local Specify the target directory on your computer lt param 1 gt specifies the local directory This is necessary for download and upload files to the server remote Specify the target directory on the server lt param 1 gt specifies the remote directory This is necessary for download and upload files to the server get Retrieve Download a file or files from the Server lt param 1 gt specifies a file to download Wildcards are allowed for downloading a group of similar name files Example text txt or text txt delete Delete a file from the server lt param 1 gt specifies the file to be deleted put Send Upload a file or files from the Server lt param 1 gt specifies a file to upload Wildcards are allowed for uploading a group of similar name files Example text txt or text txt Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 124 mkdir Make a directory on the server lt param 1 gt specifies the directory name to create rmdir Remove a directory from the server lt param 1 gt specifies the directory name to remove rename Rename a file lt param 1 gt specifies the old name lt param 2 gt specifies the new name find Find a file or group of similar name files lt param 1 gt specifies the file to find Wildcards are allowed for finding a group of similar name files Example text txt or text txt Once the comman
60. and serial ports In our tests we used a converter made by Black Box called a Serial Parallel Converter VI Their part number is PI130A R2 and it is available for purchase at www blackbox com One DB25 Male to DB25 Male Parallel Cable This is a standard printer cable These are also available from Black Box Their part number is BC00705 and it is also available for purchase at their website One DB25 Male to DB25 Male or DB9 Female Serial Modem Cable Any generic Serial cable capable of connecting to your computer s serial port and the converter Note Black Box s converter accepts a DB25 male connection Serial to Serial Port Just a Serial cable and a null connector just connect it between the two computer or serial blocks Follow the same steps as the Parallel Port except without the Parallel to Serial converter Setting up Port Monitor Port Monitor resides in Reform s Miscellaneous folder To start Port Monitor simply double click on the file called ReformPortMon exe When Port Monitor starts up it will display a window and a menu bar across the top as shown below Debug Results window Setup menu Port Monitor TelNet telnet File Action Help hm Hy WsTelnet GetBlock Stop TelNet telnet Disconnected First go into the Setup menu by clicking on File gt Setup The Setup menu contains three tabs labeled General Settings Telnet Settings and Serial Settings Under General Set
61. aneously This tutorial will walk you through the steps of creating a simple workflow in Reform 12 It will demonstrate how to setup Reform to print a document while at the same time archiving the file to your hard drive The workflow will be created using the Workflow Designer First the Reform Designer must be started Go to Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Designer 1 We will be creating a new form with an existing template Go to File gt New gt New Select the SaveToFile template for demonstration purposes and click OK Save PoFile FTM SaveToFile Sample Invoice Foarm 2 When it asks if you would like to open a text file for designing select No 3 Next go to File gt Save to save your form Name it SaveToFile FOM You can now close the Reform Designer since we have our form which will be used to configure and route the document Now that we have our form we can begin to fulfill the desired workflow using the Workflow Designer First the Workflow Designer must be started Go to Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Workflow Designer 5 Once open we must go to File gt New Reform12 Reform 12 13 w Reform Workflow Designer File l action Bi new ake Add Side Connector 28 Add Connector Wy Execute I Jal Open amp Reread Library kH Save Save 45 Setup Work Flow Exit Process zx kid Output 6 Select Document Automation and click Ok New Workflow Availab
62. at email addresses RichText Control Characters This allows you to change the ascii values that represent different types of formatting bold italics and underline By settings these ascii values if you are modifying the text content of an object on the Design Layer in a script you can append these different ascii characters to change the formatting on the fly For instance if you have an object on the form called RichText and you set it s value to AAAABBBBCCCC using the script the script will look like this _richtext AAAA BBBB CCCC The end result being AAABBBBCCCC m m D E E However if you wanted to make the B s bold you could append your selected ascii number for Bold as defined in the Control Characters window which is 16 using the Chr function in the script so that it looks like this Reform12 Reform 12 TT _richtext AAAA chr 18 BBBB chr 18 CCCC The final result being AAAABBBBCCCC E m E E i As you Can see you can change the text formatting by encasing the chosen text in the appropriate ascii characters It is used in an open close fashion Check Form Key Field This feature reduces common errors that occur when improperly using the Form Key Field Check Form Key Field checks the validity of a Form Key Field If the content of this field does not match the form name Reform will prompt you with instructions on how to resolve the problem See Include
63. at it covers the desired text content Go back to the Design Layer and right click the object to view its Object Properties Default Image allows you to select a default image for use if Reform cannot locate a file specified by the mapped text To disable this simply leave the field blank 7 The image displayed in the Linked Image Object can also be controlled from a Page Process Script Design Layer Text Layer Design Layer Text Layer P io at ES ile FS a Pa p E RS RC S FEA E ES A le ee ae Linked Image on Text Layer Linked Image on Design Layer Pips and Suggestions for the Use of Linked Image Object 1 Display a salesperson s picture on the Invoice using their ID 2 Display pictures of items on an invoice using the item numbers or SKU 3 Display different signatures for checks and purchase orders 4 Display different company logos for multi company systems Printer Profile In order to use the Printer Profile field 1 Inthe Designer gt gt Special Fields gt gt Printer Profile map the printer profile name on the text layer or define it from the page script 2 Goto Designer gt gt File gt gt Page Setup and select a printer and set all the properties tray finishing etc and select Save Profile and use the same name as the printer profile name in 1 This will allow users to pass a printer name in their data stream that will control the printer and destination Also if there is text in the text layer whic
64. at will appear under New dialog They must be saved in the Templates folder in the Reform directory to be displayed in the Template list Reform12 Reform 12 15 Note You can change a form overlay into a template by simply changing its extension to FTM and placing it in the Templates folder Print The Design Layer displays exactly what the printer will print out Clicking Print will allow you to process your form overlay with your print stream if a text file is open and have it sent to the Send To Device or Printer that you selected in Page Setup This manual way of printing can be used for the purpose of testing and perfecting the look of your file output This is essentially what is happening behind the scenes when the Reform Spooler matches up a print stream with a form Edit Menu Undo Undo the last action Cut Removes the selected object s Cut objects can be pasted back onto the form using the Paste command Copy Copies the selected object Copied objects can be pasted multiple times to facilitate easier form design Paste Paste back the previously cut or copied object s You can paste multiple times before performing another cut or copy action to create duplicates of those objects Delete Deletes the selected object s Grid Brings up the Grid Settings dialog This dialog allows you to adjust the grid spacing per inch on the Design Layer Align to Grid Align the selected object s to
65. ation To do so point your mouse at the small x right below Workflow Designer Demonstration and your mouse pointer will turn into a small hand as seen below Once you see the hand click and drag the mouse pointer to the small x right above the Reform12 Reform 12 20 Printer object and your mouse pointer will once again turn into a hand icon At that point you will see a preview of the connector that is being made and you can release your mouse button Don t worry if you missed either end of the connector you can always move it around H ss Workflow Designer a a m i D Printer A A If done correctly both the captions will turn green as seen below You can skip to step 19 Workflow De signer Demonstration i 1 k Fa i _ Fa Printer 4 x If done incorrectly you might get something like below As you can see the Printer caption does not turn green You can still drag the end of the connector into Printer A This is done by dragging the end of the arrow to the small x above the Printer When you see the small hand icon release your mouse button Both are green again x iy Workflow Designer Demonstration T Printer A To delete an arrow or object from the form you can use the Red X in the menu bar or right click on it and select Delete OH Ge Al a 28 Add Side Connector 48 Add Connector thy Execute General x Pi Reform12 Reform 12 21
66. ation Using the included LPR LPD for connections to AIX AS 400 and other systems Capturing print jobs from your workstation s LPT ports Capturing print jobs from the DOS operating system Reading from a common text file or temporary print file Capturing data from a serial or parallel port Capturing data from a telnet connection Capturing PCL script Capturing Postscript 10 Capturing PDFs Reform12 Reform 12 34 Reform Printer Installation Server Side Installation 1 To start the installation of the Reform Print Driver Click Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Install Windows Printer Driver 2 Be sure that the directories are correct These 3 directories are created and automatically shared during the Reform installation 3 Click Next Reform Printer for Windows Installation Yersion 3 0 29 0 Reform Form Location 2003Server Forms Reform Spooler Location 20035erver Spooler Reform Backup Location 2003Server Backups Install 4 Click Install All Done Yersion 3 0 29 0 Installation Results Configuring Reform Printer Settings OK Configuring Security Rights NOTES If Printers and Faxes Window is open You may need to Close and Re Open it in order to see the added Reform Printer lt lt Back Rant te 5 Once the installation has completed you can close the installer 6 Click Start gt Control Panel letwork Connections Phone and Modem Portable Med
67. bject in that its contents are dictated by the text content on the Text Layer To use the Linked Paragraph Object 1 Make sure you are working in the Text Layer Reform12 Reform 12 90 2 Click on the Paragraph Object icon and click and drag on the Design Layer to draw a Paragraph Object 3 Move and size the Paragraph Object until it overlays the desired content 4 Goto the Design Layer The Linked Paragraph Object and the text it overlays will be displayed on the form You may alter the position or properties of this Paragraph Object the same way you would a standard Paragraph Object Note If the position or font properties of the Linked Paragraph Object are altered on the Design Layer it will not affect the position or appearance of the same text in the Text Layer HGE Heavy Equipment Inc Highiwary F 02 2 82 2 80 Hanford Florida i Linked Paragraph Object on the Design Layer Rich Text Object E The Rich Text Object is a specialized object used to map text that contains ASCII control characters These control characters are used for various formatting functions such as bold underline and italics If your application is capable of printing these characters the Rich Paragraph Object must be used to maintain the formatting implied by the use of the control characters Example In the following example the parenthesized numbers are representative of control character number 16 which is in
68. bs the size of these directories can grow very quickly Overall system performance can be affected by the large amounts of space that the files may take up Obsolete files should be deleted according to your needs and file retention specifications It is recommended to monitor the following directories for growth C Program Files Reform Spooler ImageQueue C Program Files Reform Backups Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 106 Troubleshooting Q The Reform Spooler suddenly stops A If the Spooler is stopping or restarting erratically close the Spooler application Bring up your system s Services panel and find Reform12 Spooler Service Refresh the Services list Right click the entry for Reform12 Spooler Service Hit Stop Open up the Spooler application Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Spooler and after it loads click Run The Reform Spooler Service should start up RHI opum LUIS BES DELEU AYU LIL LULE Sy eles ey Protected Stor age Provides or Starbed Automatic Local Sysbem 9 005 RSVP Provides rn Manua Local Sysbem j Raramm z arte Automatic Laca System Gis Remote T Manual Local System hy Remote 4 Started Manua Local System Sh Remote ES 4 Manua Local System Oy Remote gesth Started Automatic Network 5 ey Remote Restart ges Ers Manua Network 5 iy Remote Al Taske es re Started Automate Local Service fey Remove Manua Local Sysberm yRidoc se Refresh Started Automatic Local
69. cally detects a circular link and will end the process 2 Collate Processes each linked form for each page in the text layer this method reproduces pre printed multi part forms See the section on Collating in How Form Link Works for more information Reform12 Reform 12 83 3 Advance Page This allows Reform to print using the current form for the first text page then the linked forms for the next consecutive pages This continues until there are no more text pages See the section on Advance Page in How Form Link Works for more information Duplex Form Name Use Duplex printing to print on both sides of a page Certain printers are capable of printing in duplex mode If your printer supports duplex printing then you can take advantage of this feature The form specified in the Duplex Form Name box is the form that will be printed on the backside of the page This information is stored along with your main form therefore each form can have a different duplex form attached to it Note Both forms must have the same printer definition set in Printer Properties and the duplex option must be activated in the properties setting of each printer Form Password Form Password allows you to password protect an important form overlay such as a check or purchase order from any unauthorized modification and or printing To password protect your form simply type the password you would like to use in the Enter Password and Confirm Password boxes To
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71. cific form the Linked Image Object can be set to display a product s image by reading its name or product ID from the Text ASCIl file during the printing process Using the Linked Image Object To use this feature the name of the graphic file must be the same as the text content mapped by the Linked Image Object For example if you would like to have pictures of your inventory displayed on the invoice you could use the product s item number as the image file name If the item number is E10034 for instance and you have a bitmap image of the item then the bitmap should be saved as E10034 BMP When Reform processes a form containing Linked Image Objects it looks for the first image with a name that matches the text content Follow the steps below to configure a form to use a Linked Image Object 1 To set Reform to retrieve the pictures you must first specify the location of the graphic files To do this Select Setup from the File menu to call up the Setup dialog Reform12 Reform 12 96 2 Inthe Setup dialog make sure the Image Directory points to the correct folder The default folder is C Program Files Reform lmages You may use this folder or specify a new one 3 Click OK to return to Reform Designer 4 Now you are ready to create your Linked Image Make sure you are in the Text Layer and click the Linked Image Object icon Click and drag a box on the text layer to create your Linked Image Object 5 Move and size the box so th
72. ck the Execute button in the above menu bar i k kl ae A 4 i ak Add Side Connector Add Connector Wy Execute General x a Reform12 Reform 12 29 39 Execution speed will depend on each system but it should be fairly quick Once complete you will get a message box which displays what has taken place Click OK once finished Workflow Designer Demonstration sends the data to Archive Workflow Designer Demonstration sends the data to Printer A 40 To verify these results navigate to your forms directory usually C Program Files Reform Forms You should notice three things 1 Your SaveToFile FOM has been modified This form now has all the properties needed to send your data to Printer A 2 There is a new file called SaveToFile STF1 FOM This is the form which has all the properties to save your file to the previously specified location There is also a form link specified in SaveToFile FOM that links SaveToFile FOM to SaveToFile STF1 FOM so that both processes are carried out Name Date modified Type Size E SaveToFile FOM 7 31 200911 51 AM FOM File 10 KE E Save ToFile STFL FOM 7 31 2009 11 51 AM FOM File 10 KB di Workflow Designer Original Forms 6 6 2009 9 04 AM File Folder 3 Your SaveToFile FOM has been backed up to the Workflow Designer Original Forms folder with the name Original_SaveToFile FOM Name Date modified Type Size E Original_SaveToFile FOM 7 31 2009 11
