FingerPost Program Documentation
The usual caveats hold true as to the precision of the documentation. Sometimes it will be slightly in front of the code, and at others the code will be ahead of the documentation. We will endeavour to keep them roughly in tandem.
The documentation is grouped as :
User Interface
| program |
description |
| ip |
MUI - The Main User Interface (or MisUser Interface) |
| ipnt |
MUI - The Main User Interface (or MisUser Interface) for NT |
| ipresend |
Resend file from the Log files |
| peek |
Watch data arriving - Non-Destructive Line Monitor |
| ipmon |
Monitor incoming services |
| ipscan |
Monitor queues |
| ipsvce |
BUI - The Browser User Interface (for Netscape/IExplorer users) |
Using FipSeq to extract and manage metadata
| Link |
description |
| fipseq |
FipSeq for All ! |
Base System
| program |
description |
| iproute |
Routing for incoming files |
| ipwheel |
Distribution |
| ipxchg |
Character Stripping and String Translation |
| ipspool |
Generic Input and/or Output spooler |
| ippost |
Postman for mail and other special traffic |
| ipprint |
Network printer and formatter |
| ippsc |
Simple PDF/PostScript formatter for printing |
| ipbatch |
File batcher |
| ipedsys |
Main PC and Mac file formatter |
| ipeddir |
Main PC and Mac directory formatter |
| ipkeyword |
Keyworder for incoming files (also see iproute) |
| iprobin |
Round-robin for file distribution like typeset and printers |
| ipsgml |
SGML <-> HTML <-> text convertor |
| iptimer |
Timer - run programs every few seconds |
| iptrigger |
Trigger program on new, change or delete of files |
| ipw4 |
W4 - Internet Wire Browser |
Base System - Maintenance
| program |
description |
| ipmaint |
Main Nightly maintenance |
| ipdelque |
Delete and purge of queues |
Base System - Network>
| program |
description |
| ipxnet |
Receive from Other Fips and Editorial systems |
| ip2net |
Send to Other Fips |
| ipredun |
Main redundancy program |
| ipbalan |
Balance Client |
| ipsvrd |
Balance Server |
| sffcheck |
Network Checker |
Inbound Copy including Agency Reception
| program |
description |
| wire |
Standard ANPA or IPTC text wires |
| vwire |
Variable, parameter-defined format wires |
| zwire |
Standard IATA (zczc) and AFX wires |
| pwire |
Precedent Character (like CCM) wires |
| ftpwire |
FTP wire (incoming server) |
| sftpwire |
SFTP wire - secure ftp (incoming server) |
| iimwire |
ANPA/IPTC binary format for mixed photo and text wires |
| moswire |
MOS Gateway |
| nitfwire |
XML/NewsML/NITF format text wires |
| nntpwire |
Get articles from an NNTP server |
| smtpwire |
Lightweight mail (SMTP) reader/receiver |
| imapwire |
IMAP mail reader |
| ampswire |
AMX / amps handler |
| lprwire |
LPR wire |
| ipdskwir |
ANPA/IPTC text disk files |
| tipwire |
Dutch IPTC text files using the TIP box |
| bkwire |
Broker wires - Reuters, Dow Jones, Knight-Ridder, WAVO |
| ipxbloom |
Download data from Bloomberg terminal -OLD |
| webwire |
Download data by Grabbing pages and RSS feeds from other Web Sites |
| ramswire |
Reuters RDF, AMS or SelectFeed Plus service |
| httpwire |
Simple HTTP server for uploading and downloading files. |
| ipsoap |
SOAP grabber |
| fixwire |
FIX and FIX/FAST encoded streams handler |
| nxwire |
BSW NX v4 feed handler |
Mailbox
| program |
description |
| ipbox |
MailBox - Cmd line - AAI replacement |
| ipzapbox |
Mailbox Maintenance |
| ipwires |
Wires for Mailbox |
| ipchkmail |
Process incoming InternetMail or W4 files from sffmail |
| ipsmtp |
Links to and from InternetMail - SMTP and POP3 |
| ipserver |
Simple server for incoming files from remote users |
| ipsvrgtw |
MailBox server for J11 Gateway |
| ipsvrbox |
MailBox server for Word/Quark/QPS |
Diagnostic programs
| program |
description |
| ipdump |
Dump raw data from incoming feed in to file |
| ipbin |
Analyse file for binary characters and built XCHG |
| ipvi |
Editor/Maintain parameter files across several systems |
| ipsim |
Simulate incoming wire feeds |
