My Xerox Analyst just upgraded me to
=FreeFlow VI Designer 7.0
--- VI Designer Core: 7.0.1
--- VI Interpreter: VII_7.0b

as referred to in these threads:

http://vippsupport.xerox.com/e...851059704#8851059704

http://vippsupport.xerox.com/e...431052014#4431052014


I'm trying to use the new, improved ZSORT with a project that will print a record with 1, 2 or 3 duplex 8.5x11 pages (depending on field data) on an 11x17 sheet using a stacksize of 250.

Is there any documentation on how to use the new ZSORT multi-page functionality?

I located the information in
c:\vide\xgf\Readme.txt

under the FreeFlow VI Interpreter release 7.0a Enhancements section (page 4 of 138).

Note that for a given job the number of pages must be the SAME for each record. Since records are processed in parallel this is mandatory to allow all records to start and end on the same physical page.

The example given coding for a 3 page ZSORT document is:

{} 500 20 ZSORT

The example also shows the control code snippet breakout (IF ZSPAGE) for the simplex job with multiple sheets.

I'm not sure what is meant by pages, especially since the enhancement description says
"Testing the BACK variable for a 2 pages duplex document is also still possible."

Does pages mean printed sides or sheets of paper?

Is the ZSORT command for a 3 sheet duplex document
{} 500 20 ZSORT % Spin thru data 3 times
or is it
{} 500 50 ZSORT % Spin thru data 6 times

A "page" is a page of the document being printed regardless of duplexing.
A 2 pages document printed simplex will make 2 sheets.
A 2 pages document printed duplex will make 1 sheet.
A 3 pages document printed simplex will make 3 sheets.
A 3 pages document printed duplex will make 2 sheets with second back blank.
etc ...

A 3 sheet duplex document is either 5 or 6 pages.
If 5 pages the command is: {} 500 40 ZSORT
If 6 pages the command is: {} 500 50 ZSORT