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To translate a Windows network path to a Pipeline plug-in UNC path:
Windows path example: \\myServer\ShareName\SubFolder.
Pipeline plug-in UNC example: myServer/ShareName/SubFolder.
The proper syntax of the File Location entry for this example is: myServer/ShareName/SubFolder/
%FILENAME%.
Forming Paths to Files on Mac OS X.
tokens to form the correct path to the file, so that it is accessible from the FlipFactory server.
Be sure to add the remaining / before the FILENAME token: /%FILENAME.
Example: Mac_6PM_NEWS/Movies/%FILENAME%
The best way to validate the correct path is to browse to the source file's location using Windows Explorer
directly from the Flip server and compare it to the entry you've entered in the File Location text field.
To make Mac OS X files accessible to FlipFactory, follow these guidelines:
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File Sharing must be on (System Preferences > Sharing).
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Share files and folders using SMB (Samba) must be checked (System Preferences > Sharing > File
Sharing > Options).
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The folder where the source files are located must be added as a Shared Folder (System Preferences
> Sharing > File Sharing). In the Shared Folders list of the Sharing panel, click the + icon to add a
folder. Navigate to the folder (for example, the default Movies folder in your user account) and add it.
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Users must include an entry for Everyone (or a specific user, if known), with Read Only access to the
Shared Folder.
Forming Paths to Files on Windows.
from the Flip server where the target factory is running, do not use the HOST token. Enter the host name
manually. FlipFactory servers display via Bonjour, shown in the list as FlipFactory_<ServerName>. The
Bonjour prefix FlipFactory_ is not part of the host name. The host name is the remaining text, for example:
FF_Traffic.
Don't use the FILEPATH token unless the source file is stored locally on the target FlipFactory server (thus
eliminating the host name) – it provides the fully-qualified file path. If you've configured Pipeline Control to
save the file directly onto the Flip server, supply %FILEPATH%/%FILENAME%. If FlipFactory is on a
separate server, the Share Name must be supplied, with a prepended /. For example, /Movies.
Be sure to add the remaining / before the %FILENAME% token: /%FILENAME.
Examples:
File on different Windows platform: FF_Traffic/Movies/%FILENAME%
File on target Flip server platform: %FILEPATH%/%FILENAME%
The best way to validate the correct path is to browse to the source file's location using Windows Explorer
directly on the Flip server and compare it to the entry you've entered in the File Location text field.
To make Windows files accessible to FlipFactory, follow these guidelines:
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Use a combination of literal values, slashes, share names, and
When the source file is on a Windows platform that is separate
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