73. commands in the PurchaseOrderProcess subroutine are executed the program then Returns control to the Gosub command and continues executing from that point It then reaches the End statement and the program stops By the time the End command is reached all code above and below it has been executed Section 5 PurchaseOrderProcess Caseof Put the case in order you want them to be process example Email will be process before Fax Case Trim _EmailTo lt gt and Trim _EmailTo lt gt empty emailaddress com CreateSpoolerFile FormName Email Case Trim _FaxNumber lt gt and Trim _FaxNumber lt gt EMPTY CreateSpoolerFile FormName Fax Otherwise CreateSpoolerFile FormName Printer EndCase Return This is the PurchaseOrderProcess subroutine referenced in the Caseof block above the End command Everything contained between the lines PurchaseOrderProcess and Return constitutes the commands Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 101 that are executed when the subroutine is called This subroutine contains a block of code that tells the program in basic English syntax In cases where the EmailTo field in the DecisionMakerPO FOM form overlay is not empty and does not contain the string empty emailaddress com append Email to the end of FormName and send it to the CreateSpoolerFile subroutine If the EmailTo field is empty but the FaxNumber field is not or contains the string EMPTY append Fax to the
74. controlled in Page scripting are _PrinterProfile can be used to change printer and printer setting See section on Printer Profile Device Script After a form is finished or if break fields are being used the device script will get executed For example if you are faxing 1000 page document and sectioning is being used and each page is for a different recipient the device script will get executed 1000 times If sectioning is not being used the device script will only be executed once Decision Maker is another powerful use of a device script Built in system variables _JobStart Contains the page of the start of a section _JobEnd Contains the page of the end of the section _TextPage lt Page Number gt The text content of the page example _TextPage 4 would return the forth page of text _PageTotal Contains the total of pages in entire document In the above example _PageTotal would equal 1000 _PrinterTitle Controls the name of the print job For example _PrinterTitle Invoice No 52023666A BOL 05209673001 would yield a print job title of Invoice No 52023666A BOL 05209673001 The title of the print job will be displayed in the printer window iat Invoice Now SS obd DOL 2 2080 Fd process 40 2 KU CeSi 87 Ah WSs fal Invoice Wo gaitzi BOL A CES LOS HO lerocess i IPB DSA AH el oT a Lb a nvoice Min SEES BOL A ESO process 5 LoIMB Ce S26 AR DSi aa Tvoice Wo SSE BOL A DSO O
75. cted form Each Process and Output will have their own form which is also created in the same directory as the selected form All forms will be linked together in the appropriate manner and all form modifications adding special fields configuring the send to device or printer will take place Each newly created form is copied from the original backed up form so that the user can easily make additions to the workflow without having to go delete any forms in the forms directory Every change can be verified by opening up the forms in Reform Designer Reform12 Reform 12 12 Benefits of using the Workflow Designer e The Workflow Designer improves upon the current way of trying to configure a workflow Presently it is very easy to get lost while sending a form to multiple destinations or through different processes The Workflow Designer simplifies the whole process of trying to recreate a workflow which could have been originally been drawn with pen and paper The user has control over different Processes and Outputs through the use of either static or variable data With the Workflow Designer you now have a visual representation of your workflow which can be easily modified by adding removing or reconfiguring different Processes and or Outputs Have the ability to save a workflow and then later go back and make changes without having to configure parameters all over again Multiple Destinations Tutorial Printing and Archiving Simult
76. d Anchor Text Object until it overlays the desired text content Click on the Linked Anchor Text object and look at the properties panel on the bottom left of the screen Change the anchor properties Name the Linked Anchor Text appropriately Enter the text to track In this case the user enters the word Total If the word Total shifts vertically the user may choose to restrict the text track to vertical movement by locking the horizontal movement lock the left and right sides of the object Next click on the Attach Objects button Select the Linked Object Label that you wish to attach to this Linked Anchor Text Object In the example above the user would attach the object selecting the subtotal total amount field Reform12 Reform 12 89 9 For the example above the user will then check Hide Attached Obj When not Found Using this option if the Linked Anchor Text Object does not find the word Total the attached object which is highlighting the subtotal total amount will not be displayed However if the Linked Anchor Text Object finds the track word Total the Linked Object Label displaying the dollar amount will be displayed nie ee Design Layer 3 4 5 F 1 Oe Te Le AE o ee A Linked Label Object a Fi p t a a a a ee EEFE ra s r B o ee i a P PP FF FFG rF ee E T hh ee ee E 7 er nee ee all let a Ps T 1 CrhProgram FlesReformiBackups Demol ORDE be 73 48 5165 SULT ESON 90 00
77. d Co Who Invedce Hao DI O80 Te Par kona One seni Ten ES Steuart ll Ancount Ho TNA S IOS E966 Currant Change TD 1 10 00 a S TS EE aE 500 00 deme ooo Toia Cr rere Changes Section 1 Produc amp Servos Dosorlpdicn i lr tau pais Monthly Charges Ss a pices fe E set Section 3 Renate From the neor the company celculeted sour serine fein 2 bal cycles 49 Once the document is printed and appears in the directory you selected the demonstration is over You can re print the document by copying the file from the backup directory to the spooler directory again You can also create another new form and run through the Workflow Designer again Reform 12 Reform 12 33 Inbound Connectivity Client Capture Utilities Because the Reform Spooler monitors one directory for text ASCIl or other file types to appear your application needs a way to place these files in the spooler directory Reform comes with capture utilities to make this possible by seamlessly linking to all operating systems and applications Some applications may already have a seamless link to Reform Consult your software manufacturer for information on existing seamless links Reform has many ways to link to your existing system 1 O ON DAU RF wWHN Using the included Reform Printer Driver Users can print directly from their applications The Reform Printer Driver can capture data from any Windows type applic
78. d is executed you can retrieve the find result by using found command The function returns number of found files which can be used for iterate through the found files found Retrieve the files found as a result of find command lt param 1 gt specifies the file index to retrieve 1 first file GETDIR GETDIR path directory Popup a directory selection dialog box for user to choose a directory path directory is optional If path directory is not included it defaults to the current directory Parameters path optional parameter that specifies the default path Returns If User presses OK Returns path selected with padded example c windows Cancel Returns Example s GETDIR PRINT You have selected s GETFORMNAME lt variable gt GETFORMNAME Retrieves the form name that Lanier PDC currently processing This function is useful when a script is used by multiple forms The script can take different actions based on the form that is currently being processed Example s GETFORMNAME CASEOF CASE s INVOICE1 FOM HIDEFIELD Label_ 100 SHOWFIELD Label_ 200 CASE s INVOICE2 FOM SHOWFIELD Label_ 100 HIDEFIELD Label_ 200 ENDCASE SHOWFIELD HIDEFIELD used only in Shortcut for Lanier PDC HIDEFIELD _LanierPDC_Field Name SHOWFIELD _LanierPDC_Field_ Name HIDEFIELD and SHOWFIELD are used to hide or show a Lanier PDC Objects on the Design Layer Each Lanier
79. der 2 Folder 3 To use a static value please type it in the box below To use a dynamic value please click the appropriate button below and then select it from the fist Click here to enter static information CurrentAmounti 1 180 00 CurrentAmount2 1 180 00 CurrentCharges 631 30 CurrentDiscountl 590 00 CurrentDiscount 4590 00 CurrenthetAmountl 4590 00 CurrentNetAmount2 4590 00 CurrenthetAmount3 590 00 Cancel Stop Looping 29 For our demonstration we do not want to make any more subfolders so click Stop Looping at the next dialog Reform12 Reform 12 25 ve ee E Please enter or select a value for folder 2 Example Rootfolder Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 To use a static value please type it in the box below To use a dynamic value please chick the appropriate button below and then select it from the fist Static Click here to select variable dynamic information Stop ropna 30 The final piece of information needed by the wizard is the filename Once again we want this to be variable data from the data stream so we want to click the Click here to select variable information button at the following dialog STF Wizard Please enter or select a value for FeName To use a static value please type it in the box below To use a dynamic value please chck the appropriate button below and then select it from the fist Static Click here to select variable dynamic i
80. devices may or may not use all of the fields Any fields that are not applicable will be ignored Note You must include the Company Lookup field in your form overlay in order to initiate the fax automation feature Fax Number Field Include this field on the Text Layer if you want Reform to grab the fax number directly from the text content Reform will use this fax number instead of looking it up in the database However if the fax number is empty Reform will try to lookup the fax number from its database using the Company Lookup Field You should map the entire fax number including the area code The valid fax number formats are 973 334 0720 973 334 0720 973 3340720 973 334 0720 973 3340720 334 0720 Fax Name Field This field is used to fill in the contact name when applicable Subject Field This field is used to fill in the Subject when applicable Notes Field This field is used to fill in notes when applicable Email Fields In addition to the Company Lookup Field you can also include these email fields in your form overlay Email fields are a group of fields that help manage Reform s email functions These fields are invisible to Reform and can be placed anywhere on the Design Layer These fields are used to fill in necessary information required by the email system Note You must include the Company Lookup field in your form in order to use the email feature Email from Field Include this field on your form if the
81. e SAME NONE LIDAR ca cee eae oe LIBL__ Name LIBL CURLIB Image Configuration NONE SAME NONE IMGAO1 Internet address 10 0 0 233 ss VM MVS class SAME SAME A B C D E F G Forms Control Buffer SAME_____ Character value NONE More Reform 12 Reform 12 50 Press the Page Down button to view the next screen Change Output Queue CHGOUTQ Type choices press Enter Destination options XAIX XAUTOO __ SSS O Print separator page NO______ SAME YES NO User defined option NONE____ Option SAME NONE for more values Object na na NONE____ Name SAME NONE Library 2 2 Name LIBL CURLIB Object type _____ DTAARA DTAQ FILE User driver program NONE____ Name SAME NONE Library 205 22 Name LIBL CURLIB Spooled file ASP SYSTEM___ SAME SYSTEM OUTQASP Text description BLANK ee More Press the Page Down button to view the next screen Change Output Queue CHGOUTQ Type choices press Enter Additional Parameters Display any file NO __ SAME NO YES OWNER Job separators O 0 9 SAME MSG Operator controlled AYES SAME YES NO Data queue lt i sees eas NONE ____ Name SAME NONE Library naana we ce Name LIBL CURLIB Authority to check OWNER____ SAME OWN
82. e The script is displayed in the gray areas followed by a summary of what it does and how to use it in the white areas Section SCRIPT SUMMARY DESCRIPTION Section 1 Include Homedir Scripts Common fbs Global SpoolerDirectory SpoolerDirectory GetSpoolerLocation Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 100 You do not need to worry about making alterations to these lines These lines store the Spooler directory path ina variable called SpoolerDirectory Section 2 FormName Upper FileName Name GetFormName This line declares a variable called FormName and stores the name of the form overlay in the variable using the GetFormName function The Upper command causes the information to be stored in uppercase Section 3 Caseof Case FormName PURCHASEORDER Gosub PurchaseOrderProcess EndCase These lines tell the program what to do if the information contained in the FormName variable equals PURCHASEORDER In basic English syntax we are telling the program In a case where the form name is PURCHASEORDER execute the commands contained in the PurchaseOrderProcess subroutine Section 4 End This line tells the program to stop You may be confused by its location as it is not located at the end of the file This can be misleading the reason for its location is quite simple In the Caseof block above the Gosub command tells the program to execute the code in the PurchaseOrderProcess subroutine After the
83. e To move or resize an object first select it by clicking the left mouse button A map mark will appear around the object indicating that it is selected and ready to be moved or sized To rotate an object click and drag the anchor on the object Adding an Object Reform12 Reform 12 87 To add an object to a form click one of the object creation buttons see Available Objects above and click and drag out the object on the Text or the Design Layer Deleting an Object To delete an object select the object you want to delete and then select Delete from the Edit menu You can also press the Delete key on your keyboard Alternatively you may right click the object and select Cut from the dropdown menu or press CTRL X Moving an Object To move an object place the mouse inside the boundaries of a selected object hold down the left mouse button and drag the object to the desired location You may also use the combination of CTRL and the Arrow keys to move the selected object one pixel at a time This can be useful in fine tuning the placement of the objects Sizing an Object To size an object move the mouse toward the edge of the object until the cursor changes to a diagonal arrow shape Hold down the left mouse button and drag the corner or side of the object It will grow and shrink with the movement of the mouse When the object reaches the desired size you can release the left mouse button Design Laver aiaaiaildi
84. e and defines the function name and parameters Function names must begin with a letter or underscore and may contain any combination of letters numbers and underscores The FUNC lt function name gt command line is followed by a series of commands that make up the function You must include ENDFUNC as the last line of a function The difference between FUNC and SUB is that FUNC can return a value but SUB cannot The result of a function is passed back by assigning RESULT with a value Example today GetDate PRINT GetDate FUNC GetDate return todays date RESULT date 4 ENDFUNC To use a function simply include the function name followed by its parameters into your codes see example Advance users may want to pass a parameter by reference Passing by reference allows a function to modify the value of the parameter To pass a parameter by reference prefix the parameter name with amp Example FUNC GetName prompt amp name name will be modified INPUT prompt name ENDFUNC Sub Func Example GLOBAL GLOBAL lt variable name gt Set the specified variable as global to make it visible throughout the program Normally all variables are declared as private As a result they can only be seen by the program blocks they belong to Keeping the variables private prevents overwriting the content of variables unintentionally By declaring a variable as global any blocks of codes can access the variable Therefore use
85. e 0 lt X lt Range Parameters lt range gt specify range to generate a random number 0 lt X lt Range Example PRINT RANDOM 100 REFORMVAR REFORMVAR lt parameter gt This function can retrieve information about your form and the current print stream NOTE This function will only work correctly if it is used in a Page Process script Parameters PAGENO this will retrieve the current page number of the print stream that Reform is processing PAGES this will retrieve the total number of pages in the print stream Spoolfile this will retrieve the filename of the current print stream that Reform is processing Totalpages this will retrieve the total number of pages in the print stream Formname this will retrieve the filename of the form that is open Currentpage this will retrieve the text of the current page Spooler this will retrieve the path to the Spooler folder RESULT RESULT lt value gt RESULT is used exclusively within a function It s a special variable that is used to return a value from a function Example today GetDate PRINT today FUNC GetDate return todays date RESULT date 4 ENDFUNC Sub Func Example ROUND ROUND lt number gt Returns the value of lt number gt rounded to the nearest whole number For example 1 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 Parameters lt number gt number to round up Example PRINT
