New features of PDFmdx version 3.8.1:
- Pitney Bowes DataMatrix barcode:
With the Pitney Bowes Relay inserting system it is possible to automatically insert letters or invoices. The inserter system has a camera to recognize a DataMatrix 2D barcode applied on the page, read it out and use the barcode to control the inserter. The 2D barcode must have a certain structure. It contains a 14-digit identifier of the document, eg. the invoice number, the page number in the document, the number of pages of the document and at the end a counter that must be continuous throughout the document. With this code, the inserter can recognize when a new letter begins and also determine whether a sheet is missing or not in the correct order in the stack.
The stamp variable definition now has its own “Pitney Bowes” checkbox to create such a predefined structure and apply it to the individual pages as a DataMatrix 2D barcode.
The input as well as the output files, sorted by file name, are processed and output as sorted, eg. by the invoice number read from the invoice file. The Merge2Print command line application can then be used to create a sorted PDF total file for the printout. However, due to the requirement that the entire process must be sorted, only the executable EXE processor of PDFmdx, but not the PDFmdx service, can be used. In addition, “block processing” must be activated.
Download – 2D barcode specification – Pitney Bowes Relay >>>
- Start processing via *.rd file:
Previously, PDFmdx processing (executable EXE application or Windows service) could be started either timed (Timer, Date, Daily, Weekly) or by inserting PDF files into a monitored folder. However, there are applications in which it is important that all files are present in the input folder first and only the to start sorted processing. There is now the *.rd option. If this option is activated, the processing starts only if a *.rd file eg. “Ready.rd” is copied to the monitored folder. This allows the processing to be started in a controlled manner at the desired time.
Info: As of PDFmdx version 3.8.0 .NET Runtime version 4.5 is required.