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Title: specifying paper source on odd/even pages - Command Workstation
Post by: delooch on September 03, 2019, 10:19:18 AM
pretty sure ive done this before but im mentally defective this morning.

need to spec a different paper source for even pages on a variable data/uncollated ncr job. 

Job source is a 1000 page pdf output, already merged

as im typing this i remembered the record limit setting, going to try that now.

any suggestions?
Title: Re: specifying paper source on odd/even pages - Command Workstation
Post by: jwheeler on September 04, 2019, 10:46:44 AM
Found this on the Fiery forum:

Set the Mixed Media up, p1 to tray1, p2 to tray2. Then enable the "Define Record Length" (on the VDP tab) and set the "Pages Per Record=2", and the Mixed media will then repeat every two pages.
Title: Re: specifying paper source on odd/even pages - Command Workstation
Post by: delooch on September 04, 2019, 11:22:49 AM
Thanks, what was happening was i had a freeform master selected, it wouldnt allow the "set record length" option. that fixed it right away.

again, a client "helping me out" by doing a data-only merge in one file, and a master in another.
Title: Re: specifying paper source on odd/even pages - Command Workstation
Post by: DigiCorn on September 04, 2019, 01:54:48 PM
fuckers
Title: Re: specifying paper source on odd/even pages - Command Workstation
Post by: David on September 04, 2019, 01:57:41 PM
do me a favor...

don't do me any favors


thankyouverymuch
Title: Re: specifying paper source on odd/even pages - Command Workstation
Post by: delooch on September 04, 2019, 01:58:30 PM
well, you know...

get to charge them an extra 30 minutes for fucking around.

i have another one who is trying to do a 60,000 piece EDDM mailer on her own.  holy shit am i staying far away from that one.
Title: Re: specifying paper source on odd/even pages - Command Workstation
Post by: DigiCorn on September 04, 2019, 02:20:20 PM
We have a whole department here to handle mail lists. It's called,
"1...
2...
3...
NOT IT!"