86. e Black Box Serial Parallel Converter described above you can obtain this information by examining the DIP switches on the back of the converter and comparing them to a chart in the user s manual The settings shown in the diagram above were the settings we used in our tests and they are the default settings for the Black Box Serial Parallel Converter When you have finished defining the Com Port Options click OK You will be taken back to the Setup menu Click OK again and you will be taken back to Port Monitor s main interface Restart Port Monitor to insure that any changes you made to the Com Port or General settings take effect Port Monitor should now be ready to receive data from the host machine Connecting to the Host Computer Before running Port Monitor you must physically connect the host computer to the receiving computer To facilitate this do the following Connect the Serial Cable to the receiving computer then to the Serial side of the Serial Parallel Converter Then connect one end of the Parallel Cable to the Parallel side of the Serial Parallel Converter The other end of the Parallel Cable must be plugged into the host computer s Parallel port See the diagram below for details If Port Monitor is running you will now be ready to receive text data from the host computer Using Port Monitor For Port Monitor to receive the data from the host computer you must press the Start Monitoring button on the menu bar indicat
87. e Description Sec A B SaveToFile SaveToFile Documents to be printed by Printer A B SaveToFile STF1 SaveToFile Documents to be saved to a file Service 4ccount fabsofti fabsoft net 42 Once the spooler has the correct forms we can simulate a data stream by queuing up a file in the Spooler directory This directory is usually located at C Program Files Reform Spooler Navigate to your Backups location where your SaveToFile out file is located C Program Files Reform Backups Find the SaveToFile out file and right click on it and select Copy Date modified Type SIZE Te LP a o e a LL OO aE L 2 KE _ Fax out opa 14 KE __iformkeytest out f Zip 16 KB TagDoc out af Edit with Notepad 3 KB L SMTP cut Send To 3 16 KE Letter out 6 KB Sa Cut _ PackingSlip out 6 KB _ Check out KB __ SalesOrder out Pane E E 14 KB 43 Next we want to paste that file in the spooler directory Navigate to the Spooler directory Right click in the white space and then select Paste Reform12 Reform 12 31 Name e Date modified Type Size di ImageQueue 7 24 2009 3 31 PM File Folder dJi Unknown 7 27 2009 4 03 PM File Folder _ DACS Ict 7 24 2009 3 17 PM LCT File rfmprn ict 7 21 2009 10 49 AM LCT File _ S spool lIct 4 28 2009 12 31 PM LCT File La a Sort By b Group By Stack By Refresh Customize This Folder Paste Shortcut 44 When the Sp
88. e objects that you add to your form on the Design layer reflect exactly what your form will look like if it were printed out In order for Reform to generate the printout that you need you must create a template for each of your forms The template serves as a new layout for each of the forms generated by your application It is similar to using a pre printed form where the text is overlaid on the form If you need to remotely design your forms use VNC PCAnywhere www LogMeln com or other remote software that will let you view the server at a console level as if you were standing in front of the server To Start From Windows Go to Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Designer This loads the Designer The Design Layer tab is where you create your forms The simple drag and drop interface allows you to add and alter data text graphics shapes bar codes etc E Reform1 2 Designer Unregistered Version oeg Fie Edit Objects Options f i Special Fields Wizards Help Ae A oe oe S N S Page 1 view s 100 s Pagination Both m ipei 66 ie il ASR Fp Tahoma 18 ar ier an fem ee No A o Text eiae Se Text Layer Objects gamela AE aS ee eee oe levee Oe eae ee ee a ee ee ce cae a ee Oe ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee UNTITLED OLIT he 82 33 22 53 gE LT 0 00 0 00 WH 0 00 0 00 49 The default view of the Reform Designer is a traditional view which uses 2 tabs that represe
89. e previous programming knowledge is required to write ShortCut scripts and it is recommended that you have at least a rudimentary understanding of basic programming You can use the sample script file provided by FabSoft as a template by which to configure Decision Maker for your purposes The provided sample script is easy to understand for somebody with a basic understanding of programming fundamentals FabSoft s trained Professional Service Consultants can also help you in creating scripts designed to meet your specific needs There are three steps to using Decision Maker First an intermediate form overlay must be created and set to call the Decision Maker script Second a script file must be created containing the logic necessary to manipulate the information received from the intermediate form overlay Finally all static form overlays associated with your needs must be created and configured to send to the right devices these are regular Reform form overlays Overview of the Decision Maker Form Overlays A Decision Maker form overlay contains no graphical formatting but only special fields like Email To Fax other custom fields or page break fields which are mapped to the text layer to gather data from it This is because this form overlay is not the final destination of the information in the associated text file and is merely an intermediate step that sends the information to Decision Maker for logical destination routing It also has a D
90. earch reform Sharing and Security 6 359 KE E reform winrar 6170K FE reform Scan with AVG 6 170 KE E Printky l 1KE Send To Cut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Rename 1 Right click on the Spooler folder and click Properties 2 Select the Security tab and click the Advanced button on the bottom of the window Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 108 E G m AEE EE all For special permissions or for advanced settings Advanced click Advanced nine 3 Click the Add button to add a new permission entry Advanced Security Settings for Spooler es Permissions Auditing Owner Effective Pemissions To view more information about Special permissions select a permission entry and then click Edit Pemission entries Type Name Pemission Inherited From Apply To Allow Users PROSERVICE Read amp Eeecute C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow Power Users PROSE Modify C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow Administrators PROS Full Control C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow SYSTEM Full Control C Program Files This folder subfolders Allow CREATOR OWNER Full Control C Program Files Subfolders and files oly inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects Include these with entries explicitly defined here Replace pennission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to
91. eave this blank for default value cancel 9 Click OK to exit the setup 10 Open your Printers folder To do this click Start gt Control Panel m Cas oe 11 Open Printers and Faxes 12 You should see your list of printers including the FabSoft Reform Printer 13 Right click the FabSoft Reform Printer and click Properties sss Printers and Faxes gt Wame gt Documen l Add a printer z See what s printing Set as Default Printer Printing Preferences z Select printing preferences Pause Printing a Fause printing Sharing a Share this printer Use Printer Offline ff Rename this printer K Delete this printer Delete ef Set printer properties Rename Create Shorkcuk ee Also 14 In the Sharing tab be sure that the printer is shared S FabSoft Reform Printer Properties eg ane ee aaa __Securiy _ __ Device Settings _ Refom Printer Configuration Page L General Shaig L Pore Advanced Colm Management LAL You can share this peinter with olhe users on your network Tio ge enable sharing for this preter cick Share this printer Windows Firewall t already cortiguied bo allow the sharing of prefers with olha computers om the nehwok Do not share the pointer Share this printer Share name PlefomPRN E List in the directory Crevers If this printer te shared wth weers runresg dilferent versions of ndowe you may want bo
92. ecision Maker Send To Script as described in the previous section as the Send To Device Overview of the Decision Maker Script File The following information contains samples of ShortCut script code and uses language associated with basic programming It is recommended that you have a basic understanding of programming syntax and terminology in order to fully understand this section All potentially confusing programming terminology employed in this section can be found in the glossary located at the back of this user manual Please refer to the glossary if you find a term that you are not familiar with Open the DecisionMaker fbs file located in the Reform SendToScripts directory in your ShortCut Script Editor In the Reform Designer go to Options gt Show Script Debugger and then File gt Open Note the multicolored text the red text signifies comments and has no effect on the functionality of the script You can place as many comments as you want in a script file without fear of causing any problems It is recommended that you use comments to make notes for yourself in the script while learning how to use the script In the following pages we will analyze the Decision Maker script Remember if you encounter terminology that you are unfamiliar with please refer to the glossary The following is an overview of the commands syntax and functionality of the script The table below explores the script in the DecisionMaker fbs script file line by lin
93. ect from their system the option to print a file and then specify a file name This file name should be the same as the name of the Reform form that has been pre defined in the Reform editor and the location should be the same as the Spooler directory defined in Reform Setup It is recommended to increment or make the file extension unique Reading from a Common Text File or Temporary Print File Some form systems such as accounting systems and others create print files in a temporary or defined directory Many software manufacturers make an interface to Reform Please consult your form system manufacturer for such interface information The setup window can be customized to fit many types of output text files Reform12 Reform 12 43 Serial Parallel and TCP IP Ports Serial or Parallel Ports Reform Port Monitor Port Monitor is a program used to capture data from a computer s Serial or TCP IP connection and redirect it to another computer It is used primarily for the purpose of capturing the customer s print stream without having direct access to the customer s operating system You can find Reform Port Monitor program in the Reform Misc directory If you need to run multiple copies of the Reform Port Monitor create a separate directory for each then copy the PortMonitor exe into each directory Parallel to Serial You will need one Parallel to Serial converter This is a device used to create a connection between parallel
94. ect to import your company s logo backgrounds digital signatures etc Using the Image Object 1 Make sure you are working in the Design Layer 2 Click and drag out an image object in the Design Layer 3 Click on the image object 4 Inthe Properties panel change the Picture property Persistant True Picture Empty FictureMode Stretch 5 When you find the desired file click on the file name and press Open The image that you selected will now be displayed in the Properties panel 6 The desired image will now appear in the Image Object on the Design Layer Note If the box labeled Stretch has been checked in Properties you may resize the picture to your specifications In Stretch mode resizing the Image Object causes the image to grow and shrink accordingly If Reform12 Reform 12 94 the Stretch box is unchecked however the image will appear at its standard size and adjusting the size of the Image Object will not affect the size of the image Stretch may slow down the processing speed of Reform since the image has to be resized each time To optimize an image use a graphing program to resize the image and reduce colors Properties _ Angie a A E Brush Defautimagstar DeleteAfterPrint False Height 1 38 Left 0 90 Leeched Fase Marne Dsgimagel OverlayOCR False Persistant True Picture Empty PictureMode Stretch EA Shadow SpecialFlags Top 0 86 Transparent False LiserFlags f thietth Ey i The
95. ed by a blue arrow This causes Port Monitor to begin monitoring the Com Port for incoming data When the data is received Port Monitor will automatically create the file you specified in General Settings in its designated folder Testing the Connection It is recommended that you test the Port Monitor connection prior to using it in the field To set up a test run of the program you will need two computers one to simulate the Host computer and another to simulate the Reform12 Reform 12 45 Receiving computer Both machines should be running the Windows Operating System You will also need the required hardware to make the connection Make sure a generic text only printer driver is installed on the Host computer This can be verified by going into the Windows Control Panel and opening the Printers and Faxes folder If there is no generic text only driver installed it can be installed by clicking Add a Printer When Windows prompts you for the type of printer being used select local printer attached to this computer When prompted to install the printer software select Generic from the manufacturers list and Generic Text Only from the list of available printer drivers When the printer driver has been installed the connection can be tested by accessing the driver properties and clicking Print Test Page Before printing a test page make sure that Port Monitor is running and the message Connected is displayed in the information box on
96. end of FormName and send it to the CreateSpoolerFile subroutine Otherwise append Printer to the end of FormName and send it to the CreateSpoolerFile subroutine Section 6 Sub CreateSpoolerFile SpoolerFileName EndSub The commands between the first and last lines of this block cause the new text file to be created and returned to the Spooler directory for processing For our purposes only the first and last lines of the Sub block need to be examined The name of this Subroutine is CreateSpoolerFile and it receives information from the command that called it The information it receives is contained between the parentheses In section 5 the command CreateSpoolerFile FormName Email appended the word Email to the end of the form name and sent it to the CreateSpoolerFile subroutine SpoolerFileName represents the received information This is how the program knows what to call the file it places in the Spooler directory for processing This ends the summary of the provided script file and its contents You can alter the script in this file to better serve your purposes There are a few rules that must be followed in order for the script to function properly All references to Special Fields or Label Objects that you use to map information for use in a Decision Maker script must be notated in the code with an underscore followed by the object name For instance in the sample form overlay there is an object called DMFormName i
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98. es 5 Click OK again to return to Reform Designer 6 Save the form by selecting Save from the File menu The two forms are now linked together If you wish to add more forms to your Form Link repeat this process by creating a link reference to the third form in the second form to the fourth form in the third form and so on until all forms are properly linked You may link as many forms as you wish 7 You can test the form link by selecting Print from the File menu in the first form If every linked form prints out in the desired order your Form Link is working Advantages to Using Form Link Reform12 Reform 12 84 Form Link is a powerful feature and when used correctly it can save a person department or company hours of work that would otherwise be spent manually sending faxes composing emails and printing hardcopies With Form Link all these interrelated tasks can be accomplished at the touch of a single button Each form in a series of linked forms can be sent to a different output device For example the first form can be sent to a laser printer the second form can be sent to a fax machine and the third can be sent to the shipping printer in the warehouse More forms can be added to the chain and automatically routed to multiple different departments email addresses fax numbers etc facilitating the accomplishment of potentially hundreds of otherwise tedious activities There are three different linking methods that can
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100. eters The parameters are explained below Parameters lt From gt e mail address of a sender lt To gt e mail address of a receiver lt Subject gt Subject header lt Content gt Text Content Text content can be as long as you like see example for creating a multiple line text Attach Files optional List of attached file name s to be sent If you need to send more than one file then separate each file name with example File1 txt File2 txt File3 txt Returns O if it fails to send the mail 1 if successful SMTPSETUP SMTPSETUP Host Port Setup SMTP for sending E mail The setting remains in effect until the script ends or another SMTPSETUP is executed Port is an optional variable By default Port is set to 25 UNIQUEFILE UNIQUEFILE lt FileName gt IncrementFileExtension True False StartingNumber Description This function returns the unique file name If the file name already exists it auto increment the filename or file extension portion depending on the IncrementFileExtension flag If the Starting Number is passed it uses the Starting Number as the starting number for the auto incrementing Here is the example FileName c temp test out Increment file name default PRINT UNIQUEFILE IFileName Increment file name with starting number PRINT UNIQUEFILE IFileName False 100 Increment file extension PRINT UNIQUEFILE IFileName True Increment file e
