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Sdawson

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  1. Thank you, I added both enhancements to my code and it worked great. I didn't even think about getting an odd number of Order Numbers. Great advice.
  2. Hello, I recently created some code for a project that I pieced together from other posts on this forum and I was wondering if you (the community) could take a look at it. I am trying to fine tune it and get a better understanding of all the cool things FusionPro can do. Background Information The job had 1,180 unique Order Numbers, 25 records per order number, 29,500 records total. It was 8.5 x 11 and imposed 2up on 11 x 17 duplex. I put them into stacks of 25. Two order numbers per output file. My Issue I was outputting just the Order Number.pdf and I wanted more information in the file name. So I wrote this code (took me awhile to figure this out) I would like to thank Step and Dan Korn, I have read a few of their posts and borrowed code trying to figure this out. OnNewOutputFile Callback Rule var CurrentOrderNumber var NextOrderNumber var ex = new ExternalDataFileEx(PrimaryInputFile()); var rec = FusionPro.Composition.inputRecordNumber+25; CurrentOrderNumber = Field("Order_Number") NextOrderNumber = ex.GetFieldValue(rec, 0); FusionPro.Composition.OpenNewOutputFile(CurrentOrderNumber + "_" + NextOrderNumber + "." + FusionPro.Composition.outputFormatExtension); Success, I got the results I wanted. It took me awhile to figure out the GetFieldValue(record, FieldNameOrNumber) section. My input file was Tab Delimited so I wasn't sure how to use the ExternalDataFileEx(FileName,Delimiter) correctly and I don't think my FieldNames loaded properly so I ended up using FieldNumbers. Is there another way to call your current input file or is ExternalDataFileEx then PrimaryInputFile the only way to go? Thank you for your time. I had a lot of fun getting this far. I look forward to learning more about this.
  3. Hello, I am trying come up with a better way to manage my fonts and how FusionPro sees them. My issues is, I was designing a variable business card that needed Helvetica Neue Medium and Helvetica Neue Light. When I was in the Variable Text Editor I only got the Helvetica Neue Font Family. When composed it used my Helvetica Neue Ultra Light, when I used bold, it would use Helvetica Neue Bold Condensed. Crazy how many variations of one font can live in a Font Family! I am looking for advice on Font Family Management in FusionPro. I downloaded a trail version of TransType and just renamed the fonts to get them out of the Helvetica Neue Font Family. Is there an easier way to do this? Am I doing something wrong? What methods do you use to make sure you are using the correct font? I am looking into Extensis Suitcase Fusion 6. Any advice on this piece of software or is there some software you would recommend? Helpful Link http://forums.printable.com/showpost.php?p=292&postcount=3 Window 7, FusionPro VDP Creator 8.2.7, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
  4. That is my current process. I am wondering if there is another way to do it using FP Imposer. I would like to take the 2 page PDF I receive from the client, then connect to the data, import my variable fields, and grab my imposition file then compose. Instead of receiving a file from the client and making it into a 17x11. I currently make page 1 and page 2 a resource and just add them to my 17x11 template. Thank you for your help dreimer.
  5. Yes, all records will be two pages.
  6. Here you go.2pageFile.zip TryingToAccomplish.pdf CurrentOutput.pdf
  7. I have a 2 page 8.5 x 11 PDF and when I compose with a simple 2up imposition I get a 11 x 17 with Record 1 on the left and Record 2 on the right. Is there a way to get Record 1 Page 1 on the left and Record 1 Page 2 on the right? All on the same side? FP Imposer it seems to be record driven and each page creates a new page. Is there a way to make it page driven and when it runs out of pages it goes to the next record? Is FP Imposer the answer or is there something I can create in FusionPro using Javascript?
  8. I got a response from Support. I openned my PDF in photoshop and flattened it. Everything works now.
  9. I am getting a strange error during composition. "dtl_pdf_pageout, progress "dlpdfcontenttopage", error: This direct .... then I can't read anymore. But when I check the Suppress Static PDF background in composition everything works. Has anyone seen this error before? I think I have to fix my background art. Also I can't view my log file. It says "Could not view log file. Notepad.exe or log file was not found." I have Notepad++ installed and I don't think it can find that exe.
  10. Thanks ThomasLewis. I got my FP Direct V6 working on XP and I got it to compose a Flat file, but I can't get ODBC working. I really don't want to spend the $$ upgrading just yet. I got it working, just need it to connect to my Access database.
  11. Thank you. I got everything installed. I can connect to my scheduler but I am getting an error on my Direct Machine: "ODBC Mircosoft Access Driver Login Failed" Have you seen this error before?
  12. I am moving FP Direct from an old machine to a newer machine. Windows XP to Windows 7. Do I have to have Adobe Acrobat 7.x, 8.x, 9.x or Adobe InDesign CS2, CS3, CS4 installed on this new machine before I install FP Direct or can I just install FP Direct standalone.
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