Printline or Records Mode
Printline Mode
Loading a Sample Input File- Repagination
- Defining Fields
- Mapping the Variables
- Establishing Comparison Rules
Records Mode
Pre-defined Variables
Repagination
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.
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.
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.