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102. ext extraction issue that may occur with the certain printed document fex Crytal Report Acrobat Version 5 xx Leave this blank For default value Debug Mode Checking this option causes the debug window in the Reform spooler to make checks and display messages relating to form associations Content is Plain Text This option causes the Reform Printer to interpret an incoming print stream as plain text regardless of any specific text formatting it contains Enabling this option is used to correct text alignment problems in spooler files in certain situations Retain Images This option causes Reform to save graphical images of the files processed by the Reform Printer in the Spooler lmageQueue directory The images are saved as EMF files This option is useful if you want to maintain the graphical formatting of your print jobs in your form overlays Special Character Set Some printed documents may contain a shifted character set This option will fix the shifted character set If the document is read without this feature the text may not be readable Enable LPD Line Printer Daemon This option is used if your data stream comes from a non Windows based application Unix AS 400 AIX etc This option switches the Reform print processor from EMF 1 006 to RAW Top to Bottom Text This option is used with Retain Images Text is broken by line vertically instead of horizontally which is the standard method This option is useful w
103. ext object you would like to align and click the appropriate button to align to the left right or center Click the vertical alignment button to change the position of text within its boundaries Shadows Click the Shadow button to bring up a menu that allows you to place a shadow on any object that is visible in the Design Layer To change the color click the colored box and bring up the palette To change the angle and size of the shadow click the directional arrows to change the object s dimensions Reform12 Reform 12 68 Shapes To easily create different shapes on your forms click the Shapes button on the toolbar to bring up the Shapes menu Click one of the shapes and draw it out on your form This will only work in the Design Layer Ne Standard Arrow Double Arrow Quad Arrow Triple Arrow Polygon Line Poly line Are Bezier Gradients First click on the object you want to add a gradient for and set the Gradient gt Visible property to True Click the Gradient button on the toolbar click Start Color and then pick a color to start the gradient with in the dialog that shows up Then click End Color and choose the ending color Select a direction for the gradient to fade The gradient should now be visible You can change the gradient colors and direction at any time either by using the buttons on the toolbar or the properties in the properties panel Text Layer Overview The Purpose of the Text Layer
104. flow gives the user the ability to add barcodes onto their forms and subsequently decide what to do with those documents once they are scanned p gt Output Email he i P Printer well SaveToFile Currently there are 8 different available Outputs depending on which plug ins are installed Printer SaveToFile Email RightFax Ricoh LanFax Microsoft s SharePoint DocumentMall and Alchemy Printer and SaveToFile are installed by default with Reform All other Outputs require their respective plug ins All outputs require at least one Input to be configured but can also be a combination of an Input and any number of processes For example one workflow can have a Form and File input and then be routed to DAC Once approved in DAC the document can then be sent through the Tag Doc process and printed with a barcode Finally the Tag Doc process would be connected to the desired Output All of the Outputs have intelligent and newly redesigned setup wizards to appropriately configure each respective output and have control over different settings The settings in each output can be statically entered or can use variable data from the data stream or MOST Wy Execute Once a workflow is complete the execute button on the toolbar is clicked in order to fulfill what is represented on the screen During this process the form will be backed up to a Workflow Designer Original Forms directory which is located in the same directory as the sele
105. fore cursor Insert at beginning of line o Insert line below cursor O Insert one line above cursor CTRL J Move down one line CTRL W Move back one word ENTER Add a new line Backspace Move back one character kill Delete line set by stty CTRL H Move back one character CTRL I Insert a tab CTRL T Move to next tab setting Reform12 Reform 12 54 ESC Returns to command mode CTRL V Quote next character smit System Management Move cursor to desired item and press Enter Software Installation and Maintenance Software License Management Devices ystem Storage Management Physical and Logical Storage Security amp Users Communications Applications and Services gt Print Spooling Problem Determination Performance amp Resource Scheduling System Environments Processes and Subsystems Remote Customer Support and Services Applications Cluster Systems Management Using SMIT lt information only gt Move cursor to desired item and press Enter AIX Print Mode Only Start a Print Job Manage Print Jobs List All Print Queues Manage Print Queues gt Add a Print Queue Add and Additional Printer to an Existing Print Queue Change Show Print Queue Characteristics Change Show Printer Connection Characteristics Remove a Print Queue Manage Print Server Programming Tools AIX and System V Print Mode Change Show Current Print Subsystem Move cursor to desired item and press Enter AIX
106. forms When a new form is created in the Designer you will need to refresh the Spooler s form list When this is done the newly created form will appear in the list The Spooler will not be able to use a form if it is not listed The Spooler will Stop and Restart while this is going on Edit Selected Form E Open the selected form to edit in the Reform Designer be Setup Reform Spooler A Open the Spooler s Setup dialog box to modify settings for the Reform Spooler Last Processed 1067s Results When a print job is successfully processed the bottom window of the Spooler interface will display the message Last Processed followed by the name of the form that was used and the date and time of the print job Reform12 Reform 12 59 How the Spooler Works The Spooler while it is running constantly monitors your chosen Spooler directory for changes If it detects a new file it will attempt to match that print stream up with a form workflow and process it The print streams will only be picked up if they pass the Spooler filter parameter which can be set up from the Spooler at File gt Setup gt Spooler Parameters Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will guide you through the process of configuring the Spooler parameters and provide detailed explanations with each step Once the file meets the filter selection criteria the Spooler needs to reference a print stream and apply it to a form A print stream can be of type Text ASCII P
107. global only if necessary to reduce programming errors Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise Example 1 This example demonstrates how a private variable behaves x 20 INPUT Type in a number x overwrite will display the value entered PRINT x x SUB overwrite x 40 PRINT x x ENDSUB Example 2 This example demonstrates how a public variable behaves GLOBAL x x 20 INPUT Type in anumber x overwrite will display 40 PRINT x x SUB overwrite x 40 PRINT x x ENDSUB GOTO GOTO lt Label Name gt Skip to the specified Label Name Example Try to set the focus to an empty notepad window IF FOCUS Untitled notepad 10 0 0 THEN GOTO TimeoutError ELSE GOTO Findit ENDIF TimeoutError PRINT Cannot find Untitled notepad END Findlt PRINT Find it END Important Note You should not use GOTO to get out of a FOR ENDFOR loop Example FORi 1T0O 10 IF i 5 THEN GOTO OutOfLoop ENDIF ENDFOR OutOfLoop PRINT Getting out illegally END Reform12 115 Reform 12 Enterprise 116 IF THEN ELSE ENDIF Format 1 IF lt condition gt THEN lt Codes to execute if true gt ENDIF Format 2 IF lt condition gt THEN lt Codes to execute if true gt ELSE lt Codes to execute if false gt ENDIF Conditionally executes a set of commands based on the outcome of a logical expression In this structured programming command the lt conditi
108. h matches the printer name and there is no other printer profile selected it will use that printer profile You can also modify the printer profile and control it from a page process script by setting the variable for the object _PrinterProfile For instance if you have a printer profile named MainPrinter you can change the printer profile to print to MainPrinter by adding in the page process script the following code _PrinterProfile MainPrinter Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 97 Output Devices Page Setup Page Setup Printer Paper Information Inches Paper Size 8 50 x 11 00 Collate 0 Orientation Portrait Duplex 1 Copies 1 Color 2 Bin Tray Auto Select Quality 600 Form Information Inches Paper Dimensions Orientation Margins Width ui Portrait Top 0 5 Bottom 0 5 Rete 11 0 O Landscape Left 0 5 Right 0 5 Use Printer Settings Print To Attached Printer DEL to clear E Automation Load Profile H Save Profile _ always Update _ Text Only Send To Start Printing From Page i ry OK X Cancel Printer Paper Information This section displays the current settings of the selected printer Form Information This section displays the current settings of the form overlay Changes to these settings will affect your form layout Paper dimensions and orientation can be set independently from the printer settings however in most cases you wil
109. h the command prompt and supply it with the install parameter Type the following line and press Enter ServiceSample exe install A message box will pop up after the script is installed as a service To Uninstall a Service 1 Goto File gt Run Enter cmd and press Enter 2 Type the following line and press Enter cd C Program Files Reform Scripts 3 We will assume your script application is named ServiceSample exe Enter the following line and press Enter ServiceSample exe uninstall 4 A message box will pop up after the service is uninstalled Reference For reference purposes the parameters for the ShortRun executable to create an application from a script are follows My Mt ShortRun exe e lt name of script file gt lt name of executable file gt Once you have built an executable from a script file you can pass it the parameters install or uninstall to install or uninstall the service such as in the example below ScriptEXE exe install ScriptEXE exe uninstall Maintenance There are certain directories that must be maintained after you start using Reform 12 Depending on the options your have configured in the Reform Spooler the Spooler may create backups of all processed files into the Backups directory If the Retain Images option is used with the Reform Printer driver images of processed documents will be stored in the Spooler ImageQueue directory As a system processes more and more jo
110. he DOS screen WAITWIN Windows App Only lt variable gt WAITWIN Window Title Text lt Timeout gt Wait for a text to appear within the specified window for the specified amount of time in seconds If the text appears within the time WAITWIN returns 1 otherwise it returns 0 This command only works with windows Application Example The example below waits for Name to appear at Row 0 and Column O for 10 Seconds If the text does not appear within 10 seconds report the error Example 1 Wait for the word Name to appear from within the window Windoze for 10 seconds x WAITWIN Windoze Name 10 IF x 0 THEN PRINT Timeout waiting for text ELSE PRINT Found Name ENDIF Example 2 Wait for the word Name to appear from within the window Windoze for 10 seconds IF WAITWIN Windoze Name 10 0 THEN PRINT Timeout waiting for text ELSE Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise PRINT Found Name ENDIF Reform12 134 Reform 12 Enterprise Index About Tag Doc c ssseseeeeeees 10 12 ALLCOMMANDS 0ccceceeeeeeeees 119 PC tone obctescleeeecreesemiceeehtemmeeacecce abet 70 MAD DING siccciincncsdcnasndcsstnnciesenesneasies 70 AS 400 Connection n se 47 ASC ciauchasdotensieaascnsaiaase nei onaisnanaenanaeee 119 Background IMage csssceseeeeeeeees 82 Barcode Object ccccsseeeeeeeeeeeees 92 BEEF wcrsicianteaseatnenisbadieaebanereraae
111. hen Reform is capturing data from host systems that use formatting such as Word Crystal Reports PDFs and PCL Handle Printing from PDF v7 and up Use this option when capturing data stream or images from PDFs printed in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader 7 0 and up Size and Scaling adjustment fields X and Y Scaling Factor Reform 12 Reform 12 42 Adjust these values if the spooler files sent from the Reform Printer contain text that is not properly spaced X adjusts horizontal scaling and Y adjusts vertical scaling Fixed Width and Height These fields cause all text information received from the Reform Printer to conform to the same width and or height settings Image Output Format Tab On the Image Output Format tab you can choose the file extension for the image files that are generated when you have Retain Images turned on These images will be saved in ReformDir Spooler lmageQueue The recommended extension is EMF Reform Port Monitor Setup Version 3 0 12 0 General Advenced Image Qutput Format Image Formak pr Defaut a ppt fizo i TEF Compression Format ca 0llti lt i r Motes image Qubput Format options ane applicable only when Retain Images is checked in Advanced Tab Generic Text File Printing to a Generic Text File Some form systems such as accounting systems and others are capable of writing to files at printing time To use this option the user would sel
112. ia Devi Options Regional and Langu Options Printers and Faxes Reform12 Reform 12 35 7 Open Reform Port Monitor Setup 8 You can then modify advanced features for the Reform print driver Reform Port Monitor Setup Version 3 0 19 0 X Reform Port Monitor Setup Version 3 0 19 0 X g Reform Port Monitor Setup Version 3 0 19 0 X General Advanced Image Output Format General Advanced Image Output Format General Advanced Image Output Format Image Format JEMF Default hd I Keep Printed Files Keep Spool Files Reform Form Location I Debug Mode J Content is plain text 2003S5erver Forms DPI Y i TEE 7 Retain Images Special Character Set eform Spooler Location Enable LPD Line Printer Daemon Top to Bottom Text 2003Server Spooler amp E a Tiff Compression Format Y Reform Backup Location V Handle Printing From PDF 7 and up 2003Server Backups f X Scaling Factor Scaling Factor J MultiPage Tiff fi 1 Output File Name PDOT USR J Auto Increment File Name Fixed Width Fixed Height jo 0 Char Offset 0 Notes Image Output Format options are applicable only when Retain Images is checked in Advanced Tab Execute Post Process Char Offset is used for addressing text extraction issue that may occur with the certain printed document ex Crytal Report Acrobat Version 5 xx L
113. inter status whether it is online offline error etc Returns ready Printer is ready na Printer is not available offline Printer is offline paused printing busy notoner tonerlow paperproblem paperout paperjam unknownerror BITOP lt Value1 gt lt Operation gt lt Value2 gt Performs bitwise manipulation of 2 values HOMEDIR lt variable gt HOMEDIR Retrieve the directory where Reform is executed from The returned value will always contain at the end Example Retrieve the directory and display it shortcutdir HOMEDIR PRINT The home directory is shortcutdir Reform12 126 Reform 12 Enterprise 127 LOADVARS LOADVARS lt filename gt spec Load variables from file that is created with SAVEVARS It allows you to load selected group of variables See About Spec This function is useful for loading saving settings for later use Parameters lt filename gt specifies the variable file example saved var spec optional parameter for qualifying variables example gUSR_ About Spec Spec is not case sensitive It is used for qualifying variables Only qualify variables that the leftmost part of the name matches the spec will be loaded Returns False 0 Fails True 1 Success Example gUSR_ Name John gUSR_AGE 27 gALL_Price 100 gALL_Discount 10 only save the variables that begin with gUSR SAVEVARS c te
114. irectory to be paired with form overlays that match the names of the new files This allows for a more dynamic output process than the use of Form Link Form Link provides you with a static method of routing documents to different output devices that can only be changed by altering the form overlay s settings in Reform Designer Decision Maker on the other hand allows you to create a number of forms that might or might not be used depending on conditions that you define during the design process In this way you don t have to manually change settings in a form overlay and any number of form overlays may be used at any time in any order To clarify let s assume that your system sends a single file to the Spooler directory that contains a large number of purchase orders and you want Decision Maker to determine the least expensive method of distributing them The Decision Maker script contains instructions to analyze the text file and search it for an email address If it doesn t find an email address you ve instructed it to look for a fax number If it finds neither of those then you ve instructed it to print the purchase order in your mail room to be mailed to your vendor A more detailed example is as follows Suppose your system generates an ASCII Text file called PurchaseOrders out When the file appears in the Spooler directory the Soooler matches it with a form overlay called PurchaseOrders FOM this form overlay sends the inf
