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by freddyp
Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: Condition - If XML contains ABC?
Replies: 5
Views: 833

Re: Condition - If XML contains ABC?

I am not sure it is perse simpler, but it is certainly cleaner if you use an XPath expression. What you do in the left-hand side of a condition is choose Metadata - Integer; in building the location path you choose XPath expression not XML location path which is the default. The expression is (not t...
by freddyp
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: Flows
Topic: Insert metadata from email into a job
Replies: 2
Views: 618

Re: Insert metadata from email into a job

The different solution you have found is certainly better, but just for the sake of knowing about it: there is an app "TXT pickup" that allows you to convert a text file (or in this case the body of the mail) to XML. With the nice structure of the example you have shown this would work ver...
by freddyp
Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: Add Bleed Action Creates Unwanted Knockout Group
Replies: 2
Views: 785

Re: Add Bleed Action Creates Unwanted Knockout Group

Please share an example.
by freddyp
Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: Why does the Page Color Type Report report RGB as black and white?
Replies: 9
Views: 39918

Re: Why does the Page Color Type Report report RGB as black and white?

Yes, there is a misunderstanding. On your part. I have just received feedback from Canon which confirms what I thought: "Preserve pure black" also applies to equal values of RGB. Here is the feedback: Screenshot 2024-01-23 at 15.37.54.png I'll say it again: getting a correct page color typ...
by freddyp
Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: PitStop Server
Topic: Unknown character in content stream
Replies: 5
Views: 2014

Re: Unknown character in content stream

A content stream refers to the content of a page in PDF syntax. An unknown character in the stream probably refers to a syntax error. It is impossible to tell without having the file. Can you share the file, or better still, one of the problem pages? After extracting the problem page check it to see...
by freddyp
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: Variable Calculation of Text and Length
Replies: 3
Views: 983

Re: Variable Calculation of Text and Length

There is a logical error in the setup of the variables: Trimmed_by is not a Text (or a Number) but a Length. The value you want is not 400 but 400 mm. If you do it that way the calculation is correct. The problem you have when not using a length is that the units of your input are unknown and this c...
by freddyp
Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: Check if PDF is damaged
Replies: 8
Views: 1276

Re: Check if PDF is damaged

I submitted a feature request for the FastLane app to send the job along the error connection instead sending it to Problem jobs when the input file is not a valid PDF. The error connection is there and it makes for a nicer flow design.
by freddyp
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: Node.js scripting
Topic: Script Expression and set action list
Replies: 4
Views: 1960

Re: Script Expression and set action list

Unfortunately we do not (yet) have the job.getVariableAsString function in NodeJS scripting. The recommended workaround for this is to place whatever it is you need in your script expression in private data and then use that private data in your script expression. It is not perfect, but it is not di...
by freddyp
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: duplicate pantone channel
Replies: 4
Views: 81697

Re: duplicate pantone channel

Open the Color Picker in PitStop; you can do that via the PitStop Color tools or via the Actions in the Inspector in the Fill window. There you can create a new color in the Local group and you can name it the way you want. Make sure to check the box "Define as Spot Color alternate values"...
by freddyp
Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: Why does the Page Color Type Report report RGB as black and white?
Replies: 9
Views: 39918

Re: Why does the Page Color Type Report report RGB as black and white?

I was a bit puzzled by the last part of your your statement: If PitStop does not know how each individual DFE changes the color content of a file, why does it interpret neutral RGB as black and white? DFEs do not do that. but not being familiar with all settings of all DFEs out there I have been ask...
by freddyp
Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:40 am
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: duplicate pantone channel
Replies: 4
Views: 81697

Re: duplicate pantone channel

You can use the copy/paste actions: Select spot color (now one or more objects are selected) Copy Select all (this is necessary because pasting is done on the page level, not on one more objects) Paste (make sure not to move it) Select last added objects Change color Add objects to layer with name (...
by freddyp
Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: XPATH formatting question
Replies: 9
Views: 137635

Re: XPATH formatting question

It is not "Nice solution, but ...", it is "Nice solution!". Period. Using TextIndexed is the way you handle an unknown number of nodes. You can use <br> as a separator as suggested, or you could use <li> as a prefix and </li> as a postfix, and when you enclose this in the mail te...
by freddyp
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: Using the current PDF page in variables?
Replies: 9
Views: 149068

Re: Using the current PDF page in variables?

In PitStop you cannot combine a variable with static text but when defining the value of the variable in Switch you can combine any Switch variable with static text, so it is possible.
by freddyp
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Flows
Topic: continu flow in created jobfolder
Replies: 1
Views: 49491

Re: continu flow in created jobfolder

Placing jobs in subfolders and subsubsubsubfolders requires the use of "Archive hierarchy". Here is learning session that explains how to work with hierachies: https://learning.enfocus.com/course/view.php?id=40
by freddyp
Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:48 pm
Forum: PitStop Pro
Topic: Why does the Page Color Type Report report RGB as black and white?
Replies: 9
Views: 39918

Re: Why does the Page Color Type Report report RGB as black and white?

PitStop does not know what each and every DFE will do to modify the color content of a file. The only thing the report can tell us is what it theoretically should be ... without any additional transformations. The correct approach is that you should apply the same (or at least similar) transformatio...