Printing Accounting Variables
When you create a print, certain variables are set for each print. Using the values of these printing variables, a macro can be written that writes to a log file, recording the values of these variables. This information can be used for accounting purposes.
Listed in the following table are the variables that are set each time a print is created.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| MS_PLTDATE | Date which the current print job was started, using the string representation appropriate for the current locale. |
| MS_PLTDELTA | Print view delta in master units. |
| MS_PLTDELTA_UOR | Print view delta in UORs. |
| MS_PLTDSCRIPT_LONG | The full path of the design script file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTDSCRIPT_ABBREV | The full path of the design script file for the current print job, abbreviated to 34 characters. |
| MS_PLTDSCRIPT_SHORT | The base file name and extension of the design script file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTDGNDIR | Directory containing the design file currently being printed. |
| MS_PLTDGNFILE_LONG | The full file path of the design file currently being printed. |
| MS_PLTDGNFILE_ABBREV | The full file path of the design file currently being printed, abbreviated to 34 characters. |
| MS_PLTDGNFILE_SHORT | The base file name and extension of the design file currently being printed. |
| MS_PLTDRVFILE_LONG | The full file path of the printer driver configuration file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTDRVFILE_ABBREV | The full file path of the printer driver configuration file for the current print job, abbreviated to 34 characters. |
| MS_PLTDRVFILE_SHORT | The base file name and extension of the printer driver configuration file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTENTITY | The design area mode for the current print job. Values consist of VIEW <view number>, FENCE_VIEW <view number>, or SHEET. |
| MS_PLTMODELNAME | The name of the model currently being printed. |
| MS_PLTORIGIN | Print view origin in master units. |
| MS_PLTORIGIN_UOR | Print view origin in UORs. |
| MS_PLTOUT | The full file path of the print output file currently being created. |
| MS_PLTPENTBL_LONG | The full file path of the pen table file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTPENTBL_ABBREV | The full file path of the pen table file for the current print job, abbreviated to 34 characters. |
| MS_PLTPWUSERNAME | The ProjectWise user name. |
| MS_PLTPWUSERDESC | The ProjectWise user description. |
| MS_PLTPSETFILE_LONG | The base file name and extension of the pen table file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTPSETFILE_ABBREV | The full file path of the print set (PSET) file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTPSETFILE_SHORT | The full file path of the print set (PSET) file for the current print job, abbreviated to 34 characters. |
| MS_PLTPENTBL_SHORT | The base file name and extension of the print set (PSET) file for the current print job. |
| MS_PLTSCALE | Current print scale (as a character string). For example, 70.0739 m:cm / IN. |
| MS_PLTSCALE_SHORT | Shortened version of MS_PLTSCALE. The appearance of this variable is controlled by the MS_PLT_SCALE_METHOD configuration variable. No units are included in the value, and the precision is limited to six. For example, if the print scale is 100 master units (meters) to 1 printer unit (inches), MS_PLTSCALE_SHORT will either be "1:100" or "100:1." |
| MS_PLTSHEETNAME | Name of paper size used for the current print job. For example, ISO A3. |
| MS_PLTSHEETSIZE | Size of paper used for the current print job. For example, 11x17 (in). |
| MS_PLTSTATE | Set to "PREVIEW" or "REALPLOT." Used to distinguish a paper print from a preview (so previews aren't logged to the accounting log). |
| MS_PLTTIME | Time at which the current print job was started, using the string representation appropriate for the current locale. |
| MS_PLT_SYSPRINTER_NAME | The name of the Windows printer, if the system printer driver is being used. |
| MS_PLT_DOCSET_NUMSETDOCS | The number of print definitions in the print set. This number does not change depending on the number of items selected for printing. |
| MS_PLT_DOCSET_CURRENT_SETDOC | The print definition number currently being processed. This number is relative to the start of the print set, regardless of the first print definition selected. For example, the current print definition number for the second print definition is 2, even if it is the first print definition being printed. |