115. is to provide a visual area in which to view the content of a spooler file and map specific information for inclusion in a form overlay during the design process The Text Layer displays text exactly as it appears in the text file which generally reflects the positioning and layout of text generated by the printing application Reform12 Reform 12 69 Se ae E e ae ae P a a To obtain the spooler file generated from a print job for the purposes of creating or adjusting a form overlay select Open Text File from the File menu and locate your file If you have no spooler file available in the Reform Spooler directory make sure the Reform Spooler is turned off and you have printed from your application to the Reform Server Printing to the Reform Server can be done either by using the Reform Printer Driver or a method for capturing data from a host system The text file should be located in the Reform Spooler directory Any text on this layer can be mapped and manipulated from the Design Layer by using the various design objects provided See Available Objects Paginate Method _ Pagination Form Feed Char The Paginate Method dropdown list allows you to configure Reform to look for Form Feed characters or use a specific number of lines per page to break the spooler file into individual pages Form Feed Char will look for the character ASCII value 12 that signifies the end of a page Lines Per Page will
116. ish mapping box Drag the Barcode Object so that it overlays the desired text content Design Layer Text Layer r ee ee eee I Barcode Object on the Text Layer Go to the Design Layer The Barcode Object will appear as a graphical barcode sa 751 E D E Reform12 Reform 12 93 Barcode Object on the Design Layer 5 Click on the object and modify the properties to alter the barcode s type size caption appearance and other properties The Barcode Settings which differ from its properties may be accessed and modified by selecting Barcode Global Settings from the Options menu Barcode Settings EAN Country Origin Ex 20 20 UPC Number System Character Ex 0 Barcode Default Settings Note Certain barcode types require that you specify additional information EAN 8 and EAN 13 require 2 digit country or origin code 1 UPC requires a number system character from 0 9 This additional information will be applied to the newly added barcodes depending on the type of barcode you choose eliminating the need to individually specify this information for each of the barcodes you add After the barcode is added you can manually alter these values in the Barcode Global Settings dialog Image Object E The Image Object is used to add graphics to your form The supported graphic types are BMP JPG GIF TIFF and EMF however the recommended image type is BMP You can use this obj
117. it is recommended to disable this option to avoid using unnecessary hard drive space Show Printing Status Show Printing Detail Show Printing Status is useful in cases where you need to be informed of what Reform is processing To setup the spooler monitoring filter click the Spooler Parameters Setup Wizard Button Spooler Parameters Setup Wizard Cm Spooler Setup Define Monitoring Filter Setup Wizard Step1 Define File Monitoring Filter The fle monitoring filter defines the file in the spooler directory that will be processed The Reform Spooler monitors the spooler directory for a file that matches this filter definition Once a match occurs the Reform Spooler will then process the file In Reform the 0OS Vindows type filtering syntax is used The valid wildcards are and Example txt Process all files with an extension of txt R txt Process all fles with the staring character of R and an extension af txt Process all fles with the starting character of F with any extension Process all fles that are 4 characters long with any extension Fe or F Process all files that have any prefix file name and the first character of the extension is F Motes Uses Windows DOS file type filtering syntax wildcards are and 3 E Default File Monitoring Filter The window information is self explanatory Caution If you change the Spooler directory to a location containing other types of files m
118. l be saved You wif be given options for subfolders next To use a static value please type it in the box below If a dynamic directory is available you can view it below as well Open Folder Dialog 27 The next piece of information the wizard needs is the folder structure Your root folder is C demo You can make subfolders in the demo either from static data which you type in or from variable data available in the data stream By default you first have the option to enter static data If you want to select variable data you need to click the Click here to select variable information button Reform 12 Reform 12 24 STF Wizard Please enter or select a value for folder i Example Rootfolder Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 To use a static value please type it in the box below To use a dynamic value please click the appropriate button below and then select it from the hist Static Click here to select variable dynamic information Cancel Stop Looping 28 After clicking the above button you will be presented with a new dialog which lets you select variable data You can also go back to static data by clicking the appropriate button but for the demonstration we want to choose variable data We want Folder 1 to be the AccountType so we select this from the list Once selected click Next STF Wizard Please enter or select a value for folder 1 Example Rootfolder Folder 1 Fol
119. l want these settings to be the same as the printer page settings Checking Use Printer Settings will keep the form s dimensions and orientation equal to that of the printer settings To change the printer settings click on the Printer button next to the selected printer Paper Orientation Select either Portrait or Landscape Portrait Landscape Note The Print to and Send to settings are mutually exclusive Depending on the printing method you choose selecting one will disable the other The Start Printing From Page option lets you choose the print start page Always Update The Always Update checkbox if selected will automatically push the printer settings to all forms that are linked to the current form through the Form Linking setting in the Form Properties It will create different print jobs in the printer queue This setting can include different printer trays print settings such as duplexing collating stapling together multi part forms etc Text Only If selected the form overlay will not be applied to the form at the time of printing Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 98 Advanced Features in Reform Decision Maker Decision Maker Introduction Available in Reform Enterprise PDC only The Decision Maker section presumes that you have an understanding of form overlay design If you have not yet learned how to create and configure a form overlay you must first learn how to use Reform Designer to design form over
120. lays This information can be found in the Designer and Output Devices sections of this user manual Decision Maker is a powerful tool used to give you more flexibility and control over the output of a print job based on information contained in the Information produced by your system Using Decision Maker it is possible to direct Reform to use different form overlays each time the Spooler encounters the same information file this is done by supplying it with logical conditions and telling it what to do if the contents of the print stream meet those conditions Because of the open endedness of the configuration process that goes into using Decision Maker the complexity of the logical conditions that you supply it with is limitless as are the destinations and configurations of your final output How Decision Maker Works For Decision Maker to work an intermediary form overlay must be created This form overlay reads the contents of the print stream and sends it to a script file that it pulls from the Reform SendToScripts directory The script file contains the logical conditions and commands that manipulate the information in the text file The information is then manipulated according to the instructions in the script file resulting in any number of possible outcomes The most popular use of Decision Maker makes use of the ability to turn one print stream into many ASCII Text files of different names and write them back into the Reform Spooler d
121. le Workflows Document Automaton Document Restrictions Note You will now notice that your Inputs Processes and Outputs have been populated by the various plugins you have installed 7 First drag and drop a Form and File object onto the workflow by clicking and holding your mouse on Form and File and then moving your mouse over to the workflow and releasing the mouse button Reform12 Reform 12 14 Form and File 1 E Please enter a description for Form and File 1 Description Workflow Designer Demonstration 8 Enter a description for the object you just added This is done by typing in the provided box Type Workflow Designer Demonstration and click Finish Demonstration _ ee if 9 Since Workflow Designer Demonstration text does not fit properly into the object because of its length we can resize the object to make it more readable This is done by first select the object by clicking on it so that it looks like above and then using the small resize box on the bottom right to pull down and make the object larger It should look something like this x yy Workflow Designer Demon stration Reform 12 Reform 12 15 10 Now we are ready to configure the Workflow Designer Demonstration form and input file To do so right click on the newly added object and select Configuration or simply double click on it Workflow Designer Demonstration Edit Captio
122. ment Mame Port Default 9100 9100 Read Timeout in rnilli seconds default 500 S00 Auto Skart on Run F Require Response Reform12 Reform 12 47 AS 400 System 36 System 38 Configuring AS 400 The AS 400 capture method is referred to as Inbound Connectivity Inbound Connectivity is the process of redirecting an application s print stream into a file so the Reform Spooler can automatically process the information Methods used to accomplish Inbound Connectivity The first method uses AS 400 native functions and is called Line Printer Requester and Line Printer Daemon or LPR LPD for short The AS 400 printer Output Queue is redirected to a remote printing device LPR This printing device is the Reform Printer driver that resides on a Windows computer LPD This method uses TCP IP to connect the AS 400 and the Windows computer Terminals Server AS 400 System 36 or System 38 ZS Windows PC running Reform Spooler Email Fax Svs i Archive ad es yaten nea System Systems Create AS 400 Output Queue To Create an AS 400 Output Queue type CRTOUTQ in the AS 400 command prompt and then press F4 F10 Once the Create Output Queue screen appears fill it in from the example below The Output queue can be any name in this example we used reformprn but you should use a name the means something to the solution Create Output Queue CRTOUTQ Type choices press Enter Output queue gt TESTPRTO4_ N
123. mp usr var gUSR Clear the variables gUSR_ Name gUSR_AGE 0 gALL_ Price 0 gALL_Discount 0 now load the variables that begin with USR back LOADVARS c temp usr var gUSR gALL_ Price gALL_ Discount will still be O PRINT gUSR_Name gUSR_Age gALL_ Price gALL_ Discount LPR LPR lt Host gt lt Queue gt lt FileName gt True False Sends the queue file to specified host to a specific queue The function will return True if it is sent successfully and false if there is an error MACRO ENDMACRO MACRO lt destination gt lt Keystrokes gt ENDMACRO MACRO allows you to send series of keystrokes at once This is useful if you need to send a large set of keystrokes or a paragraph of text to a window The keystrokes will be sent exactly as appear within MACRO ENDMACRO including spaces To send a content of a text variable along with the keystrokes enclose the variable name with vertical bar The special keystrokes can also be sent See SEND command for more information lt destination gt is the destination window title you want to send the macro to However you don t need to include lt destination gt if you want to send the keystrokes to the current destination window previously set by FOCUS command Example Name John MACRO Untitled Notepad Hello Name how are you tab This is a demonstration of how a large text Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise can be sent to an
124. must be taken 1 Make sure your forms are properly linked together Reform12 Reform 12 85 2 With Form 1 loaded into the Reform Designer go to File on the menu bar and click Form Properties In the Link Mode dropdown box select Collate Click on the Visual Form Link button next to the dropdown box and a pictorial representation of your linked forms should appear cascading from left to right 5 Click OK to close the Visual Link window and click OK again to close the Form Properties window 6 Save your form to insure that all changes take effect When the above steps have been completed your forms will print out collated Note It is only necessary to activate this feature on Form 1 The Link Mode for all other linked forms should be set to Normal To stop the forms from collating simply set the Link Mode on Form 1 back to Normal You can also print collated forms from separate printer trays See Printing from Multiple Trays for more information Form Link with Advance Page Form Link can also be set to print using a different form for each consecutive page of your Text ASCII file The first page is printed to one form and the next page is printed using the linked form The process continues until there are no more text pages to process Formi tom Form form Form 3 forn Text Page 1 Text Text Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Pages Page 6 Page Page 5 Page 3 Form Link with Advance Page Assume that you want to print using a differen
125. n Configuration Align to Grid Delete 11 You are now presented with the Input Setup window First we want to select the TextFile or data stream that our form will be using To do so you can simply begin typing in the box or you can browse to find it We are interested in the SaveToFile out file Click the small folder icon to bring up a window which will let us choose that file Select the file and click Open Name z Date modified D SaveToFile out 4 nm Save ToFile out 12 After choosing the text file you are taken back to the Input Setup page so that you can now select a form Click the small folder icon to bring up a window which will let us choose the desired SaveToFile FOM form file Select the FOM file and click Open Reform12 Reform 12 16 Name Date modified Type SaveToFileF 7 31 9009 10 51 AM FOM a Fi t Save Tohe FOM laia 13 Now that you have both your Input Text File and Reform Form selected the setup of Form and File is complete You can quickly double check that the correct files are selected and then click Finish Input Setup Form and File 1 Form and TextFile to be used in the Workflow Please enter the form name and textfile name or browse for them Input Text File C Program Files Reform_Enterprise_v12 Backups SaveToFile out 14 You will also be prompted to add a page break field to the form
126. n Password ibaa END END Signifies the end of the script You can END the script at anywhere within your script If there are subroutines in your script make sure that the END command is include right before all the subroutine codes This way the script will not try to execute those subroutines unintentionally Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 113 Example count 1 Again Ask for a password INPUT Enter your password password if password does not match JOHN then report error IF UPPER password lt gt JOHN THEN message Invalid Password GOSUB DisplayMessage count count 1 if too many attempt then we notify the user and end it here IF count gt 3 THEN message Too many tries GOSUB DisplayMessage END ENDIF GOTO Again ENDIF message Password verified GOSUB DisplayMessage PRINT Thank you END Subroutine Display Message on screen for 5 seconds DisplayMessage PROMIPT message 5 RETURN EXECUTE EXECUTE lt Application Name gt This command will execute other application and resume the next script line without waiting for the application to finish Example EXECUTE c windows notepad exe FOCUS Untitled Notepad 10 0 SEND Hello Notepad FOR ENDFOR FOR lt variable gt lt begin value gt TO lt end value gt lt your codes gt EXITFOR ENDFOR Executes the commands after FOR and before ENDFOR a specified number of times FOR ENDF
127. n Existance of a file Returns True False x FILEEXISTS lt filename gt Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 123 FILEEXISTS File_ Name Filelnfo Returns information about the specified file X Filelnfo lt Type gt FileName Path Type Age Size Version File Name Variables Returns the file name of the specific file x REFORMVAR SPOOLFILE x REFORMVAR FORMNAME FileVersion Returns the version number of the EXE DLL Specified X FileVersion C Program Files Reform ReformENT exe FTPCONNECT FTPCONNECT lt Server gt User Password Proxy Port Establish a connection to an FTP server Parameters lt Server gt Name of an FTP Server Ex ftp nowhere com User User Name optional leave blank for anonymous logon Password Password optional leave blank for anonymous logon Proxy Specify the proxy server if used optional Port Specify the FTP port optional default is 21 Returns True or 1 If successful False or O If fail FTPDISCONNECT FTPDISCONNECT Disconnect from an FTP server FTPEXEC FTPEXEC lt command gt lt param 1 gt param 2 FTPEXEC provide a way to interact with an FTP server There are many different commands that you can execute lt file 1 gt and lt file 2 gt may or may not need depending on what ftp commands you are executing This function also returns different result depending on the command executed Parameters lt command gt is
128. n be connected to by the client s pc Reform12 Reform 12 37 2 Browse to the server using the server s name or IP address Sample ReformServer or If the Server s IP address was 192 168 1 123 192 168 1 123 3 You should then see the ReformPRN printer in the list as a shared printer 4 Select and right click on the ReformPRN and click Connect Fo Belonnnieryees Py Et ew Paes Tee Pei t he i j eih j Fmi EH atari PetorZerver li Jacke ia Addo partie pee aide hear Coreen cy MTU i amies er bine ie nm ira ofa ait Aitves aih a fay TT tm part eval bere Lari ri her Mares fy Fen a Catan aad Ay ae Fag Cee ca Hemme ond Eres 5 After it completes the installation open your Printers folder by clicking on Start gt Control Panel 6 Open Printers and Faxes 7 Select and right click on the Reform Printer and click on Properties bre Bho i G he y e E 8 In the Reform Printer Configuration Page tab click Configure Reform12 Reform 12 38 F FabSoft Reform Printer Properties Color Management General Sharing Forts Advanced Security Device Settings Reform Printer Configuration Page 9 Fill in the Form Location and Spooler Folders These should be ServerName Forms and ServerName Spooler or if you want to use the IP address If the IP Address was 192 168 1 123 192 168 1 123 Forms and 192 168 1 123 Spooler Reform Printe
