pdftemplate special block name

A block named ‘pdftemplate’ will be treated differently. The value must return a list of pages to print or empty for all pages. Ideally, a dropdown list would be the best command to use it with. Use the ‘label’ command to change the displayed block name. Duplicate pages can be used.

Syntax

Display1::::Pages1::::PriceSetID1;Display2::::Pages2::::PriceSetID2

‘Display’: any text to be displayed to the customer, like Page 1 or Pages 1 and 2
‘Pages’: the actual page number or list of numbers used by the pdf engine like 1 or 1,2
 ‘PriceSetID’ a valid integer that corresponds to an actual Price Set.

Example 1

Block Name: pdftemplate

Commands

label:     Select Template

dropdown: Single Sided::::1;Double Sided::::1,2

The above will print the first page only if the user selects Single Sided and two pages when the user selects Double Sided

Example 2

Block Name: pdftemplate

Commands

label:     Select Template

dropdown: Template 1::::1,3,4,5;Template 2::::1,2,5,6;Template 3::::

Template 1 prints pages 1, 3, 4 and 5

Template 2 prints pages 1, 2, 5 and 6

Template 3 prints all the pages

IMPORTANT NOTE: The expected values are list of page numbers separated by commas. Use the dropdown command feature format of Displayed Value:::Actual Value syntax to achieve this. Leave the list empty for all pages (default). It is recommended to still add the 4 colons after the displayed value even if it’s empty, just like Template 3 above: Use Template 3:::: rather than just Template 3.

Example 3

Block Name: pdftemplate

Commands

label:     Select Template

dropdown: Portrait::::1;Landscape::::2

Both options will result in a one page document. One portrait and the other landscape (provided the pdf is set as such).

Example 4 

Block Name: pdftemplate

Commands

label:     Select Template

dropdown: 1;1,2;1,2,3,4

Numbers here are displayed as such to the user. Works but not recommended in most cases.

Example 5 – using paragraph command

Commands

dropdown: 1;1,2;1,2,3,4

Commands

paragraph: {Select Template}

The above examples uses a textflow block with a paragraph command that returns a list of page numbers. It is important to note that the pdftemplate named block should be the one returning the page list.

Example 6 – Additional price per template

Block Name: pdftemplate

Commands

label:     Select Template

dropdown: Page 1::::1::::101;Pages 1 and 2::::1,2::::105; Pages 1 to 4:::: 1,2,3,4::::110

Displays a dropdown of

• Page 1
• Pages 1 and 2
• Pages 1 to 4

The first selection will add a price calculated from PriceSetID = 101 (based on Qty)

Simple example

Label: Add Backside

Dropdown command: No::::1;Yes::::1,2::::1346

If yes has been chosen then price set id 1346 will be added to the price for the second page.