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Q.
If I am given a Metacode file and know nothing about it, is it
possible for Emtex to tell me what resources are required to process
it?
A.
There are two levels to this:
The
first is the record wrapping:
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is the file
blocked or unblocked?
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are the length
bytes inclusive or exclusive of themselves?
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what order are
the length-bytes interpreted (Most Significant Bit first or
Least Significant Bit first)?
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how many bytes
from the length bytes to the record?
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etc., etc.
With some knowledge and experience, you can work these out by
examining the print file with a hex editor.
However, the record structure itself is described by the JDL/JDE
pair as follows:
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is the record
ASII or EBCDIC?
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where in the
record is the carriage control character?
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is it Machine or
Ansi carriage control?
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what is the DJDE
string?
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what other
modules are included (FORMs etc. which can include other
objects)?
You
cannot guess at these items, or work them out from the print file
itself. You MUST have the JDL/JDE pair names and files as well
as any included files.
Hint: The JDL/JDE pair is used in the START statement which MUST
be entered on the Xerox printer to process the job.
If
you have the JDL/JDE pair and files, then you can process the job up
till it calls for a resource. It then errors out, saying it
cannot find the (first) xxxxxx resource. You can drop in a
dummy resource, re-run the job and then get the next missing
resource name etc. There is a command to ignore resource
errors, which then gives you a complete list of what the job calls
for.
To
summarise, you MUST have at least the JDL/JDE names and files to
process a Metacode job through Emtex.
Q. Who is/are Atac?
A. Atac is the
Barr and Emtex Distributor for Australia, New Zealand and South-East
Asia. With over fifteen years experience in the market, we
support systems running 24x7x365 from Christchurch to Tokyo and Perth
to Mumbai, in most of the largest print shops in the region.
Our
customers include banks, print bureaux, financial institutions and
petro-chemical companies as well as printer and mainframe vendors.
Outsourcing organisations and facilities management companies make
extensive use of Atac's expertise.
Atac is privately owned, with an extensive technical background
stretching back over forty one years of continuously profitable
operation.
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