129. n the Decision Maker script file it is notated as DMFormName Decision Maker only reads code written in the ShortCut scripting language Make sure that your code employs the proper ShortCut syntax You may add as many lines as you want to the DecisionMaker fbs file and create logic for the use of many different intermediate form overlays by simply creating different subroutines for different form names Alternately you may save separate script files with different names and reference them as the Send To Device in your intermediate form overlays To do so you must make alterations to the Send To Devices in the registry Please see Adding Your Own Send to Device section To learn more about using the ShortCut scripting language to create script files refer to the help file available in the ShortCut Script Editor The ShortCut User Manual can also be accessed on the internet at httop www fabsoft com products shortcut shortcut html Chapter Summary Having reached the end of this chapter you should now have an understanding of the power and flexibility that you can achieve over your printed forms and their destinations through the use of Decision Maker Decision Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 102 Maker is capable of much more than we ve had the opportunity to discuss within these pages with a complete understanding of the ShortCut scripting language and the use of Decision Maker the possibilities are endless The time l
130. nd prompt Change the Output Queue setting to direct the Output Queue stream to a Network IP Create Output Queue CRTOUTQ Create Output Queue CRTOUTQ Type choices press Enter Output queue gt TESTPRTO4__ Name Library gt QUSRSYS_ _ Name CURLIB Maximum spooled file size _ Number of pages NONE____ Number NONE Starting time 200 O O Time Endingtime 2020200 O O Time for more values _ Order of files on queue FIFO______ FIFO JOBNBR Remote system INTNETADR eee Remote printer queue gt REFORMPRN _ _ Press the Page Down button to view the next screen This screen allows you to specify the IP address of the computer that will be running the Reform Spooler In the example below the Reform Spooler is running on a computer whose IP address is 10 0 0 233 Change Output Queue CHGOUTQ Type choices press Enter Writers to autostart 1 o __ 1 10 SAME NONE Queue for writer messages QSYSOPR___ Name SAME LID PAR geese needs LIBL__ Name LIBL CURLIB Connection type IP_________ SAME SNA IP IPX Destination type OTHER___ s SAME OS400 OS400V2 Host print transform YES_______ SAME YES NO User datatransform SAME_____ Name SAME NONE LID AW eee eee eee 3 Name LIBL CURLIB Manufacturer type and model WSCSTNONE Workstation customizing object TEXTONLY__ Nam
131. need to register additional Reform Plugins a Follow the same registration process to get to the Register window shown in Step 2 b Press Alt R c A window will be displayed that will allow you to enter serial numbers for one or more Plugins Once you have entered the desired keys click Finish to register the plug in s Reform12 Reform 12 10 Register Activate Plugins ShortCut Archive EMAIL Fax LPDServer ScanToReform ReformPrn FabSoftOCR TCPCAPTURE 9100 True Visit our website at ww fabsott com Cancel Once all the activation codes are entered and verified you will need to restart the Reform Spooler Please see the Reform Spooler gt Reform Spooler Service section of this manual for more information on how to restart a If any plug ins are also installed they may also need to be restarted Please see each plug in s user manual for more information on how to restart them What is the Workflow Designer Reform s Workflow Designer is visually enhanced wizard approach to designing and implementing a workflow It gives users the ability to drag and drop different steps of the workflow process onto a digital canvas which then automatically makes all the changes necessary to the chosen input data in order to satisfy what the user sees on the screen There are five main types of objects that can be added to the workflow Arrow Connectors Comments Inputs Processes and Outputs Arrow connectors are
132. nformation 31 Once clicked you will be presented with a new dialog which allows you to select variable data We want FileName to be InvoiceNo Scroll down until you find this variable Select the variable InvoiceNo and click Finish Reform 12 Reform 12 26 STE Wizard Please enter or select a value for FfeName To use a static value please type it in the box below To use a dynamic value please click the appropriate button below and then select it from the fist Currenthet4mount4 41 30 CurrentUnitl CurrentUnit2 nklextl nterne LnkText 8 08 LnkTextli 590 00 LnkTextl2 01 19 08 LnkTextl3 INT Internet LnkTexti4 0269915001 LnkTexti5 Hi Speed Unlimited s 32 You have completed the configuration wizard for SaveToFile output Archive Your workflow should look something like below Notice that the Archive caption is now green like the others Workflow Designer Demonstration E kd E gt Sa we a Printer A Archive 7 D E 33 You can move around the objects on the workflow so your screen isn t as cluttered To do so simply click and hold your mouse over the objects and drag them to other portions of the screen Your connectors will move along with the objects preserving the connections Reform12 Reform 12 27 x x x Workflow Bemornstration Your final workflow design should look something like x c Worktiow Designer Demonstration e t
133. nt the Design Layer and the Text Layer Click each tab to switch back and fourth between the Design Layer and the Text Layer Working with Your Information Once you have opened the Reform Designer you will see two tabs Text Layer amp Design Layer Reform 12 Reform 12 66 You will be using the Designer to create or edit the Form overlay for the final output Once the Form overlay is created it will be used by the Reform Spooler each time the related text ASCll file appears in the Spooler directory To Start Start by selecting New from the File menu and choose a form template from the list that matches the type of information you are using If none of the templates matches your information click the Blank Form button Text Layer contains the information generated by your application Design Layer defines the appearance and layout of the form that you design See Tips amp Techniques for ideas about how to create your own desired Reform formats overlays Design Layer Overview The Design Layer is the layer that holds graphical objects on the form It works like a design canvas where you can add borders frames text and images such as your company logo The final output will resemble the layout and content of the Design Layer Design Layer ie 1 T Lerxst s Premiere Paints 1 7 555 Northwest Ave 7 Rush Valley NM 32456 123 456 2112 gl Text Layer E 20 po A a S S O O B D O O D D D D D O DS DO
134. o as the Linked Rich Paragraph Object because it is used to link information from the Text Layer to the Design Layer The Linked Rich Paragraph Object differs from the standard Rich Paragraph Object in that its contents are dictated by the text content on the Text Layer To use the Linked Rich Paragraph Object 1 Make sure you are working in the Text Layer 2 Click on the arrow next to the Paragraph Object As icon to create a new Linked Rich Paragraph Object iil JAE kee at4 4dd Design Linked Text Alt 3 Add Designl Linked Rich Text 3 Move and size the object until it overlays the desired content 4 Go to the Design Layer The Linked Rich Paragraph Object and the text it overlays will be displayed on the form You may alter the position or properties of this object the same way you would a standard Rich Paragraph Object Note If the position or font properties of the Linked Rich Paragraph Object are altered in the Design Layer it will not affect the position or appearance of the same text in the Text Layer Modifying the Control Characters The control characters can be changed to fit your needs To access the Control Characters dialog select Control Chars from the Options menu The dialog box pictured below will appear To modify the ASCII values used to represent different formatting options simply click the up or down arrows to the right of the number boxes Control Characters Bold ASCE Value naik ASCI
135. ode Control Chars C DDE I FSMonitor C PlugIns J SendTo Devices Ea Settings If you have Designer open close it and open it back up Go to File gt Page Setup Select SendTo and your newly created device will be available You can also click the Attachment Setup button to specify the image type You also need to create a text file in the Reform SendToScripts directory with an fbs extension i e MyDevice1 fbs Running Scripts as Services To run a script as a service the script must first be compiled to an executable using the included ShortRun exe program To do this we are going to assume you have a script called ServiceSample fbs located in your scripts folder Creating the script executable and installing the service is all done via the Windows command prompt Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 105 Go to File gt Run Enter cmd and press Enter Type the following line and press Enter cd C Program Files Reform Scripts You are now in the same directory as your script as well as the ShortRun exe application We need to run the ShortRun exe application and provide it with parameters to compile the script file into an executable that can be run as a service or a standalone application Type the following line and press Enter ShortRun exe e ServiceSample fbs ServiceSample exe You will notice that ServiceSample exe was created inside your Reform Scripts directory Now you must run the executable throug
136. on gt is evaluated If lt condition gt evaluates to true any statements following IF and prior to ELSE or ENDIF whichever occurs first are executed If lt condition gt is false and ELSE is included any statements after ELSE and before ENDIF are executed If lt condition gt is false and ELSE isn t included all statements between IF and ENDIF are ignored In this case script execution continues with the first command following ENDIF You can nest an IF ENDIF block within another IF ENDIF block Example Let s say that am 25 MyAge 25 Ask for name INPUT What is your name YourName Ask for age INPUT What is your age YourAge Find out if you are older younger or the same and display the appropriate message IF YourAge gt MyAge THEN PRINT Your are Older than me YourName ELSE IF YourAge lt MyAge THEN PRINT Your are Younger than me YourName ELSE PRINT We are in the same age YourName ENDIF ENDIF INCLUDE INCLUDE lt script file name gt INCLUDE allows you to use subroutines or functions from an external script file All the subroutines functions that are used often should be grouped together in a script file This way you can always have an access to those subroutines or functions just by using INCLUDE command You can use as many INCLUDEs as needed When you execute a subroutine or a function ShortCut searches the files specified by INCLUDE command if the
137. ooler Application begins processing the file you will notice the file name change to something similar to the image below It shows that the file is being processed by the SaveTofile form _ SaveToFile SaveT oF ile out M1F NO 10 17 2008 9 16 AM 45 Our output 2 pages should be in two locations at the printer we had selected and a PDF in the directory we selected before C demo Navigate to the C demo folder You will see the folder named RES because that is the subfolder structure we chose AccountType was the variable If you do not see the desired output please make sure the service account for the Reform 12 Spooler has enough permission to the selected directory Please see the Reform Spooler section of this manual on how change the logon account Mame Date modified Type Size 7 28 2009 2 02 PM File Folder 46 Double click on RES and then you will see your 2 page PDF file If we had turned on page breaking in one of the previous prompts and selected the InvoiceNo variable then we would have ended up with 2 one paged PDF files Same would be the case with the Printer queue would have been broken up into 2 Confirm the contents of this file by opening it and examining the data 47 Date modified Type Size 7 28 2009 3 56 PM Adobe Acrobat D 221 KB Reform 12 32 48 Below is the PDF file that Reform has generated At the same time a page should print to the printer you selected in the wizard invoice ABC Interme
138. ormation from the file into the Decision Maker script file which searches the first purchase order for an email address If it finds an email address for the first purchase order it extracts all pages associated with that order and sends them back to the Spooler directory as a new file called PurchaseOrderEmail 001 This new ASCII Text file is matched with a form overlay of the same name PurchaseOrderEmail FOM which has been configured to send it out via email Decision Maker then continues for each consecutive order that it encounters in the text file and processes them individually according to the same set of rules generating new ASCII Text files called PurchaseOrderFax 001 or PurchaseOrderPrint 001 if the necessary conditions are met If it needs to generate many text files of the same name it simply increments the file extension each time generating files with extensions 002 003 and SO on Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 99 In the hypothetical situation above a limitless amount of purchase orders can be sent to as many customers as necessary and Decision Maker will always make sure they go out via the least expensive distribution method This minimizes the cost of sending the purchase orders as well as the labor normally associated with their allocation while maintaining a centralized system of control over their distribution How to Use Decision Maker Decision Maker makes use of FabSoft s ShortCut technology Som
139. play Message PRINT evaluate expressions and popup a window with the results This is useful for notifying the user for an attention Note that you can cascade the message with a combination of text and variables by using Example Display hello to john and display todays date UserName John PRINT Hello UserName Today is DATE 4 Keep in mind that if a script is set to run as a service Print statements will not prompt the user but will be written in the event log PROMPT PROMPT Display Message lt Number_of_Seconds gt Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 118 PROMPT evaluate expressions and popup a window with the results for the specified number of seconds This is useful for notifying the user for an attention Note that you can cascade the message with a combination of text and variables by using Example Display hello to john and display todays date and wait 10 seconds for a respond from the user UserName John PROMPT Hello UserName Today is DATE 4 10 Keep in mind that if a script is set to run as a service Prompt statements will be ignored RETURN Returns the script control to a where the GOSUB was called Example Again Ask for a password INPUT Enter your password password if password does not match JOHN then report error IF UPPER password lt gt JOHN THEN message Invalid Password GOSUB DisplayMessage GOTO Again ENDIF message Pas
140. prevent unauthorized printing check the Password on Printing box Otherwise leave Password on Printing unchecked so that any user can print the form however you will not be able to modify it without the password Background Image The Background Image is an image that occupies the entire page If you have a pre printed form that you need to import into Reform Designer simply scan the form you have into an image and use the image as a background You can also use the background image as an embedded watermark Language Use the language drop down list to select the language for the form How Form Linking works Reform normally prints every page of a Text ASCII file using only one designed form however using the Form Link feature allows Reform to print multiple pages to as many forms as the job requires without having to perform a new print job for each form To facilitate this all applicable forms must be linked together during the design process To Link two or more forms together 1 Open the Form Properties dialog box by selecting Form Properties from the File menu 2 Click on the folder icon S to the right of the text field titled Link Form Name This opens the Form List window which displays every available form 3 Scroll through the list of available forms until you find the one you re looking for and highlight the form by clicking on it Click OK The selected form will now appear in the Link Form Name field in Form Properti
141. ps is the default Checkboxes Auto Increment File Name Checking this box causes the Reform Printer to increment the filename extension when it finds a spooler file of the same name in the Spooler directory Execute Post Process Checking this box will enable the Advanced Printer Driver features on the client side Advance Printer Driver options will enable display of custom screens used to capture input by the user The Advanced Tab General Image Output Formak Checkboxes Keep Printed Files Checking this box creates a backup of the EMF file in the Backups directory Keep Spool Files Checking this box causes the Reform Printer to make backups of the SPL files located in Reform12 Reform 12 41 C Windows System32 Spool Printers that it processes These backups are stored in the Backups directory While this is a useful function for purposes of debugging and form design leaving it active on systems that process a lot of print jobs can cause the directory to get very large and eventually consume a great deal of disk space Reform Port Monitor Setup Version 3 0 0 8 General Advanced Image Output Format Keep Spool Files Debug Mode Content is plain text IV Retain Images Special Character Set Enable LPD Line Printer Daemon Top to Bottom Text V Handle Printing from PDF 7 and up X Scaling Factor Scaling Factor Fixed Width Fixed Height a Char Offset Char Offset is used for addressing t
