FTSpooler Setup

This option allows additional or removal of filter(s), and management of the filter's properties such as name, description, path and input/output type. Filters MUST deliver a modified version of the input file back as output, otherwise you will get a Spooler error Filtering: empty output file produced by process [C:\Program Files\TCGIS\FTLabelPrint\FTLabPrt.exe] with arguments ... .

Note: Do not register FTLabelPrint as a filter, it is an Application.

To add a filter:

Click the New button
Name the filter and provide a brief Description.
Enter the Path to the filter. Path could be in absolute form, or relative to the FTSpooler’s Installation Directory (%ftinst%) or any other directory specified by the ‘PATH’ System environment variable. For the purpose of maximum portability it is recommended to place all executables in the %ftinst% directory and specify just the executable name (without path).
Enter the command line Arguments. If you are not using the standard input and output devices (Use standard input/output checkbox) the input and output files are specified in the command line using “%1” and “%2” parameters. You are responsible for correctly quoting the command line arguments.
Initial directory is usually left empty. In this case it defaults to the executable’s location.
Choose the Input type and Output type from the dropdown menu.
Check other options if applicable:
- Check status
- Require output
- Use standard input/output
- Hide console (will fail for GUI application)
- Hide GUI window (will fail for console)
Click the Save button.

To delete a filter:

Select on the filter to be deleted.
Click the Delete button.
Confirmation dialog box pops up.
Click Yes to finish.

The Postscript to PDF filter includes the Compatibility Level required, this is supplied as 1.3 but can be changed to 1.4 as shown.

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