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Videojet DataFlex 6530 Service Manual - Rev AA B-15

Complex Fields

The CIFF specification allows multiple data “objects” in each field. This allows

times/date/counters to be concentrated with user entered text in the same field. The instances

where CLARiSOFT and other image design programs use this are very rare, but it can happen in

the more complex counter fields.

In order to update data in fields that contain multiple user changeable data objects, extra

qualification of the field name is required.

For a field that has two user enterable data objects, the field name has “-1” appended for the first

piece of data and “-2” appended for the second piece. So if you only wished to update the second

user entered data object in field “FIELD001” then the XML should read <Field

Name=”FIELD001-2”>.

The CIFF specification also allows multiple counters per data object in each field. In order to

update a counter value in a data object, an extra layer of qualification is required; this is achieved

by adding an additional “-n”.

So to update the first counter in the second user enterable data object the XML should read

<Field Name=”FIELD001-2-1”>.

Field name qualification is only necessary if there is more that one user changeable piece of data

per field. If an unqualified field name is used where there is more that one user changeable item,

then only the first piece of data within the field is modified.

Retrieving CIFF Data Files

This section covers retrieving CIFF data files from CLARiTY based machines. This feature is

provided to allow dynamic discovery of the user enterable fields with a CIFF file to allow the

host to prompt for this data before sending a Job selection message with the user entered data to

the printer.

The CIFF Data file is retrieved from the CLARiTY by using the file request message (FRQ -

0x5003) and specifying the file type as CIFF Data file, and the file name as the name of the CIFF

you require the CIFF Data file for. In addition to this information, there are a number of flags

that can be set to retrieve additional information to aid in the prompting. Consult the Binary

Communications document for a more detailed description.

If the CDFC_PROMPTINGINFO is set within the message then the CIFF Data file generated

contains additional attributes to help with the prompting for user enterable information. The

element structure of the CIFF data file with the prompting information included is listed below.

..... @ReferenceCiff*

..... <Date>*

.......... @Name

..... ..... @Type*

..... ..... @Prompt

..... ..... @Min*

..... ..... @Max*

..... </Date>

..... <Price>*

..... ..... @Name

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