142. r Reform Form Location WeodsserverlForns Spool Folder W20035erver Spooler Prompt For Form Prompt For Options Extra Options Prompt for Form Checking this box causes a form prompt to appear any time a user prints listing every available form overlay This is useful when no automatic form associations have been set Prompt for Options Reform12 Reform 12 39 Checking this box will enable the Advanced Printer Driver features Advance Printer Driver options will enable display of custom screens used to capture input by the user This option is only used if the Reform Printer Driver is also used on end user workstations 10 Click OK to close the configuration window 11 Click OK to close the printer properties 12 The Print Driver is now ready to use Reform Printer Driver Reform Port Monitor Configuration The Reform Printer configuration utility can be found in the Windows control panel Double click the Reform Printer Setup icon to open the utility The configuration utility is a program used to alter different aspects of the way Reform functions it contains many settings that can be adjusted to suit the needs or configuration of a system or network The utility contains three tabs General Advanced and Image Output Format Descriptions of the controls and properties contained in each tab window are discussed in detail below F a oe ee ke e oll d Ins sand Ese BS Monitor Setup
143. r copy of Reform Click the Evaluate button Reform12 Reform 12 7 LJ Thank you for choosing FabSoft and welcome to FabSoft family of products This message is appearing because this product is has not been registered with us Please select from one of the following options below Evaluation 0 Day s Left Enter your email address and then click Get New Evaluation Code This will launch an Internet Explorer window in which will let you request a 30 day evaluation key to be emailed to you Evaluation Registration y Reform Version REFORMENT12 System ID EDEF6FE E mail Address demofabsoft coam Evaluation Activation Code Get New Evaluation Code Tf you have any problems evaluating Reform please contact FabSoft at 973 767 2100 or sales fabsoft com Cancel Request FabSoft Reform Demo Key Email Address demo tabsott com Click the Submit button If it says that an evaluation key has been mailed to you check your email for a key to arrive Then in the Evaluation Registration window paste the key from your email into the Activation Code box and click OK You now have an unrestricted 30 days of Reform usage Following the installation it is recommended that you step through the Multiple Destinations Tutorial in the next section to familiarize yourself with basic usage of Reform Reform12 Reform 12 Reform 12 Licensing and Registration To obtain a registration key call FabSoft at 9
144. rms Process Results Form Mame Description B anesthesia H HerniaMedicalRecordScanne Eh Avery5260 AveryS260 B avery5o62 overyS962 How the Spooler Looks for the Proper Form to Use The Spooler needs to reference an ASCII text file and apply it to a Reform form The Spooler looks for the text files by cycling through three different methods in the following order 1 Using the Form Key Field The Spooler opens the Text ASCll file and searches through the list of Form Keys To set up the Form Key option click on Include Form Key Field under Special Fields in Reform Designer To verify that you have set the reference correctly go to Check Form Key Field under Options 2 Matching File Names The Spooler attempts to match a Text ASCll file with a form of the same name The file extension is ignored If a report is printed to a file called ORDER OUT in the C Program Files Reform Spooler directory the Spooler looks for a corresponding ORDER FOM file in the Reform Forms directory When found it will open ORDER OUT and ORDER FOM for processing Note The filename will be ignored if the Spooler finds a form and a text file that meet the criteria for the Form Key Field 3 Using the Default form If the Text ASCll file does not qualify for the first two methods the default form default fom will be used If the default form does not exist the Spooler will ignore the Text ASCII file Company Lookup Field If you are planning to
145. s At this point we want to select No Once configured the Workflow Designer Demonstration text should have changed to a blue color signifying that setup has been run Now your Input object is ready for an Output Reform12 Reform 12 17 wy Workflow Designer Demon stration 15 Next we want to add a printer to our workflow We use the same drag and drop procedure as with the Form and File see step 7 Take your mouse and drag the Printer object from under Outputs onto the workflow somewhere below your Input Once you release your mouse you will be prompted to describe Printer Type Printer A in the box and then click Finish Reform Setup Printer 1 Please enter a description for Printer 1 Description Once you click Finish you are taken back to your workflow Your Printer will have a Red Caption because it is not yet configured You can configure a Printer without making a connection with an Input or Process whereas other outputs need to be connected before configuring them Workflow Designer Demon stration sy x E 5 x Printer A 16 We will now configure Printer A Double click on the Printer A object to launch the setup screen You can also right click and select Configuration Reform12 Reform 12 18 Double click with Mouse or right click and select Configuration Finish 17 To select a printer click the Printer b
146. search Tracking can be restricted by locking search positions on the left right top or bottom of the Linked Anchor Text Object For instance if you know the keywords only appear below the placement of the object and to the right of the object the left and top side of the object can be locked If the text to track always appears in the same location you may restrict tracking by locking all sides of the object If you want tracking enabled on all sides uncheck all lock options A company prints a batch of multi page purchase orders which always displayed the subtotal on each page and displays only the final total on the last page The last page also shows the word Total before the actual total amount is displayed Furthermore the total amount displayed shifts vertically and does not always appear at the bottom of the page Instead of printing the subtotal on each page the company wants to display only the final total at the end of the purchase order This company chooses to use the Linked Anchor Text object to accomplish the task To use the Linked Anchor Text Object in the scenario above i 2 Make sure you are working in the Text Layer Click on the Label Object icon to create a new Linked Label Object Follow the rest of the instructions above to move size and position the Linked Label Object Please remember to give the Linked Label Object a name Next create a Linked Anchor Text Object on the text layer Move and size the Linke
147. sion Sx Leave this blank For default value Click OK to exit the Reform Port Monitor Setup LPD Windows 2000 XP 2003 To configure LPD Windows 2000 go to Control Panel gt gt Add Remove Programs gt gt Add Remove Window Components gt gt Other Network File and Print Services gt gt Printer Services for UNIX Select Other Network File and Print Services as shown below Windows Components Yow can add of remove components of Windows XP To add c remove a component click the checkbox A shaded box mesne that ani part of the component wil be installed To see whati included in a component chok Details Componerits a ov MSN Explorer 207MB e M 25 Networking Services 0 3 MB vi 25 0 thot Network File and Print Services 0 0 MB O feet Ouilook Express 00MB a E lindas Rant Cee aes nN MR v Creecnpbon Shares fles and pnnters on the computer vath others on the nehaoik Total dek space requied Be 2 MB Detain Space avalable on dick 437300 MB a Back IL Ment gt Cancel Reform12 Reform 12 57 Click the Details button Select Print Services for Unix To add or remove a componant clok the check bow A shaded bos means that only pat of the component wil be nietafed To see what s ncuded in a companerit click Detail at Bl Hd att Crescrpton Enables UND chents to pemtto any pemter aveldable to thie computer Total disk apace nequned PSZ MB Space available on desk 437295 M
148. stream to the form you wish and it will be processed Reform12 Reform 12 86 Designing Objects Object Basics The Form Editor uses an object oriented approach for form design Each element on the form is treated as an object There are four basic objects you can add to a form Shape Image Graphic Barcode and Paragraph Text Available Objects Shape Object i Image Linked Image Object Paragraph Object Rich Paragraph Object IM Barcode Object 2 Ml pelete and Align to Grid buttons Selecting an Object To select an object simply click on the object you want to manipulate If two or more objects overlap one another you can select the object underneath by clicking the left mouse button while holding down the CTRL key Alternately you can right click the top object and select Send to Back This will cause the object beneath it to become fully visible Once the intended object is in front it can be selected with a simple mouse click Each object has its own properties color line width text alignment etc You can access the properties of an object by selecting the object as described above The properties for that particular type of object will be populated into the Properties panel i 1 g Properties EA T Alignment Angie fl Brush Gl Font El Gr f 44 o 20 False DsgShapel g Achor The Object Properties dialog box You can move resize and rotate objects by using the mous
149. sword verified GOSUB DisplayMessage PRINT Thank you END Display Message on screen for 5 seconds DisplayMessage PROMIPT message 5 RETURN SUB SUB lt subroutine name gt lt parameters gt lt codes gt ENDSUB SUB lt subroutine name gt is a statement within a script file It specifies the beginning of each subroutine in a script file and defines the subroutine name and parameters Subroutine names must begin with a letter or underscore and may contain any combination of letters numbers and underscores The SUB lt subroutine name gt command line is followed by a series of commands that make up the subroutine You must include ENDSUB as the last line of a subroutine The difference between FUNC and SUB is that FUNC can return a value but SUB cannot To use a Subroutine simply include the subroutine name followed by its parameters into your codes see example Advance users may want to pass a parameter by reference To pass a parameter by reference prefix the parameter name with amp Example SUB GetName prompt amp name name will be modified INPUT prompt name ENDSUB Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise WHILE ENDWHILE WHILE lt condition gt lt Codes to execute while condition is true gt ENDWHILE Conditionally loops through a set of commands based on the outcome of a logical expression In this structured programming command the lt condition gt is evaluated If lt condition gt evaluates
150. t form for each consecutive text page FORM1 FOM for page 1 FORM2 FOM for page 2 and FORM3 FOM for page 3 You would link FORM1 FOM to FORM2 FOM and FORM2 FOM to FORM3 FOM as usual but instead of leaving the Form Link reference for FORM3 FOM empty set it to link back to FORM1 FOM causing it to cycle through every form again in a perpetual cycle until it runs out of text pages To achieve this the Link Mode for each form must be set to Advance Page More on Form Link with Advance Page If any of your linked forms Link Mode is not set to Advance Page the form will loop on itself until it reaches the final page of the Text ASCIl file The loop back can be referenced to any linked form For example if you link FORM3 FOM in the above example to FORM2 FOM the forms will continue to loop from FORM2 FOM to FORM3 FOM bypassing FORM1 FOM for every page except the first A Common Scenario If your text file contains a cover or start page you can create a form for the cover page and a second form for the accompanying information After linking the two forms together set the first form s Link Mode to Advance Page In the second form do not select a Link Form Name This will cause the cover page to be processed for the first text page and the second form will loop on itself for the remaining pages of the print job Forms can also be used to process a print stream using the LoadForm function with the Scripting Plugin This will forward the print
151. ted in the Forms list Reform12 Reform 12 60 Log Menu Detail Log Toggles the Detail Log option Detail Log will write more information about each print stream that is processed It will tell you which print stream has been matched up with which form whether or not a Form Key was detected etc If the Detail Log option is Disabled it will only write to the log when a print stream has been processed This option is useful for debugging print streams not correctly being matched up to forms Save Log Result On the Process Results tab this option will dump all of the Log Result text to a text file View Log File Displays the log file in an external text editor ie Windows Notepad Clear Log File Clears the results in the log file Configuration Setup General Go to File gt Setup to open the Spooler configuration panel Setup X General Advanced OK Spooling Directory ip C l C Program Files Reform Enterprise_v12 Spooler X Cance E Form Directory E C Program Files Reform_Enterprise_v12 Forms Output File Backup Directory E Program Files Reform Enterprise_vl2 Backups Image Directory C Program Files Reform Enterprise_v12 Images E User Interface Language English gl Spooler Parameters Setup Wizard Backup Gutput Files Show Printing Status Show Printing Detail Spooling Directory This specifies the location that Spooler will be monitoring for files Soooler will onl
152. terpreted by Reform as a bold formatting character All control characters will actually appear as small rectangles in the text layer 1 Text content An opened product 16 cannot 16 be returned 2 Final Output An opened product cannot be returned An example of a text file or print stream with Rich Text formatting in the Text Layer is as follows Ortalis OOBoldFace OOItalic ONormal OUnderline OOUn OBoldFace OOUnderline OOItalic ONormal OBoldFace OO Normal OBeldFace ONormal OUnderline OOUnderline ONo Normal Ottaealire ODNTtalic ODOBoldPace DOBoldFace DOUBol i E OBoldFace ONormal Oltalic OOItalic OOBoldFace OOUnd OUnderline OOItealie OOItalie DOUnderline OOBoldFace OBoldFace OOBoldFace DOTtalic OOitelic ONormal Otte 1 m In the Design Layer the mapped text will appear properly formatted as shown below Reform12 Reform 12 91 talc BoldFace italic Normal Underline Underline BoldFace Underline Haie Normal BoldFace Bol Normal BoldFace Normal Haderline Underline Mc Noma fale sialic BoldFace BoldFace Bold Fac PE We ea 2 oldEace Normal liane Jalie BoldFaee Underline Siri Underline fate tate Underline Bold Face lalc ita BoldFace BoldFace italic talie Mormat Falie Bol BoldFace fato fate Underline Normal ffate fate Normal Normal fac fale Bold Face Underline tf tale Hali Normal Underine Underline Bold Face Creating a Rich Text Object In the Text Layer the Rich Paragraph Object is referred t
153. that for you you simply enter the number of copies needed Multiple Destinations This wizard will allow you to select several destinations that you want to send a form to It will repeatedly let you choose different destinations to send your form to and then it will create all of the necessary forms set and configure the scripts and link the forms together Special Functions Form Properties Form Properties Form Description Link Form Name _ afa a e Link Mode FES Q D visual Form Links Duplex Form Name Form Password Confirm Password E Password on Printing g iF edit Page Process Script Background Image Show Image C Store in Form Language Default E OK x Cancel Form Description Enter the text that describes the form overlay this is viewable in the Reform Spooler Link Form Name Specifies the form overlay to be linked to the current form overlay This signals Reform to perform a Form Link process Link Mode Specifies the method that Reform will use to print the linked forms 1 Normal The current form is used to print all the text pages Once finished the linked form is then used to print all the text pages The process repeats until all linked forms are processed See How Form Link Works for more information Note In order to prevent an endless link process circular linking is not allowed Reform automati
154. the grid Restore Design Layout Reset all of the frames in the Design layer to their default positions Show Bounds Toggle on off the bounds indicator of each object Real time Scroll This option is on by default Check this off to improve the response when scrolling the page Reform 12 ERIS Objects Options 5 Linda Chr 2 db Cut Ga Copy E UX Delete ka Alon Objects Grid Settings ae crid On i Align to Grid Reshore Design Laymi Show Bounds Real time Scroll Grid Settings Horiontal Per Lint Vertical Per Unit Invoice Invoice Date Date Bounds On Bounds Off Reform 12 76 Options Menu Options Special Fiel Automation Barcode Global Settings Pad Char For Email Field RichText Control Characters Check Form Key Field Script Debugger j Automation This allows you to manually select a cover page to be used with faxes Barcode Settings Barcode Settings EAN Country Origin Ex 20 UPC Number System Character Ex 0 Allows you to change barcode related settings for barcodes that are on your current form See Rich Text Paragraph for more information Pad Char for Email Field If you are using email integration on your form the email addresses you are sending to may have a specific prefix or suffix that you need to change Rather than hard coding this into the script you can type the prefix or suffix into this window to automatically reform
