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System (system object)

The system system object contains system variables related to the Raster Image Processor (RIP) the document is using to

execute, and document versioning. These system variables are read-only.

Syntax

&system.product string value

&system.version string value

&system.formversion integer value

Properties

product

String value containing the name of the RIP the document is using to execute. For example,

PlanetPress Alambic is the name of the RIP built in to PlanetPress (the RIP PlanetPress uses when you perform a preview and

select Internal interpreter as the PostScript interpreter).

version

String value containing the version number of the RIP the document is using to execute. For example, 4.0.

formversion

Integer value containing the version number of the document requested by the trigger. Recall that you can assign a version

number to a document and increment the number each time you update and reinstall the document. When you execute a doc-

ument that uses a version number, the document verifies its version number against the one you specify in the trigger, and it

proceeds with execution only if the two version numbers match. See the PlanetPress User Guide for more complete infor-

mation on versioning.

Runpage

What is a runpage?

A runpage is a normal page containing a PlanetPress Talk object that controls the execution of the pages in the document.

Although nothing prevents a runpage from containing printable elements, in most cases it serves only to control the execution

of the other pages in the document and does not itself print.

Using Foreign Language Text with PPtalk

Can PlanetPress Talk let me use foreign language text in PlanetPress?

You can use Text objects to display both static text and variable content, such as data selections, in the same object. Text

objects also let you mix foreign language text, such as Arabic, and European language styles within the same object, although

not in the same paragraph.

Adding Foreign Text

The Text objects dialog box lets you enter foreign language text, such as Arabic, directly in the Text area (granted that the cor-

responding foreign language text feature is enabled in Windows).