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by freddyp
Wed Jul 15, 2026 9:14 am
Forum: Applications
Topic: Checking domain registration/expiry before processing a job in Switch: best approach?
Replies: 1
Views: 23

Re: Checking domain registration/expiry before processing a job in Switch: best approach?

Whether you do it with "HTTP request" or with a script depends on how complex the authentication and how complex the processing is. If it is with a fixed bearer token and you only have to execute one API call you can easily do that with "HTTP request". If the authentication invol...
by freddyp
Mon Jul 13, 2026 5:31 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: Is my setup race-condition proof?
Replies: 3
Views: 56

Re: Is my setup race-condition proof?

Indeed. Place a "Hold job" in the part followed by the new file and make it wait a few seconds to give the old file the time to be injected. Additionally you can set the priority higher on a folder that precedes "Inject job" and lower on a folder that precedes "Hold job".
by freddyp
Mon Jun 29, 2026 11:57 am
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: Problem with ICC images
Replies: 9
Views: 176

Re: Problem with ICC images

Well... other software eg. Python PDF libraries claim the same... So Pitstop seems to have a bug. Which Python PDF library is that? There are several and most of them focus on things like text and comment extraction, not on interpreting the complete PDF specification. The screenshot MURNMO shared c...
by freddyp
Wed Jun 17, 2026 2:20 pm
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: Problem with ICC images
Replies: 9
Views: 176

Re: Problem with ICC images

What makes you doubt PitStop when it says there is an ICC profile attached to the PDF? There IS an ICC profile attached, that is confirmed by looking at the internal structure of the PDF, and by looking at the XMP metadata added by Photoshop Lightroom (Document properties - Description - Additional ...
by freddyp
Wed Jun 17, 2026 1:26 pm
Forum: PitStop Server
Topic: XML Log entries in random order
Replies: 2
Views: 74

Re: XML Log entries in random order

That is the way it is and usually the order is not important. But as is sometimes the case, there are exceptions. I am interested in knowing what the use case is, though. Perhaps it is worth appifying this? I have the impression the number of columns/strips is known and the document has 1 page. Assu...
by freddyp
Wed Jun 17, 2026 12:13 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: Injecting and routing with XML - help
Replies: 18
Views: 657

Re: Injecting and routing with XML - help

After "Assemble job" you have a job folder containing x PDF files and 1 XML file. Then you can use "Split multi-job" where the main file type is PDF. This will create x job folders with every time 1 PDF and 1 XML (always the same one of course). Then "XML pickup" with &...
by freddyp
Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:49 am
Forum: Node.js scripting
Topic: Vibe coding switch scripts
Replies: 12
Views: 295

Re: Vibe coding switch scripts

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience and tips with vibe coding for Switch, an undeniably hot topic.
by freddyp
Tue Jun 16, 2026 8:44 am
Forum: Node.js scripting
Topic: Vibe coding switch scripts
Replies: 12
Views: 295

Re: Vibe coding switch scripts

Anybody else vibe coding scripts in switch? I built a MPC server with all the elements, switch and PitStop documentation. Now I tell it what I want to build and it builds it for me. It even transpiles the script. I just open scripter, browse to the .sscript file save it. I then add the script eleme...
by freddyp
Tue Jun 09, 2026 11:42 am
Forum: Flows
Topic: Keep only PDF pages containing the text "ABC"
Replies: 4
Views: 793

Re: Keep only PDF pages containing the text "ABC"

Try "Strategy - Action List" of this app: https://www0.enfocus.com/en/appstore/pr ... -pdf-pages. Make sure to read the documentation because the Action List has to have a specific behavior.
by freddyp
Tue May 26, 2026 10:27 am
Forum: LEGACY scripting
Topic: Setting up and using a global counter
Replies: 2
Views: 2544

Re: Setting up and using a global counter

setGlobalData( scope : String, tag : String, value : String, persistent : Boolean )

The call expects 3 parameters, not 2 as in your code. The fourth one is optional.
by freddyp
Fri May 22, 2026 1:13 pm
Forum: PitStop Server
Topic: Lab colors in pitstop server
Replies: 5
Views: 3554

Re: Lab colors in pitstop server

That is indeed a feature request. What is your use case for requiring a Lab patch? Eventually it always gets rendered as RGB on screen or CMYK in print. How many different colors are we talking about? If the number is limited, you could work with a preflight profile with a number of action lists, ea...
by freddyp
Mon May 11, 2026 4:25 pm
Forum: Switch
Topic: How to stop a flow if file does not exist
Replies: 5
Views: 11535

Re: How to stop a flow if file does not exist

Do you really want to stop the flow? If you do it will have to get started again one way or another, and how are you going to do that? I think you would be better off with the "Wait for asset" app. As the name suggests jobs will be held in the flow if a file is missing and when the file al...
by freddyp
Wed May 06, 2026 1:35 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: How do I verify that PDFs sent to HP DFE hot folder got to the DFE.
Replies: 5
Views: 11016

Re: How do I verify that PDFs sent to HP DFE hot folder got to the DFE.

Chad's comment about the safe move option is certainly valid and it may very well be the reason some files were lost. About the metering, the way to do that is to add a "Hold job" element, to set the "Folder constraint" property on the outgoing connection to "Yes" and t...
by freddyp
Tue May 05, 2026 11:54 am
Forum: Flows
Topic: Issue with processing files
Replies: 1
Views: 4340

Re: Issue with processing files

I suggest you use job priorities. They can be set on input and intermediate folders. Set the priority before PitStop Server to 1 and after PitStop Server to 2. In that way the jobs in front of "Execute command" will have a higher priority than the ones waiting in front of PitStop Server.
by freddyp
Thu Apr 16, 2026 5:48 pm
Forum: Node.js scripting
Topic: VisualStudioCode reports messages
Replies: 6
Views: 4698

Re: VisualStudioCode reports messages

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npm i typescript@4.6.3
installs that version of TypeScript in your script folder and then you will see that the workspace version is available in the Command Palette.