155. the lower right of its main interface This will send data from the Host computer into the Parallel connection If everything is working correctly a data file containing the test page text should appear in Port Monitor s Data folder TCP IP Port 9100 To capture a data streams being sent from a host application to the printer via a standard TCP IP connection by default port 9100 is used the Reform 9100 Port Capture Utility should be used on the Reform Server In this scenario the Host system must first be configured to print the Server running the Capture Utility Typically the host system will be directed to the Reform Server by specifying the IP address of the server in the print settings Once the host system is configured The 9100 capture utility should be started on the Server 9100 Port Capture Utility resides in Reform s Miscellaneous folder To start Port Monitor simply double click on the file called 9100PortCapture exe FabSoft TCP Capture Demo Version egia x File Action Help a Setup Si Start co Stop Capture Folder C Program Files ReformmMiscidatal Pore 9100 Once the application is started go to File gt Settings on the menu Here you can configure the directory that the data will be saved to Typically the files should be saved to Reform s Spooler folder Reform12 Reform 12 46 Capture Folder C Program Files Reform spooler File Prefix Stark Number File Ext carse lat Auto Incre
156. the printing application because the character spacing is consistent Reform12 Reform 12 72 T m 7 4 ia m ia z f i i bi a I 1 i i ii i Pa g i Eo on oe This will give you the flexibility to 1 Change the font to any type 2 Justify the text left right and center Certain columns look much neater when they are center justified while other columns will look better left right justified 3 Rearrange the columns on the Design Layer 4 Remove columns from appearing in the Design Layer If for instance the difference between an order and a picking ticket is that one contains the price and one does not you can simply delete the price column from the Design Layer when designing the picking ticket This alleviates having to re map entire regions of information over and over during the design process Designer Keyboard Shortcuts F1 Opens the Reform 12 help file CTRL Arrow Keys You can use the combination of CTRL and the Arrow keys to move selected objects one pixel at a time This can be useful in fine tuning the placement of the objects in your forms SHIFT Arrow Keys You can use the combination of SHIFT and the Arrow keys to resize the selected objects one pixel at a time File Menu Reform12 Reform 12 13 P New en Open Ld Save Chrl 5 Save Os Open Text File Close Text File eh Setup Form Properties Audit Current Form and Its Link
157. tings you will need to define a filename for the text file that will contain the data once the transfer operation has been performed This can be done by typing the desired filename into the box labeled Save to File Also make sure the Show Debug Results box is checked if you wish to monitor the data transfer operation in the Debug Results Window Reform12 Reform 12 44 In the Active Device drop down menu you must select either Serial or Telnet depending on the type of connection you are establishing The instructions in this document are geared toward using Port Monitor in Serial mode Next click on the Serial Settings tab It will display a button labeled Configure Serial Device Click this button and you will be taken to the Com Port Options menu shown below Com Port Options ComPorts Parity Flow contrat Direct to COM None C DTR OSR t Odd ATSACTS peer Software transmit Software receive Baud rates Data bits Son char 7 c a00 c 9600 w g E r 600 c 19200 cf 7 sott char e 1200 fe 38400 Stop bits C 2400 C 57600 A gt 4900 115200 9i ae ae First select a Com Port from the Com Ports dropdown box This should be the Com Port of your computer the machine that will receive the data The Baud rates Parity Data bits and Stop bits settings must be set to the same configuration as the Serial Parallel Converter To find out which settings to use consult the converter s manual Using th
158. tly turn on the encryption It will initially turn off the printing changing copying and form flags You must explicitly turn these options on 128bit True False Specify 128 bit encryption otherwise it will use 40 bit encryption if encrypt is True only in effect if encrypt is True printing True False Enables printing only in effect if encrypt is True changing True False Enable modification to the PDF document only in effect if encrypt is True copying True False Enable copying of the content in the PDF document only in effect if encrypt is True form True False Enable form fill out in the PDF document only in effect if encrypt is True lt Value gt Can be a string or True False depending on the specified property Example The PDF can not be opened unless the user has the user password encrypt is automatically True because we set a user password They can copy print and fillout the form SetPDFProp userpass canread SetPDFProp form True SetPDFProp printing True SetPDFProp copying True SetPDFProp 128bit True Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 132 SMTPDISCONNECT SMTPDISCONNECT Disconnect from SMTP server This function should be called when all the SMTP transactions are completed SMTPSEND SMTPSEND lt From gt lt To gt lt Subject gt lt Content gt Attach Files Sends an E mail Be sure to include all the appropriate param
159. to appear on the Design Layer To crop portions of the text document while you are in the Text layer create a new Link Paragraph object and drag size it over the text you want to use on the design layer Retain Images When enabled this feature will save digital copies of any documents that are printed to the FabSoft Reform Printer When the print stream is generated the first line of the file will be a path to the saved image This path can be mapped using a Link Image object on the Text Layer to display the saved image on your form To Use this Function 1 Inthe Control Panel select Reform Port Monitor Setup In the Advance tab check the box labeled Retain Images 2 Print from your application to the FabSoft Reform Printer 3 In Reform Designer select Open Text File from the File menu Note At this point you should see a file created in the Spooler directory and an image file for each page in the print stream will appear in the Spooler lmageQueue directory If you were to create a Link Image object in the Text Layer and map it over the path to the file the image will be displayed in the Design Layer Reform12 Reform 12 71 Mors reed Perera h B i m Pi Snp T S e e e n Pee Re Pe Pe PP oP a e PP A En Re An CA S S e e A A PP PG a RP A PA e a a S e Hrt Pear e a ee trae a eee Design Tips amp Techniques Tips When designing a form overla
160. use a fax or email device this field must be included on the form overlay This field is used to look up the company name in the Lookup Database When you add Company Lookup Field to a form a red mapping box will appear The Company Lookup field is invisible to Reform therefore you can place this field anywhere on the Design Layer and it will not show up in the final output In addition it can be used to fill in Company Name for your email or fax device as well To enable the lookup abilities the file LookupAdo fpg remove in the Reform Plugins directory must be renamed to LookupAdo fpg Once this is done the Reform Designer and Spooler will need to be closed and opened or restarted When you add it onto the Text Layer its content is determined by the text enclosed within the mapping region Therefore you cannot edit the content of this field Map the entire company name section on the text file and the form will look for the company name in the database every time it is used If a corresponding company Reform12 Reform 12 19 name is found it will then be able to use any associated information such as fax numbers or email addresses that it finds Company Lookup Field added onto the Text Layer Fax Fields These fields are used to extract fax information directly from the text content They are invisible to Reform and thus can be placed anywhere on the Design Layer without appearing on the final output Certain fax
161. use the LPP number you choose and paginate each print stream every X number of lines Choosing Both will attempt to break it up by Lines Per Page but if a Form Feed character is found before it reaches the Xth line it will break the page at the form feed character Lines Per Page Use this control to adjust the number of lines per page of the text file When the Spooler processes a print stream on this form the print stream will be broken up into separate pages by increments of this number For instance if you send a 150 line print stream through to this form it will break the stream up into 3 pages the first two containing 66 lines each and the third containing 18 totaling 150 This is used primarily if you re print stream is not able to insert form feed characters between pages This allows multi page print streams to be broken up based on the number of lines per page Be sure to adjust Lines per Page correctly or your final output page may be misaligned Page Selector 1 Mew 3 100 Page Reform12 Reform 12 70 The Page Selector allows you to scroll forward and backward through the pages of text in the Text Layer It also allows you to zoom in to precisely move objects on the Design Layer It uses the Lines per Page setting and or form feed characters embedded in the text file to determine where pages begin and end Mapping Area The Mapping Area is the rectangular region that causes the text beneath it
162. utilizing for Reform please check the plug ins user manuals for System Requirements as well as they may require additional hardware For production systems we also recommend redundant hard drives utilizing the mirroring features of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks to minimize data loss and expedite system recovery in the event of a hardware failure Battery backups are also suggested to maintain system uptime and reliability in case of power failures Reform12 Reform 12 6 Installing Reform Installation Method Network The most common installation method is to install Reform on a Windows server or dedicated workstation This Reform computer can accept print jobs from a multitude of devices Terminals Server running the Reform Spooler Other Email Fax Systems Printers Devices Archive Systems System Software Installation Important note The Designer should never be used through terminal services such as Windows Remote Desktop or through a Citrix environment To install Reform 12 first run the installation executable Roform reformentweb The installer will launch Step through the prompts until the installation begins After the installation completes uncheck the box Run Reform Enterprise v12 Click Finish Next you must register Reform We are going to be obtaining a 30 day evaluation key Run the Spooler by going to Start gt Programs gt Reform gt Spooler It will ask you to register you
163. utton A list of printers will be available pay Available Item Available Items Printer Printer B Printer 18 Select your desired Printer For the demonstration we selected Printer A You may select any available printer After you have your selection click the OK button Reform12 Reform 12 19 19 You are now taken back to your Printer A Setup dialog You can confirm your selection in the box If you need to make a change simply hit the Printer button once again When verified click Finish Printer A printer name This takes you back to your workflow You can now see that the Printer A caption is blue since it has been configured x Workflow Designer Demon stration x w er a Printer A 20 Now we are ready to connect the Input Workflow Designer Demonstration to the Output Printer A We need to choose either a Connector or a Side Connector either can be used to connect the two We will use a Side Connector To use a connector on the screen you first need to select it To select use your mouse to click the appropriate button in the menu bar on top 2 Reform Workflow Designer File Action DEIS Al Add Side Co nector ak Add Connector Wy Execute General ul 21 After you click Add Side Connector you are ready to make the link between your two objects Printer A and the Workflow Designer Demonstr
164. x i 3 3 x x hai x Printer A Archive a x 34 Since we are now complete first thing we should do is author our project and save it We will do this for the demonstration but you simply could have skipped this and went to the execution stage First you should author the project Go to File gt Setup Workflow A Reform Workflow Designer File J Action O New Connector k Add Connector Wy Execute jE Open Reread Library lH Save Save As Setup Work Flow Wc Reform 12 28 35 We are asked for the Project Name and Prepared By Type Demonstration for Project Name and FabSoft User for Prepared By Verify that your descriptions are correct and click Finish Project Name Project Name Prepared B FabSoft User 36 Now we will save the workflow so we can come back later to access it and make any needed changes To do so go to File gt Save setup Work Flow Exit 37 You may save your workflow file anywhere For simplicity we will save it in the Workflow folder of your default Workflow Designer directory The path should be C Program Files Reform Plugins Workflow Designer Save it as demo File name Save as type FabSoft Workflow fwt Hide Folders You will notice that the filename will appear at the bottom left corner of the Workflow Designer demo fwt 38 Your workflow is now ready to be Executed To do so cli
165. xtension with starting number PRINT UNIQUEFILE IFileName True 100 VARBYNAME lt variable gt VARBYNAME lt Variable Name gt To retrieve the content of a variable by its name as a literal string lt Variable Name gt is a string representation of the variable name you want to retrieve Example FirstName John Display the name PRINT FirstName Display the name by using VARBYNAME Reform12 Reform 12 Enterprise 133 PRINT VARBYNAME FirstName WAITDOS DOS Only lt variable gt WAITDOS Row Col Text lt Timeout in seconds gt Wait for a DOS text to appear at the specified Row and Column for the specified amount of time The valid Row ranges from 1 to 25 The valid Column ranges from 1 to 80 If the text appears within the time WAITDOS returns 1 otherwise it returns 0 This command only works with DOS Application Example Example 1 Wait for the word Name to appear for 10 seconds x WAITDOS 1 1 Name 10 IF x O THEN PRINT Timeout waiting for text ELSE PRINT Found Name ENDIF Example 2 Wait for the word Name to appear for 10 seconds IF WAITDOS 1 1 Name 10 O THEN PRINT Timeout waiting for text ELSE PRINT Found Name ENDIF The example above waits for Name to appear at Row O and Column O for 10 Seconds If the text does not appear within 10 seconds report the error Note use DOS capturing tool to help you getting the exact row and col from t
166. y it is always a good idea to print a test file from your application that fills up the entire length of each of its data fields For example if the customer name on your test file is FabSoft and it is 7 characters in length but the user prompt can contain a customer name that is 20 characters in length filling up the user prompt with 20 characters will help avoid any truncations in the final output of your print jobs The header body and footer areas should remain the same height on both pages of a two page document To avoid any possible format changes in the second page a test file should take up more than one page If they change you may need to use the Scripting Plug in to make adjustments to the text positioning using a Reform Page Process Script If more advanced adjustments are required a Decision Maker script may also be used Techniques Item Detail Section If the Text Layer contains information spread over a large area you will need to map the maximum area allowed to avoid any truncations Reform uses a copy and paste method when mapping text from the text layer to the design layer so it will not matter if the item detail area has one item or the maximum number of items The easiest and least flexible mapping method is to select the entire area using one paragraph object while using a mono spaced font such as Courier New or an after market mono spaced font Mono spaced fonts make it easier to retain the text formatting generated by
167. y check for files that meet the criteria set in Spooler Parameters Setup Wizard Form Directory This is where the forms that Reform Spooler monitors are stored Every time the Reform Spooler starts it gathers all available forms from this location and adds them to the list of available forms Thus any forms saved in this directory are considered Active forms Whenever it finds a file that matches one of the names in the list excluding the file extension the Spooler then opens the corresponding form FOM Then it processes the information and deletes the OUT file upon completion Output File Backup Directory This is where the Spooler backs up the latest processed output files The backup output file is used for designing forms In order to change the Backup Directory simply click on the button beside the control and select the appropriate directory Reform 12 Reform 12 61 Image Directory This is where Reform looks for pictures when Image Image Linked objects are used All image files should be stored in this location so that Reform can display the pictures User Interface Language Select the default language for the Reform Designer Backup Output Files Check this selection if you would like the Reform Spooler to store a copy of each processed file into the Reform Backups directory If unchecked processed output files will not be available in the backup directory for later retrieval Once a system is running in production

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