Read300p - Version 03.02.10 - pvf064j - October 2011
As this version followed on fairly quickly from the previous release. Please check out Read300o for other recent changes.
Windows Merge - Phone Numbers
The full 10 telephone numbers have been added to the options
available in the Windows merge options. Mobile and Fax were
already there - TE2 .. TE9 are used for the remaining numbers.
Attaching Custom PDF file to animal cards
There are existing options (^38=) to display and print a PDF file, there are also options to allow you to populate (^11=) and print PDF's - however you to now have an option to combine the two. This will enable you to prepare Lab submissions etc. and save a copy onto the animal card.
This option was tested based on a pdf file to be processed, displayed AND saved direct to card while this option may work with .doc or .xls files it has not been tested with them - if you have examples of usage to suit your needs please contact us.
Pass the pdf file on the AP extras line with the ^40 option, the other file with the .PDF file definition should have the same name as the pdf except end with .def - the .PDF line should be set to
.PDF &PASSFILE
The variable PASSFILE will be set to the copy on the animal card so it will not have the same name as the original pdf file. Ensure the pdf filename is all lower case.
The system will copy the pdf file to the animal record then process it - this means when you edit and then save the file it will be saved to the animal record card.
As an example lets look at generating and saving an Idexx submission form:
| The PDF file is: | idexx2.pdf |
| You will need a .def file: | idexx2.def e.g. |
.PDF &PASSFILE
.qu site of specimen/swab
.qu Clinical History (line 1 of 5)
etc. etc. add other questions as needed
practice &pname
pad1 &pad1
etc. etc. add other reserved words as needed.
Make up an AP code, in the Extras line add ^40=idexx2.pdf
When the AP is used, the submission form will be displayed, edit as needed and use the Print & Save button/option - the form will be printed and a copy will be attached to the animal record card.
See read200r (Definition files) and the FAQ on Attaching PDF forms on the web site for details of customising the details.
E-Mailing Spooler files
Files from the spooler will always be 100% text, the system used to treat them as 'Multi-part/Mixed' and in most cases your mailer would just display them as the message.
You may prefer to have a physical file as an attachment - more steps to read it but easier if you are wanting to open with different text editor. The system can do this - it is NOT the default - you need to add a params.txt entry:
ForceTXTAttach = Yes
When set to Yes system will treat .TXT as any other extension and add 'See attachment' to the body with the spooler job as a separate file. All spool files will have the same name 'spooljob.txt'.
This applies to .txt files processed with the new mail system.
Misc
- Vatbook Payment report - a problem with over 16 million
transactions has been identified and corrected.
- Digital X-Rays - some systems generate very long filenames that
may give the machine problems with identifying the file type.
We have increased the length slightly to try to avoid this. We
would still recommend you contact the machine supplier and
configure the device to use shorter filenames.
- M/Y Summary - following a reboot some figures in the M/Y
breakdown for some users were being reset to zero. This elusive
problem has now been found and fixed.