TFORMer QuickPrint Documentation 7.0
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1. ee Ca nommen Figure 1 User Interface The user interface contains the following sections Common settings See section 5 1 Form layout selection See section 5 2 Output configuration See section 5 3 Input area and related functions See chapter 6 Print See chapter 7 Menu Preview of the form 4 2 Working with TFORMer QuickPrint After starting the tool QuickPrint first you have to configure some settings see also chapter 5 Use the buttons to to adjust the common settings to select the desired layout and to select the output type file or printer Instead of the buttons you can also use the Configuration menu Next enter the print data in the input area see chapter 6 Finally start printing with button see chapter 7 WWW TEC IT COM Page 5 of 14 4 3 Configuration Files TFORMer QuickPrint supports the loading and saving of configuration files This gives you the possibility to change the layout the output medium an optional serial number file and an optional user data file with a few mouse clicks Configuration files use the extension gpi and are saved in XML format They contain the settings from O to gt When starting TFORMer QuickPrint the most recently saved settings are loaded automati cally You can continue with the data input and with the printing of the last form layout imme diately To load a specific configuration file us2. 3 Introduction 3 1 What is TFORMer QuickPrint TFORMer QuickPrint is a tool for quickly printing labels reports and forms It is shipped together with the form layout designer TFORMer Designer The tool QuickPrint allows you to load existing layouts fill them with data and print them on one of the supported output devices or export them to one of the supported file formats 3 2 Howto run TFORMer QuickPrint In order to start TFORMer QuickPrint use the Windows Start Menu Start gt All Programs TEC IT TFORMer 7 0 Tools Printing Tool QuickPrint 3 3 System Requirements 3 4 About this Document This document covers the following issues User interface and workflow see chapter 4 Select the form layout and the output type see chapter 5 Provide the print data see chapter 6 Start the print job see chapter 7 Additional information on the use of serial numbers see chapter 8 WWW TEC IT COM Page 4 of 14 4 General 4 1 User Interface fs TFORMer QuickPrint Untitled File Configuration Help O TFORMer QuickPrint o OK C Users ohnDoe Documents OK Ermoz ir 7 TFORNe Finite Bosse Ma ngiowaFowe O Table style O Address Wagnerstr 6 Cust Nr 4471 Date Valid 31 12 2011 Name Hany Backoffice Salutation Mr 4400 i
3. see Figure 5 or the table view for multiple records see Figure 6 Use checkbox to switch between the two styles amp E Table style Address Main Street 6 City Nowhere CustNr HS12346 Date Valid 12 31 2007 Name Jephen Stobs Salutation Mr Zp 2334 Copies 1 Figure 5 Input Area Form View Table style Address Cust Nr Date Valid _ Name _ S Copies a Figure 6 Inout Area Table View Only the table view allows you to create and edit multiple records simultaneously gt To insert a new record edit the record in the last row and press the return key A new row will be added 6 2 Functions for the Input Area The following functions are available for the input area Saves the data from the current record in the data file So it will be available when re opening the configuration for the next time even if the form layout was not printed Fills each datafield with its default value as specified in the datafield definitions in the TFORMer Designer form layout Clears all fields in the form view respectively all records in the table view WWW TEC IT COM Page 9 of 14 7 Print Form 7 1 General When pressing the Print button see Figure 1 the output will be created according to the speci fied output settings see Chapter 5 3 File Aft
4. 8 3 1 The Serial Number File The serial number file has to be named QuickPrint XML and can be saved in an arbitrary directory lt stores the actual values for one or more serial numbers datafields The step size for the incre ment of each serial number can be specified Example lt xml version 1 0 standalone yes gt IO Ee lt ItemNumber current 1017 stepSize 1 gt too Figure 7 Serial number file Example In this example the datafield temNumber is treated as a serial number The actual value of the datafield is set to 1077 When printing a form which uses this datafield the value of the datafield will be incremented by 1 parameter stepSize for each new record respectively record copy WWW TEC IT COM Page 11 of 14 Please note The serial number must be named identical as the datafield in the form layout One serial number file can contain multiple serial numbers The path to the serial number file has to be specified in the Common Settings dialog see section 5 1 You can also use several directories with different serial number configurations For better handling multiple configuration files are recommended 8 3 2 Visualization in the Input Area In the input area all serial number datafields are shaded in gray see below These datafields can not be edited by the user E Table style ttemName Table kemDesc Dining table with wood inlay temPrice 500 Item Number 1017
