The following examples demonstrate how to customize various print definition and output file name expressions. In the following expressions, the print set name is "plans.pset," the print definition name is "AR1," the sheet model name is "ANSI D," the printer driver configuration file is "pdf.pltcfg," and the date is "February 18, 2014."
Example 1: The Default Output File Name Expression
| Expression |
Result |
| System.String.Format ({0:D3}, PrintDefinition.SetPrintDefNumber) & - & PrintSet.Name |
001–plans.pdf |
Example 2: An Output File Name Expression with a 2–Digit Print Counter
| Expression |
Result |
| System.String.Format ({0:D2}, PrintDefinition.SetPrintDefNumber) & - & PrintSet.Name |
01–plans.pdf |
Example 3: An Output File Name Expression with a Date (yyyyMMdd)
| Expression |
Result |
| System.String.Format ("{0:yyyyMMdd}", System.DateTime.Now()) & "-" & System.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension (PrintDefinition.SourceFile) |
20140218–AR1.pdf |
Example 4: An Output File Name Expression with a Date (yyyyMMMMdd)
| Expression |
Result |
| System.String.Format ("{0:yyyyMMMMdd}", System.DateTime.Now()) & "-" & System.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension (PrintDefinition.SourceFile) |
2014February18–AR1.pdf |
Example 5: An Output File Name Expression with a Date (ddMMyyyy)
| Expression |
Result |
| System.String.Format ("{0:ddMMyyyy}", System.DateTime.Now()) & "-" & System.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension (PrintDefinition.SourceFile) |
18022014–AR1.pdf |
Example 6: A Print Definition Name Expression with a 3–Digit, Zero-Based Print Counter
| Expression |
Result |
| System.String.Format ("{0:D3}", PrintDefinition.SetPrintDefNumber -1) & "-" & System.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension (PrintDefinition.SourceFile) |
000–AR1 |
Example 7: Use the Print Definition Name as the Output File Name
| Expression |
Result |
| PrintDefinition.Name |
AR1.pdf |
