PostScript Attachments

A PostScript attachment is a file that contains standard PostScript code, which is attached in your document and printed as-is. PostScript attachments are not added in your pages and are rather executed before or after a page or document. This means that they must contain PostScript that creates and prints one or more pages in a format that your printer will understand.

You cannot edit a PostScript attachment resource from PlanetPress Design. You must edit a PostScript attachment resource in Windows using the appropriate application.

You can set PostScript attachments to execute before either one of these locations:

• The Document: In the document's properties, you can set any number of PostScript attachments to run before or after each document, which is normally equal to one data page unless you are using the N-Up object or special PlanetPressTalk command to modify its execution order.
• A specific page: In a normal page's properties, you can set any number of PostScript attachments to run before or after that page.

In both cases, you can apply a condition so the PostScript attachment will only execute at certain times depending on your data and other variables.

To add one or more PostScript attachments as resource to your document, do one of the following:

• In the PlanetPress Design Ribbon, go to the Home tab then click Attachment in the Document group. Browse to the folder where the PostScript file is located, then select one or more images to import as resources.
• Copy the attachment file to your clipboard using CTRL+C in Windows Explorer. Then in PlanetPress Design, click on PostScript attachments in the Document Structure Pane and use CTRL+V to paste the attachment as a resource.
• Select multiple PostScript files in Windows Explorer then drag & drop them either in the Workspace or in PostScript attachments folder of the Document Structure Pane.

If you add an attachment with the same name as an attachment that currently exists in the document, PlanetPress Design appends a number to the name of the new attachment.

To edit the properties of an attachment resource: 

1. In the Structure area, select the PostScript Attachment you want to view and/or edit.
2. In the Object Inspector, view and/or edit the properties.
   • Name: Specifies the name of the PostScript Attachment resource in PlanetPress Design.
   • Original file name: Specifies the path of the file from which PlanetPress Design created the attachment resource. Editing this is equivalent to replacing the PostScript Attachment.