Procedure for specifying attributes

On the Processing panel, specify:

• Data format field: Select the data format of the input document that your filter applies to.
• Filter field: Specify the name of the filter followed by the options that you want to provide as command line arguments to the filter.
  • If the filter is a DLL filter, type the absolute pathname unless the filter is in a directory named in the LIBPATH environment variable.
  • If the filter is a UNIX filter, type spawn before the filter name. Type the absolute pathname of the filter unless the filter is in a directory named in the PATH environment variable.

Example

This ISPF panel shows how to specify a UNIX filter written by your installation for line data. Only a portion of the ISPF panel is shown.

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Data format:  Filter:
 
/ Line data  spawn /usr/mylib/my_unix_filter -a option operand  (extend)
_ MO:DCA-P   __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ PostScript __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ Text       __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ PCL        __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ PDF        __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ SAP        __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ XML        __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ TIFF       __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ JPEG       __________________________________________________ (extend)
_ Other      __________________________________________________ (extend)
 

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If the input data stream contains line data, Print Interface calls the my_unix_filter filter to transform line data. The option and operand that follow the filter name are passed to the filter.