Leica Biosystems LPC Software installation - Manual (Page 174)

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There is no imposed limit on the number of records that the host can put in
the file. However, the Producer CL program will read each entry into
memory for processing, so the amount of available system memory may
impose a practical limit.
Miscellaneous Settings
The Producer CL program has two additional settings that effect the way
communications takes place.
Automatically Print on Message Receipt - When checked, the printer will
begin printing whenever it receives the proper message from your host sys-
tem. No additional command is required from you, nor will the operator be
required to initiate the print. When the data arrives, it is printed.
Message Format Settings
Data Field Separator - This field specifies what character is used to sepa-
rate the data fields in the download message. Since one download message
contains multiple fields of information, a character (or sequence of charac-
ters) is required to separate them. The default for this field separator is the
comma character and that will be sufficient for most applications. However,
if it is possible that one of your data fields can contain a comma character
within it, then you must select a different character to use as the separator.
Include Fixed Fields - The Standard Message Format (below) begins with
three fields for filename, quantity and copy count. If your download does not
have these fields, and cannot substitute the empty placeholders for these
fields to use the default settings, you may exclude them from the message
with these settings. Each of the three fields can be independently included
by checking its associated checkbox. If a field is not included, be sure not to
include it, even if it is blank, in your download.
Include Extra Fields - If your download has more data fields in it than there
are operator entry fields in the layout, the extra fields were ignored in ver-
sions prior to V1.20. In later software versions, these fields can be extracted
from your download and integrated into the layout. Any text field in the
download beyond the last operator entry field is assigned to the remaining
layout text fields in the order of their Field ID, starting at one.
4. Host Communication