Auto-Save Mode allows the user to automatically create PDF's with a predefined settings and save it to a predefined location. When Auto-Save Mode is enabled PDFCreator does not ask for a filename and a location. Below is the list of settings that must be set for Auto-Save Mode: - Auto-Save format: The save format is the file type that you want PDFCreator to save the new document as.
- Filename: Sets the file name that you want all documents you create to have. the <DateTime> variable inputs the creation date and time as the file name.
- Filename-Token: The filename-token is another variable that is added to the documents file name. Here is the list of filename-tokens you can use:
- <Author> - Inserts the name of the author. This is not necessarily the user currently logged in.
- <ClientComputer> - Inserts the computer name or IP address of the client computer asking for the PDF (for use in server installations). This can also be used in the auto save directory to save directly to client computers (i.e. "\\<ClientComputer>\c$\files").
- <Computername> - Inserts the name of the computer.
- <Counter> - A counter that counts from 1 until 922.337.203.685.477. This token is parametrizable.
<Counter:Format> Sample: <Counter:000> - Display the number with 3 digits. You will find a full list of parameters in the MSDN documentation -> User-Defined Numeric Formats - <DateTime> - Inserts the date and time that the PDF is created. This token is parametrizable.
<DateTime:Format> Samples: <DateTime:yyyy> - Display the year as a 4-digit number (100 9999). <DateTime:mmm> - Display the month as an abbreviation (Jan Dec). You will find a full list of parameters in the MSDN documentation -> User-Defined Date/Time Formats - DocumentFilename - If <Title> contains a file name, this variable will contain the name of that file.
- DocumentPath - If <Title> contains a complete file name, this variable will contain the path name. If this variable is used for the directory, all files will be saved in the same directory as the printed file.
Note: Only some applcations (e.g. Autocad or Irfanview) are depositing the complete file name. That is why this token should not be set without pre-examine the application. - <JobID> - The job number, represented by a integer.
- <PrinterName> - The name of the printer, typically "PDFCreator".
- <SessionID> - The session id of the Windows Terminal Server client session. This value will be zero if Windows Terminal Server is not used.
- <Title> - Inserts the document title
- <Username> - Inserts the username of the currently logged in user. (The user account under which PDFCreator was started)
- Directory: An optional feature is to set a different directory to automatically save the documents. The following tokens can be used in the directory field:
- <MyFiles> - Gives the directory of the user's My Documents directory.
- <MyDesktop> - Gives the director fo the user's Desktop directory.
- <Temp> - Gives the temporary path of the logged in user.
- After auto-saving open the document with the default program.: After auto-saving open the document with the default program.
- Send an email after auto-saving: This option allows the user to send an email after auto-saving a file.
RedMon Tokens PDFCreator versions prior to 1.3.0 used RedMon as print monitor. In versions starting with 1.3.0, this has been replaced and the tokens based on the RedMon environment variables are not avaialbe anymore. They have been replaced with according tokens like <JobID> or <ClientComputer>. Note: If you want to use PDF Security in combination with auto-save, please have a look at the hidden settings to see how to store a password.
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