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Overview See It In Action Archiving Docs


ScriptServer PDF Broker software converts your printouts to PDF format and delivers the PDF via e-mail, local or shared folder, or by a customizable command file.

 How It Works

To other computers on the network, the Broker looks like a PostScript printer. So any host can send PostScript print data to be converted to PDF.

Converted PDF files are electronically distributed according to various criteria, called "routers."

Routers can be configured to e-mail the PDF file, place it in a (shared) folder, or to post-process the file using a command file, which can be a DOS-based .BAT or a Visual Basic-based .VBS file.

If more than one router's criteria matches the characteristics of an incoming job, all matching routers will be used to distribute the resulting PDF.

   

 About Routers


Routers are created based on two general criteria: the TCP/IP port number, and PostScript comments contained in the file.

Port-based routing allows you to route a PDF file based on the port it was received on. For example, network-ready HP LaserJet printers receive their print data over port 9100.

Comment-based routing allows you to route a PDF file based on the PostScript comments embedded in the PostScript header. These comments are based on the Document Structuring Conventions (DSC) published by Adobe for PostScript files in this specification. Supported comments are:

  • title
  • username
  • creating application
  • creation date
  • routing
  • user-defined data (GrayMatter extension for ScriptServer Printing Systems)
   
 Features Supported by PDF Broker Editions
Desktop Edition  Desktop Edition
 


The base level Desktop Edition provides:

  • Conversion of PostScript print streams to PDF, quickly and reliably

  • Seamless integration into the Windows environment as a Service

  • Compatibility with virtually all PostScript network printer drivers

  • E-mail support ("Print to Inbox")

  • Routes to shared folders

  • Can distribute to multiple destinations simultaneously

  • Fully integrated support for the ScriptServer Printing Systems

  • Supports up to 100 simultaneous connections

  • Full PostScript error reporting

  • Error notification via e-mail

  • Destop utility for configuring the PDF Broker's settings

 
Standard Edition  Standard Edition
 


All of the capabilities supported by the Desktop Edition, plus:

  • Extensibility through post-processing command script by third party applications

  • Routing based on document title, author, creating application, date/time, and more

  • Encrypted PDF file creation with Security Profiles

  • Document data substitution using Placeholders

  • User-defined data

 

Pro Edition  Pro Edition
 


All of the capabilities supported by the Standard Edition, plus:

  • "Special Case Router" allows you to use one router for multiple email addresses based on the "Routing" PostScript comment

  • Database support for data lookup of e-mail addresses, and more

  • TransFormat document support

  • PDF File splitting of batch print jobs based on TransFormat split fields

 

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