Flags

You can use these flags with the pdcreate command:

-Hhost:port

Identifies the host and port of the InfoPrint Manager server used for communication. When not specified, the command follows the Configuration logic to define the host and socket.

-c {destination | queue | medium | initial-value-job | initial-value-document | auxiliary-sheet | resource-context | transform}

Specifies the object class you want for this command. You can only specify one class per command invocation.

Using this flag is equivalent to specifying the command attribute operation-class.

-g

Turns off headings. Using this flag is equivalent to specifying the command attribute headings=false.

-m"MessageText"

Specifies the message that you want associated with the object you are creating. You can indicate the reason for creating the object or to provide any other comments.

You can list this message by specifying requested-attributes=message with the pdls command. Using this flag is equivalent to specifying the command attribute message.

-r {none | brief | verbose}

Specifies the attribute values you want InfoPrint to display for the specified object.

none

Displays no attributes.

brief

Displays a small subset of important attributes for each object.

verbose

Displays a larger subset of important attributes for each object.

Using this flag is equivalent to specifying the command attribute requested-attributes.

-s {column | doccol | line}

When combined with the -r flag or the requested-attributes command attribute, specifies the format in which you want InfoPrint to display attribute information.

column

Attribute values are displayed in tabular format, so that values of the same attribute for multiple objects line up in columns.

doccol

For jobs only, job attribute values and the document attribute values for the first document in the job are displayed in column format on the same line.

line

Each attribute is displayed on a separate line.

Using this flag is equivalent to specifying the command attribute style.

-x"attribute=value …"

A single attribute string, consisting of one or more attribute-value pairs.

-XAttributesFileName

Specifies the name of a file containing attribute and value pairs InfoPrint inserts at the current point in the command. Using this flag is equivalent to specifying the command attribute attributes.

-h

Displays a command-specific help message containing information about command syntax and flags. If you use this flag with any other flag or attribute, InfoPrint recognizes only the -h flag.

Configuration logic

The command determines which server host and server port to use based on this sequence:

1. Server host and server port specified with the -H parameter.
2. Server host and server port specified with the PDHOST and PD_SOCKET envirnonment variables.
3. Uses the defaults for PDHOST=localhost and PD_SOCKET=6874.