What are "superfiles"?
With the release of Print Wizard 3, there is a new concept that underlies many of the new features in Print Wizard. Most any operation in Print Wizard that deals with a file, can work with "superfiles", handles to input/output devices that can come from a number of sources. This is a short introduction to their use.
URI's ("universal resource indicator") and URL's ("universal resource locator") are known throughout the Internet community and you use them whenever you browse a web site. "superfiles" are similar in appearance to these strings and many represent actual standard definitions for accessing files or host systems.
Starting the Print Wizard Engine with "superfiles"
It is possible to start Print Wizard from a command line, a script, or another application with command-line parameters that instruct the Print Wizard engine what to do. These can include superfile names for input and output. Here are some examples:
printwiz.exe http://www.somewhere.com/mydocument.txt
printwiz.exe myfilename /fpdf://mypdf.pdf
printwiz.exe scan:// /fpdf://myscan.pdf
printwiz.exe ftp://username:password@somehost.com/myhostfile /ftif://myfile.tif
"superfiles" with Print Wizard
A "superfile" file name is very similar to the concept of a web page URL (Universal Resource Locator), the http://something that appears in the Address line of your browser. "Superfile" file names correspond to a URI (Universal Resource Indicator) and expands upon this standards approach to referencing remote input and output resources. This is a concept that underlies many new features in Print Wizard. Many operations that used to deal with files can now optionally use a "superfile" URI.
Following are some of the file name formats currently available, whether they are usable for input or output, and general notes. Additional "superfile" support will continue to be added in future releases.
| Name format | In | Out | Notes |
| FTP://filename | yes | no | Fetched from an FTP server |
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HTTP://filename@sitename.com HTTPS://filename@sitename.com |
yes | no | Fetched from a web server |
| SCAN:// | yes | no | A bitmap pulled from a scanner (or other TWAIN source) |
| PDF:// | no | yes |
A print file created as a PDF, named Printwiz_output.PDF |
| PDF://filename.pdf | no | yes | A print file created as a PDF, with the given name |
| FAX32://555-1234 | no | yes | A fax generated with the Fax32 system available on Windows 2000, XP and 2003, sent to the indicated phone number |
| EMF:// | no | yes | An enhanced Windows metafile containing a print job, named Printwiz_output.emf |
| EMF://filename.emf | no | yes | An enhanced Windows metafile containing a print job, with the indicated name |
Superfile Parameters
Associated with many of the superfile names above are also variable and optional parameters that help control how these input or output names will behave.
There is usually a first parameter entered before any others that references a setting for the action for the superfile type, i.e. the file name to write to or the fax number to fax to. Optional parameters are entered after this, separated by question marks. As an example:
PDF://MyFileName.pdf?author=Print Wizard?email=myemail@somewhere.com?emailsubject=test
Below is a list of possible parameters for several of these file types. Note that a more complete list may be found in the current version's ReadMe.TXT file (shipped with the product) or in the current AnzioWin manual.
| Superfile Type | Parameter | Notes | |
| SCAN:// |
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An optional file name to write to (otherwise a temporary file name is created and used). | |
| ?pages=<> | This would be the number of pages to scan. The default is 1 on a flatbed scanner or the number of sheets in the auto-sheet-feeder. However for a flatbed scanner, you can use this to create a multiple-page file. | ||
| ?resolution=<> | Scan resolution. Default is determined by the current settings for the scan software. | ||
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?format=mono ?format=gray ?format=color |
Sets the output format of the file created. Default is color. | ||
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?show=true |
Shows the image after the file has been created. | ||
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?duplex=off ?duplex=manual ?duplex=reverse ?duplex=auto |
For duplex auto-sheet-feeder scanners, you can set the duplex of the scanner. | ||
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?feeder=true ?feeder=false |
Turn on or off the auto-sheet-feeder. | ||
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?bottom=<> |
Set the area of the scanned page to save to the file. | ||
| FAX32:// |
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The fax number to fax to. | |
| ?coverpage=<> | Set the fax cover page file name. | ||
| ?to=<> | Set the name of the person to whom you are faxing. | ||
| ?fromnumber=<> | Set the fax from number. | ||
| ?note=<> |
Set the message body of the cover page. A vertical bar, |, represents a carriage return. |
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| ?subject=<> | Set the subject line for a cover page. | ||
| ?fromname=<> | Set the fax from name. | ||
| ?docname=<> | Set a fax document name. | ||
| PDF:// |
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Set the output name of the PDF. | |
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?view ?view=off |
After the PDF is created, view the file content in the local PDF viewing software, such as Acrobat Reader. | ||
| ?user=<> | Set the PDF "user" property. | ||
| ?owner=<> | Set the PDF "owner" property. | ||
| ?permissions=<> |
Set the PDF "permissions" property. This can be a string of any combination of the following:
P print |
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| ?title=<> |
Set the PDF "title" property. |
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| ?subject=<> | Set the PDF "subject" property. | ||
| ?author=<> | Set the PD F"author" property. | ||
| ?keywords=<> | Set the PDF "keywords" search property as a comma-separated list. | ||
| ?email=<> | The "to" email address to email the PDF to once it is created. | ||
| ?emailname=<> | The recipient name. | ||
| ?emailcc=<> | A carbon-copy list of additional emails to send to. | ||
| ?emailbcc=<> | A blind carbon-copy list of additional emails to send to. | ||
| ?emailsubject=<> | The subject of the email. | ||
| ?emailnotes=<> | The message body of the email. This can be as text or as HTML, depending on the HTML flag. This can also be an external file name of a text or HTML file to insert. For text, a vertical bar, |, represents a carriage return. | ||
| ?emailfrom=<> |
The from name of the sender. |
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| ?emailfromaddress=<> | The from email address of the sender. | ||
| ?emailattachments=<> | A comma-separated list of additional files that should be included as attachments. For some email types this needs to include the full path names. | ||
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?confirm ?confirm=off |
Bring up an email confirmation dialog box in order to change or cancel the email prior to sending it blindly. | ||
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?html ?html=off |
Set the body type of the message. | ||
| TIF:// |
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The file name of the TIFF file to create. | |
| ?density=<> | Set the density of the TIFF. | ||
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?format=color ?format=gray ?format=mono |
Set the color format of the TIFF. | ||
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?width=<> ?height=<> |
Set the width and height of the TIFF image. | ||
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?view ?view=off |
View the TIFF file once it is generated. | ||
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?compression=none |
Set the images compression type. | ||
| ?email=<> | The "to" email address to email the TIFF to once it is created. | ||
| ?emailname=<> | The name of the recipient. | ||
| ?emailfrom=<> | The name of the sender. | ||
| ?emailfromaddress=<> | The email address of the sender. | ||
| ?emailcc=<> | A carbon-copy list of additional emails to send to. | ||
| ?emailbcc=<> | A blind carbon-copy list of additional emails to send to. | ||
| ?emailsubject=<> | The email subject. | ||
| ?emailnotes=<> | The message body of the email. This can be as text or as HTML, depending on the HTML flag. This can also be an external file name of a text or HTML file to insert. For text, a vertical bar, |, represents a carriage return. | ||
| ?emailattachments=<> | A comma-separated list of additional files that should be included as attachments. For some email types this needs to include the full path names. | ||
|
?confirm ?confirm=off |
Bring up an email confirmation dialog box in order to change or cancel the email prior to sending it blindly. | ||
|
?html ?html=off |
Set the body type of the message. |
Additional superfile names may have additional parameters. Check the current documentation for more information.