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VDP Search Path
The E-42B can search multiple locations both on network computers and on the E-42B for
VDP (Variable Data Printing) resources (for example, Postscript images and fonts). With
Configure, you can specify a location to search by setting a “file search path” (sometimes also
called a “common global search path”). Inform users of the paths that you specify so that their
jobs can access the resources.
The E-42B searches for a VDP resource in the following order:
• Path that the user specified in the job
• Paths specified in Configure
• Path that the application specifies for VPS or PPML resources when it generates the data
stream
For any of these paths, the E-42B searches the folder, and then the subfolders within that
folder.
T
O
SPECIFY
LOCATIONS
TO
SEARCH
FOR
VDP
RESOURCES
1 In Configure, in PDL > VDP, click the Add button.
For information, see
2 In the Add Path dialog box, enter a path.
If you type the path name, use the format of a mapped drive (for example,
Z:\folder
) or a
UNC (for example,
\\computer name\folder
).
3 If the path is located on a computer that requires authentication, select Remote Server
Authentication, enter a user name and password, and click OK.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed to add additional paths.
5 Click Apply.
User-defined search paths for a single job
A user can enter a single search path when the user sends the job from a Windows printer
driver, or when someone later overrides the job to include a search path. The path must be
fewer than 256 characters, and in the format of a mapped drive (for example,
Z:\folder
) or a
UNC (for example,
\\computer name\folder
).
To use a mapped drive, it must be recognized by the E-42B. For example, if the user specifies
a path on the user’s computer (for example,
C:\My Documents\VDP
), the E-42B assumes this is
the C:\ drive on the E-42B. In another example, if “
Z:
” is a network drive that users access on
their network, the E-42B does not know the location to which “
Z:
” refers. Therefore, you
must map a drive so that the E-42B also recognizes the location where resources are stored.