5. Count of Serials i Copies 1 Figure 8 Serial Numbers in the Form View Table style temName temDesc temPrice temNumber Count of Serials Copies Table Dining table with 500 ow Oh l1 a Kitchen chair 80 1018 4 1 Vase Ground vase wti 120 1022 1 1 Figure 9 Serial Numbers in the Table View The datafield ItemNumber will be filled with a serial number see All other data is entered ma nually 8 3 3 Printing When printing TFORMer QuickPrint uses the following procedure 1 When loading a form layout TFORMer QuickPrint checks whether the form contains data fields marked as serial numbers If so these datafields are shaded in gray They cannot be altered manually 2 Ifthe button Print is pressed TFORMer QuickPrint opens the serial number file and locks it for other users 3 The current serial number values are read from the serial number file 4 After the print job is finished the serial number file is updated and unlocked Other users can now again print forms which are using the same serial number file During each print job the current user is granted exclusive access to the serial number file For all other users the file is locked The username specified in the common settings see section 5 1 serves as information which user is currently printing WWW TEC IT COM Page 12 of 14 8 3 3 1 Changed Serial Numbers lf the serial number has changed while editing the print data because
6. another user has printed the same form in the meantime you will get the following message TFORMer QuickPrint Question The serial numbers have been changed by a different user Do you want to proceed with the actual values Figure 10 Print dialog changed serial numbers You can react on the changed counter state as follows OK The used serial numbers will be updated and printed Cancel The used serial numbers will be updated and the printing is aborted 8 3 3 2 Simultaneous Printing If you try to print a form containing serial numbers which is already being printed by another user you will get the following message TRORMer CuickPrint Error TFORMer QuickPrint is currently used by user Domain User on COMPUTERNAME The file was locked at 21 07 2010 11 28 35 Please wait a moment and try it again Figure 11 Print dialog simultaneous printing Solution Wait a few moments and then start the print job again If you cannot print for a considerable time check whether the print job which causes the lock is still active If not delete the lock file QuickPrint Ick You can find this file in the same directory as the file QuickPrint XML see also section 5 1 WWW TEC IT COM Page 13 of 14 9 Contact and Support Information 9 1 Free Support If you have any questions please contact us Email support tec it com Web http www tec it com support Don t hesitate t
7. WWW TEC IT COM TFORMer QuickPrint Instant Form amp Label Printing Version 7 0 User Manual 15 February 2012 TEC IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH Hans Wagner Strasse 6 A 4400 Steyr Austria t 43 0 7252 72720 f 43 0 7252 72720 77 office tec it com www tec it com 1 Content 1 Content 1 1 Table of Figures 2 Disclaimer 3 Introduction 3 1 What is TFORMer QuickPrint 3 2 How to run TFORMer QuickPrint 3 3 System Requirements 3 4 About this Document 4 General 4 1 User Interface 4 2 Working with TFORMer QuickPrint 4 3 Configuration Files 4 4 Print Mode 4 5 Storing the most recent Print Data 5 Configuration 5 1 Common Settings 5 2 Select a Form Layout 5 3 Output Configuration 6 Input Area 6 1 General 6 2 Functions for the Input Area 7 Print Form 7 1 General 8 Serial Numbers 8 1 General 8 2 Serial Numbers in the Form Layout 8 3 QuickPrint Serial Numbers 8 3 1 The Serial Number File 8 3 2 Visualization in the Input Area 8 3 3 Printing 8 3 3 1 Changed Serial Numbers 8 3 3 2 Simultaneous Printing 9 Contact and Support Information 9 1 Free Support 9 2 How to Unlock the Demo Version 9 3 Company Contact Information 1 1 Table of Figures Figure 1 User Interface Figure 2 Common Settings Figure 3 Form Layout Selection Figure 4 Output Configuration Figure 5 Input Area Form View Figure 6 Input Area Table View Figure 7 Serial number file Example Figure 8 Serial Numbers in the Form V
