7.4

Capturing Data
To create your document, you need a reliable sample of the variable data you intend to use with the document.
This section describes what a sample data file is and the two criteria that determine its reliability. It also provides general pro-
cedures for capturing a reliable sample data file. Consult the Trigger and Data Capture Guide for platform-specific data
capture procedures.
The data capture tool lets you capture real data to be used as sample data. It can capture data sent to a Windows printer
queue or a Serial, LPD or Telnet connection. The captured data can then be saved to a file and used immediately by Plan-
etPress Design to design or troubleshoot a document. You must correctly configure the output queue on the server if you use
the data capture tool. Also, if you want to use the data capture tool, you must correctly set a proper queue on the server to
sent an LPR to the IP address of the PC which is running PlanetPress Design as well as for the data capture tool. This rule is
true for all possible channels.
Capture Sample Data Using the Data Capture Tool
Use this procedure to momentarily capture data sent to an input for the purpose of generating a sample data file, as well as to
capture data for a document you install on a printer or in PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool
To capture sample data using the Data Capture tool:
1. In the PlanetPress Design Ribbon, go to the Tools tab, then click Capture Data.
2. From the dropdown list, select one of the following data inputs ports: LPD, Serial, Telnet, or Windows Queue.
3. Set the options for the capture based on the selected input.
4. Click Capture to actually capture the port.
When PlanetPress Design is ready to receive the data on the selected port, a message box is displayed.
5. Send your job to the appropriate input.
6. To stop the capture, click Stop.
7. To see the log files, click the Open Log button. To view the captured data, double-click the corresponding log file.
Log files are located in C:\Documents and Settings\[User account name]\Application Data\PlanetPress Suite 7\Plan-
etPress Design\DataCap. They are named according to the capture date.
8. Click OK.
LPD Input
Retrieves data using LPD/LPR. LPD/LPR is a printer protocol that uses TCP/IP to establish connections
between printers and workstations on a network. PlanetPress Design provides the LPD service for
Windows to receive print jobs through a TCP/IP network without requiring a Window’s driver.
General tab
l LPD queue name: Enter the queue name for the LPD server. This is the queue name you use when sending
jobs through an LPR client.
LPD Input Options tab
l Log all Winsock and network messages: Select to have PlanetPress Design keep a log of all Winsock and
other network messages that occur through the LPD service. These are messages related to jobs being sent
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