Running a Script in Print Rules

You can specify a command that executes when a print rule is run using the substitution values shown in the Print rules substitution variables table.

Print rules substitution variables

Substitution variable Meaning
%i The name of the input file.
%o The name of the file in which to store the output.
%j The name of the original print file, minus the path (from the document-file-name attribute).
Note: This should only be used to construct another name, such as a temporary file.
%n The name of the original print file, minus the path and minus the extension (from the document-file-name attribute).
Note: This should only be used to construct another name, such as a temporary file.
%d A text string that represents the document format of the input file.
Note: You can also acquire document format through the %%Ddocument-format substitution value.
%p The value of the document's destination-pass-through attribute.
%s The document-sequence-number for the document.
%t The value of the document's other-transform-options attribute.
%g The global job identifier for the job.
%# The job-identifier (10 digits maximum).
%%Ddoc_attribute%% The value of the InfoPrint Manager document attribute specified. For example, if you use %%Ddepartment-text%%, InfoPrint Manager passes the document's department-text attribute value.
Note: See the "Considerations when using the %%Nattributename substitution control sequences" topic under the "Usage guidelines" for the other-transform-options attribute for transforms in the RICOH InfoPrint Manager: Reference before using this substitution variable.
%%Jjob_attribute%% The value of the InfoPrint Manager job attribute specified. For example, if you use %%Jjob-owner%%, InfoPrint Managerpasses the job-owner attribute value of the job that owns the document.
Note: See the "Considerations when using the %%Nattributename substitution control sequences" topic under the "Usage guidelines" for the other-transform-options attribute for transforms in the RICOH InfoPrint Manager: Reference before using this substitution variable.
    Note:
  • Each substitution variable must be passed as a single parameter to the script. You must not concatenate substitution variables with one another or with any other text.
  • If you are specifying any substitutions for which the passed values might contain a blank space, such as job name, be sure to put quotes around the substitution so it is passed correctly. Note that this only applies to single % substitution variables. Do not put quotes around any %% substitution variables.
    Important:
  • You cannot run a job modification command such as pdset or pdmod.