Start Application Parameters

 

The Pass Parameters option allows users to pass one or more parameters to the started application.

 

To pass a parameter to the started application, make sure that the desired parameters are added to the Passed Parameters list. To add parameters to the list, select the appropriate parameter to pass from the Available parameters list and press the Add button. Click on the Add All button to add every parameter.

 

To remove a parameter from the Passed parameters list, select the appropriate parameter and press the Remove button. Click on the Remove All button to remove every parameter.

 

Use the Up and Down arrows to change the order in which the parameters are passed to the application. Black Ice Printer Drivers remember the previous pass parameter configuration.

 

 

Available parameters to pass:

 

Document Name:

Name of the file printed to the printer driver.

Output Filename:

Name of the output file generated by the printer driver with the full file path.

Group Filename:

Name of the generated Group File.

Printer Name:

Name of the printer that started the application.

Number of Pages:

Number of pages in the printed file.

Number of Copies:

Number of copies of the printed document.

Multipage:   

Indicates whether the multipage printing is enabled or not.

By default, multipage printing is enabled. Multipage printing can be disabled by checking Save each page as a separate file on the File Formats tab.

Possible values:

0: Multipage printing is disabled

1: Multipage printing is enabled

 

Orientation:

Orientation of the file.

User Name:

The name of the user who initiated the printing.

Computer Name:

The computer name of where the printing was initiated.

Timestamp:

The date and time of when the print job was submitted. The format of the timestamp can be specified in the Control Panel > Region and Language.

First Bates Number:

The bates number on the first page of the printed document.

Last Bates Number:

The bates number on the last page of the printed document.

Custom Parameter:

This parameter can be used to pass any custom parameter to the started application. The custom parameter can be any string up to 8192 characters.

 

NOTE: Certain parameters cannot be used when the start application feature was set to “Start Before Printing” or “Start for Messaging”.

 

For example: “Number of Pages” and “Last Bates Number” cannot be used if the start application feature was set to “Start Before Printing” since before the printing, the printer driver has no information on how many pages will be printed.

 

 

Custom parameter

 

To pass a custom parameter to the started application, please make sure that the Custom Parameter is added to the Passed Parameter list and enter the parameter into the Custom Parameter field. In the Custom Parameter input field, a string parameter can be passed as a command line parameter to the started application.