8. e note The specified file name does not have to exist yet You can also create a new file by typing a new file name 5 3 Output Configuration Via the Outout button the output format is selected Output Settings C Temp Serial Number padf Figure 4 Output Configuration Select the output format You can choose one of the following output types Printer output to a printer PDF output to a PDF file PostScript File output to a PostScript file PostScript Printer output to a PostScript printer HTML output to a HTML file Text output to a text file BMP Image output to a BMP image file GIF Image output to a GIF image file JPG Image output to a JPG image file PCX Image output to a PCX image file PNG Image output to a PNG image file TGA Image output to a TGA image file TIF Image output to a TIF image file Multi Page TIF output to a TIF image with multiple pages Zebra File ZPL II output to a file Zebra Printer ZPL Il output to a Zebra printer Output file or printer Depending on the output type select the output file name including the file extension or the printer WWW TEC IT COM Page 8 of 14 6 Input Area 6 1 General After a form layout was selected see section 5 2 the input area is enabled This area is used for editing the print data To type in the required field values you can either use the form view for single records
9. e the menu File Open double click the gpi file or pass the gpifile as a command line parameter to TFORMer QuickPrint You can manage different configurations via the File menu Creates a new configuration All settings are reset to default Loads an existing configuration The last used printing data is displayed in the input area Save Saves the current configuration Save as The filename can be assigned freely 4 4 Print Mode When you are done with the configuration you have the possibility to switch to the so called Print Mode use the menu Configuration Printmode In this mode all configuration dialogs are locked You can only change the print data and start a print job The current mode configuration mode or print mode is stored in the configuration file In order to prevent the user from changing the configuration the configuration file should be marked as read only 4 5 Storing the most recent Print Data By default TFORMer QuickPrint automatically stores the most recently used print data see section 5 2 checkbox Save data automatically after printing This data is restored in the input area when ever a configuration file is opened respectively when QuickPrint is started For automatically saving the last printed record and for manually saving the current record by clicking the button Save Data QuickPrint internally creates one XML file per layout This file is named lt layo
10. er the successful creation of the file it is automatically opened with the associated Windows application e g PDF with Acrobat Reader Printer No further confirmation is displayed WWW TEC IT COM Page 10 of 14 8 Serial Numbers 8 1 General There are two different methods for generating serial numbers Serial Numbers in the Form Layout recommended method see 8 2 QuickPrint Serial Numbers see 8 3 8 2 Serial Numbers in the Form Layout For generating serial numbers TFORMer Designer provides a specific datafield type Serial Using this datafield type allows you to embed the serial numbers directly in the form layout This means the serial number is handled by the TFORMer print engine No additional adjustments in QuickPrint are required 8 3 QuickPrint Serial Numbers This alternative method can be used if you do not want to define the serial number directly inside the form layout see above In this case the serial number is generated completely independent in QuickPrint It replaces the value of an arbitrary datafield In order to generate a serial number with QuickPrint you have to create a serial number file see section 8 3 1 and specify the path to this file in the Common Settings dialog see section 5 1 Please make sure to use identical datafield names in the serial number file and in the form layout Only in this case the datafield will be filled with the serial number
11. ether with the corresponding form layout and it is displayed in the input area The data files are named lt layout file name gt _QP xml For projects new subfolders are created Please note This directory is only used if no specific data file is adjusted see 5 2 5 2 Select a Form Layout Via the Form button the form layout is selected Repository tfr or Form ttf C ProgramData TEC IT TFORMer 6 0 Examples Quick Print SerialNumber Save Data automatically after printing E Use a specific Data File Figure 3 Form Layout Selection Repository Select a repository tfr or stand alone form layout tff Project 0 If a repository was selected use this combo box to select the project inside the repository If a repository was selected use this combo box to select the form layout inside the project in the repository WWW TEC IT COM Page 7 of 14 Save data Use this checkbox to automatically save the entered data after printing If enabled Quick automatically after Print will show the last printed data in the input area each time a form is re opened printing By default the data will be stored in the Data Directory see section 5 1 However you can also specify a specific Data File see below Use a specific Data File Using this property you can force QuickPrint to use a specific file name and location for the data file which stores the last used data instead of the default name and location Pleas
