Advanced settings

Advanced Settings dialog

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Omit lines containing

Use this field to specify the omit line trigger. Any lines in the transmitted file that satisfy the specified trigger will not be sent. Please refer to the on-line documentation for additional information on triggers.

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Omit strings

Use this field to specify the omit string trigger. Any data in the transmitted file that satisfies this trigger will be removed.

Ex. To remove all occurrences of the string 'PRG', select 'String' from the drop down menu, by pressing the small picture at the end of the input field, and enter the string 'PRG'. To remove all occurrences of the characters '#' and '*', select 'Characters' from the drop down menu, and specify '#*' in the input field. Please refer to the on-line documentation for additional information on triggers.

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Skip line from

Use this field to specify the skip line trigger. Any data in the transmitted file that satisfy the specified trigger, will be sent from the beginning of the line, until, but not including, the specified trigger. Please refer to the on-line documentation for additional information on triggers.

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Convert to uppercase

Select this field to convert any transmitted data to upper case.

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Renumber lines

Check this field to renumber lines before they are transmitted.

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Renumber all lines to 1

Check this field to renumber all block to 1. This will reduce the program size for large programs.

This is not supported on all control models.

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Remove white spaces

Check this field to remove any white spaces (tabs and spaces) from the transmitted data.

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Optimize white spaces

Check this field to optimize white spaces. When this option is selected, all double white spaces are removed before the file is transmitted.

Advanced transmit settings

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Insert filename after 'BEGIN PGM'

Check this field to insert the filename in the program after BEGIN PGM and END PGM.

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Filename trigger

Use this field to specify the filename trigger.

When a filename trigger is used, the program name is ignored.

Example: To save the file following the first ';' specify ; in this field.

When using and advanced trigger specify <> around the part of the trigger that should be used as filename.

Remote directory change

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Enable remote directory changing

Check this field to enable remote directory changing. When this option is enabled, the operator can change the directory by sending an empty program where the program name specifies the directory, or a program, where the program name matches the 'Directory change trigger'. DNC-Max will scan the request directories for a directory that matches the specified name.

Changing the directory with a remote command is the same as changing the directory on the manual tab.

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Use empty program

Check this field if empty programs should be used as directory triggers. The name of the empty program is used as directory name.

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Create directory

Check this field to create the requested directory if it does not exist.

The directory is created as a sub-directory of $DATA.

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Associated all programs in folder

Check this field if all files should be associated with first program received after a directory change.

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Extract directory name from reserved program

Check this field to use a comment in a reserved program to change the directory.

Example:

1 BEGIN PGM DIRCHANGE MM

2 ; DIR=ACME INC\GEAR\LEFT

3 END PGM DIRCHANGE MM

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Directory change trigger

Use this field to specify a directory change trigger. If the name of the received program matches the specified trigger, the current directory is changed.

Example: If you specify the string trigger 'DIR' and the server receives the program 'DIRMOULD', the server will change the current directory to 'MOULD', if that directory exists in any of the request directories.

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Reserved program

Use this field to specify the name of the directory change program.

Example: Set this to DIRCHANGE if using something like this to change the directory:

1 BEGIN PGM DIRCHANGE MM

2 ; DIR=ACME INC\GEAR\LEFT

3 END PGM DIRCHANGE MM

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Directory change trigger

Use this to specify the directory trigger.

Example: Set this to DIR= if using something like this to change the directory:

1 BEGIN PGM DIRCHANGE MM

2 ; DIR=ACME INC\GEAR\LEFT

3 END PGM DIRCHANGE MM

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Path delimiter

Use this field to specify the character used as path delimiter in auto receive and remote request, that contains path information.

Printing

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Print transmitted file

Check this field to print transmitted files.

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Print received file

Check this field to print received files.

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Destination printer

Select the destination printer from this list.

New printer configurations can be added in the server configuration.