Printline or Records Mode |
Print
Line Mode |
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Records
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Pre-defined Variables |
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Repagination |
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The FormTrap Repaginator is a tool used to
restructure Print Line mode data files before they are processed by the
FormTrap Print Logic and merged with your form. The Repaginator
modifies pagination within your data files, reduces each document to
one long page and moves data elements header, footer and details into
set positions. Repaginator allows deletion of subsequent page headers
and removal of unwanted lines from the input, thus reducing complexity
in form design.
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Launching the Repaginator |
To launch the Repaginator from within
FTDesign:
- Select Printline repaginator...
from the Tools menu or click the Repaginator tool button in the top left hand corner of
your printmap work area.
- The FormTrap Repaginator will be launched
in a separate window, displaying the sample data file you loaded in
FTDesign. You can now create your Repagination rules.
The Repaginator file (.rpg) is included in
your load (.asc) file when you build your project. FormTrap
checks for the Repaginator file in your load (.asc) file and, if
present, repaginates the data file prior to processing the data with
your form.
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Configure Repaginator file |
A repagination file may be used with
multiple forms and this provides a way to link in an existing
Repagination file (for example Invoices and Credit Notes may share
their format and require just the one repagination file).
To set the FormTrap Repaginator file for
your project:
- Select Repagination... from
the Define menu.
- The Repagination
dialog box opens.
- In the Repaginator rule file
text box enter the full path and name of your Repaginator file or click
the Browse... button to locate the Repaginator file
and click the Open button. Repagination files are
normally stored in the same folder as the forms they link to.
- Click the OK button.
When you build your project, the repaginator file you have selected
will be included in your load (.asc) file.
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