Variables Codes in Preps

Whenever you want to add marks on the press sheet you must specify the text that you wanted to printout.There are special codes that can convert information of the job, template or the part of the job that needed to be automatically print.This types of codes called variables since the information sends from one sheet to another media.All variables must start with $ and no case sensitive.


Go to menu : Job / Job Information & set Customer, Job Title & Job ID. Put code in templete 

Set Customer Name, Job Title & Job ID 

Some preps's variables codes given in below : -

1. $customer : The customer ID number specified in the Job Information dialog box.
2. $job_title : The job title.
3. $jobid : The job ID number specified in the Job Information dialog box.
4. $jobname : This code for filename.
5. $sig : The number of the current job signature.
6. $side : The press sheet side (A = Front Side & B = Back Side). For multi-web signatures, additional sides are labeled C, D etc.
7. $time : The time the job was printed.
8. $jobdate : The date the Preps job was last saved.
9. $date : The date the job was printed.
10. $color : The color name for the current separation as : Process Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black & Pan-tone Colors.
11. $web : The web number of the press sheet
12. $comment : Set the text in the comment box in the print dialog box. You can set it while you print it in print dialog box. See the below figure : -

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