Using the Image Print Server Software
Suspending and Resuming
When the IPS application begins execution, it searches the current directory for its preferences file, KIPSpref.dat. If this file is not found, the application begins execution in the “suspended” state as if the Suspend button was pressed. While suspended, the application does not communicate with the printer for any reason. As a result, the status bars on the application will not reflect the accurate state of the printer.
If the application is suspended, pressing the Resume button will activate the application. If the preferences have not been initialized (for example: first time execution), you are prompted to initialize the IPS preferences. The application will remain suspended until the preferences have been properly initialized.
If the preferences file is found when the application is launched, the application will begin execution in the “running” state as if the Resume button was pressed.
Failed Jobs
When an image fails to download for any reason, an appropriate error message is appended to the log. The log file is specified in the Source Directory Preferences dialog box.
Images in the Source Directory are moved to the FailedJobs Directory. The FailedJobs Directory is created as a subdirectory within the Source Directory when the first failure occurs.
Images that fail and were not inserted through the Source Directory are not moved to the FailedJobs Directory.
Attended Operation
The IPS application allows you to operate in the Attended or Unattended mode. The
In Attended mode, all errors are displayed in dialog boxes. The IPS application is halted until you respond to the message.
In Unattended mode, only errors that require user intervention are displayed in dialog boxes. Errors that do not require user intervention, such as an invalid file format, are logged in the log file.
In both Attended and Unattended modes, all errors are written to the log file.
NOTE: If a communication error occurs while the file is being downloaded to the printer, the image may not be printed. In addition, jobs that fail to print from the source directory are copied to the failed jobs directory.
September 2000 |
