DFqcps — Convert a Query Report, previously generated by DF_QCreports, into a PDF file with barcoding, prior to sending the report to a study site
DFqcps
[-PDF]
[-A4]
[-new]
[-l string]
[-f string]
[-h string]
[-r string]
[-n #]
[-p #]
{-s #}
DFqcps is used by DF_QCfax and DF_QCprint to format the Query Reports created by DF_QCreports, before they are sent or printed. It takes its input from the standard input, and translates it into a PDF document with the standard DFdiscover barcoding. Barcoding permits returned Query Reports to be routed to the correct study database, in the event that they contain queries in DFdiscover Q&A (question and answer) format, or in case an investigator decides to make a comment on the Query Report and fax it back.
create a PDF output file. This is the default behavior. The option is present for backwards compatibility only. | |
-A4 | format for A4 size paper. The default is US letter. |
-new | use the new format for Query Reports introduced in DataFax version 4.2.0. This option applies only to external Query Reports; internal reports will always use the pre-4.2 format with a single Query Report ID field. |
-l string | customize the label associated with the investigator signature
line at the top of each page. The string specified must be enclosed in
double quotes. The investigator signature line may be omitted entirely
by specifying the |
-f string | font to be used. If the specified font is not installed on the DFdiscover server the default fonts (Times, Helvetic, Courier, Century Gothic) will be used. |
-h string | the header name to appear in the top-left corner of each formatted page. Typically this is the study name. |
-r string | the report name that appears as the report identifier field on each formatted page. This value should be a 3 or 4-digit site ID, followed by a hyphen, followed by the 6-digit Query Report date. The default is no report name. |
-n | the total number of pages in the Query
Report. This number appears at the bottom of each formatted page in a
|
-p | the point size to print the report text in. The default is 10 point. |
-s | the DFdiscover study number (required). The study number is barcoded across the top of each page, together with the plate number (always 501) and the page number of the output. |