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This chapter describes how datafield values from RayFlow are passed into a command line as argument or as part of an argument. The RayFlow server interprets datafield values as is described below.

 

Single Datafield Usage

A single datafield value that does not contain any white space characters is directly passed as an argument. Those datafields that contain one or more white space characters are interpreted as argument and therefore automatically embraced with quotation mark characters. Therefore, it is not necessary to enter quotation marks into a datafield value. This is shown by the following examples.

 

Example 1:

Datafield1 = Value1; Argument1 = #Datafield1# = Value1

 

Example 2:

Datafield2 = Value 2; Argument2 = #Datafield2# = "Value 2"

 

It is possible to embrace the argument placeholders by quotation marks hard-coded inside the Tools configuration. If this is done, the quotation marks are always set.

 

Example 3:

Datafield1 = Value1; "Argument1" = "#Datafield1#" = "Value1"

 

Example 4:

Datafield2 = Value 2; "Argument2" = "#Datafield2#" = "Value 2"

 

 

Combining Multiple Datafields in an Argument

Different datafield values can be combined into one bundled argument. For example, this can be used if a path should be passed into a command line. If this is the case, the bundle of argument placeholders need to be embraced by quotation marks inside the related Tools configuration.

 

Example:

 

Datafield1 = C:\Windows

Datafield2 = notepad.exe

Datafield3 = Spaced name\notepad.exe

 

"Argument3" = "#Datafield1#\#Datafield2#" = "C:\Windows\notepad.exe"

"Argument4" = "#Datafield1#\#Datafield2#" = "C:\Windows\Spaced name\notepad.exe"