12. iew Figure 9 Serial Numbers in the Table View Figure 10 Print dialog changed serial numbers Figure 11 Print dialog simultaneous printing WWW TEC IT COM oooO ONNN 999000 AARAA O O DDR Page 2 of 14 2 Disclaimer The actual version of this product document is available as is TEC IT declines all warranties which go beyond applicable rights The licensee or reader bears all risks that might take place during the use of the system the documentation TEC IT and its contractual partners cannot be penalized for direct and indirect damages or losses this includes non restrictive damages through loss of revenues constriction in the exercise of business loss of business information or any kind of commercial loss which is caused by use or inability to use the product documentation although the possibility of such damage was pointed out by TEC IT We reserve all rights to this document and the information contained therein Reproduction use or disclosure to third parties without express authority is strictly forbidden F r dieses Dokument und den darin dargestellten Gegenstand behalten wir uns alle Rechte vor Vervielf ltigung Bekanntgabe an Dritte oder Verwendung au erhalb des vereinbarten Zweckes sind nicht gestattet 1998 2012 TEC IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH Hans Wagner Str 6 A 4400 Austria t 43 0 7252 72720 f 43 0 7252 72720 77 http www tec it com WWW TEC IT COM Page 3 of 14
13. o tell us your feedback If the product does not fulfill your requirements please tell us why We are highly interested in meeting the requirements of our customers 9 2 How to Unlock the Demo Version You can unlock the demo version with a license key License keys can be obtained from TEC IT by Email online order form or FAX Email sales tec it com Online http www tec it com order Fax 43 0 7252 72 720 77 9 3 Company Contact Information TEC IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH Address Hans Wagner Strasse 6 AT 4400 Steyr Austria Europe Phone 43 0 7252 72720 Fax 43 0 7252 72720 77 Email support tec it com Web http www tec it com AIX is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation HTML DHTML XML XHTML are trademarks or registered trademarks of W3C World Wide Web Consortium Laboratory for Computer Science NE43 358 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 545 Technology Square Cambridge MA 02139 JAVA is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto CA 94303 USA JAVASCRIPT is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc used under license for technology invented and implemented by Netscape Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Navision is a registered trademark of Microsoft Business Solutions ApS in the United States and or other countries Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corpora
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15. ut file name gt _QP xml and it is stored in the Data Directory see section 5 1 It holds the data for one record For multiple customers you might probably want to use more than one data file for one layout Thus the last printed data will be available for each single customer In order to achieve this we recom mend to create multiple configuration files Then for each configuration file specify a separate data file See section 5 2 WWW TEC IT COM Page 6 of 14 5 Configuration 5 1 Common Settings Via the Common button the general program settings are adjusted Common Settings Usemame John Doe C ProgramData TEC IT TFORMer 6 0 Examples Quick Print Data Directory C Users JohnDoe Documents Figure 2 Common Settings An arbitrary username This name is only required when the QuickPrint serial number implementation is used in stead of embedding the serial number in the form layout For more information on serial numbers please refer to chapter 8 Serials Directory The directory for the serial number file QuickPrint XML This directory is only required when the QuickPrint serial number implementation is used instead of embedding the serial number in the form layout For more information on serial numbers please refer to chapter 8 Data Directory The directory for storing the last printed data In this directory the last printed data for the layout is stored This data is loaded tog
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