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The
Black Ice printer drivers provide the developers
seven filename generation methods. These methods
can be used to programmatically control the
generated file name in one form to another. The
users can specify the filename generation method
on the “Printing Preferences” dialog (open
printing preferences and click on the “Filename
Generation” tab).
The seven filename generation methods can be
grouped into three categories:
1.Prefix and extension
2.Exact filename
3.Use document name
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Prefix and extension
In this case the filename of the printed image
is generated from random characters. You can
specify the first three characters and the
extension. The file extension will either be the
default format extension or can be a custom
extension.
The generated filename is:
Specified file prefix + random generated numbers
+ specified file extension
If you choose this filename generation method
the generated filename |
must
be random and unique in the file output
directory. This method is best used when the
developer wants to ensure that files are not
overwritten.
Exact filename
The printer driver generates the image to the
specified filename. In this case you can specify
the exact path and filename of the printed
image. Additionally, using the “Exact filename”
option in conjunction with the “Keep existing
files” checkbox allows multiple print jobs
(documents) to be merged together. When the
“Keep existing
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