| ipsimdmp |
Simulate incoming wire feeds |
| ipfox |
Test outgoing or printer lines |
| ipbod |
Convert Ascii files to/from Baudot |
| ipbincmp |
Compare 2 binary files |
| ipspider |
Maintain Spider terminal servers |
| iptstwir |
Test Wires |
Connections to Content Management/Editorial/Advertising Systems
| program |
description |
| ipout |
Ethernet/Rs232/v24 connection to Precedent chr-like lines |
| ipxv24 |
Rs232/v24 connection from Editorial Sysstems running SNDFIP |
| ipgtwy |
J11 Gateway connection |
| ipxgtw |
J11 Gateway connection |
| ipsndsnd |
J11 PCI-SNDSND connection |
| ipxbin |
Convert J11 Binary data to Ascii |
| ipxhypo |
Good News/Tera/Hyphen connection |
| ipeport |
SII EPORT connection |
| ipxrtf |
Convert from Microsoft RTF format |
| ip2db |
Connection to Generic/Prestige/Tera/Oracle/Sybase/SqlServer/Mysql/Dewar database |
| ipxdb |
Connection from Generic/Prestige/Tera/Oracle/Sybase/SqlServer/Mysql/Dewar database |
| ipxadora |
Connection from Adora |
| ipadorachk |
Rework Adora HiRes to OPI/PCI calls |
| ipxnued |
Connection from AFX Tagmaster database |
| ipxword |
Simple Conversion from Word or QPS Copy Desk |
| ipxmp |
MediaPlanner Paginator Parser |
| ipxmiles |
Miles AD ripper |
| ipmos |
MOS Processor |
| ip2life |
Life Copy Tasting |
| ipzapfsf |
maintenance for Life Copy Tasting |
| ipnotwir |
Lotus Notes uploader |
| ipsvrj11 |
Atex j11 access via web (!) |
| ipramstxt |
Reuters SelectFeed Plus text handler |
| ipramsflt |
Reuters SelectFeed Plus Filter |
| iprnsd |
LSE RNS driver |
| ipxrns |
LSE RNS distributor |
| ipicvd |
Thomson Global Topic driver |
| ipxicv |
Thomson Global Topic distributor |
Data Formats and PostScript Driver
| program |
description |
| formhelp |
Overview of Data Formats |
| form |
Form User Interface and Test enviornment (FUI) |
| ipformd |
Format daemon |
| ipformbl |
Binary file generator |
| ipformat |
Main data formatting program |
| ipformch |
Form Checker - Simple File Combiner/Tracker |
| ipfsel |
Selection list program |
| ipfchk |
Error Checked line rechecker |
| ipfprep |
Pre processor for Listing files etc |
| ipsetter |
PostScript Paginator |
Statistics Module
| program |
description |
| stats |
Overview of the Statistics Module |
| ip2syb |
Generic Sybase uploader |
| ipxsyb |
Generic Sybase downloader |
| ipora |
Generic Oracle/Mysql up/downloader |
| ipstatd |
Stats demon |
| ipskey |
Stats Key generator |
| ipstatsvr |
Stats Server |
Dial Out, Retrieve and FTP
| program |
description |
| ipdial |
Dial out and send files to remote systems |
| ipretrev |
Dial out and retreive files from remote systems |
| ipftp |
Send or retrieve files via FTP from remote systems |
Broadcast, Remote Delivery and Syndication
| program |
description |
| ipbdcast |
Variable format text broadcaster |
| ipbdiim |
IIM binary text/pix broadcaster |
| iphdrchk |
Check those headers outbound and fix/msg |
| ipdelay |
Delay copy being broiadcast to set times |
| ipselect |
Automatic selection of keyworded data for Custom feeds |
| iplookup |
Lookup tables for FipHdr fields |
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| syn |
Syndication User Interface or chop-SUI |
| ipsynd |
Syn demon |
| ipsyn |
Main syndication transmission program |
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| fipremote |
Remote Delivery Client (To client) |
| fipserver |
Remote Delivery Client (To server) |
| ipremdata |
Remote Delivery DataBase feeder |
| ipremsvr |
Remote Delivery Server |
| ipremadm |
Admin/Monitoring the Remote Delivery |
Telex and Fax
Oddies
| program |
description |
| iplib |
Text reformatter for download to Nexis, Profile, BRS, ReuterFile, QL, RadioSuisse etc |
| ipbrs2lib |
Convert BRS to Fip Library format |
| ipqps2lib |
Convert QPS TextPorter to Fip Library format |
| ipqtags |
Convert From Quark or XTags |
| ipedpg |
Convert and get Atex EdPage data for Fip Library format |
| ip2life |
Back End to Life Systems lovely Wire Taster |
| ipzapfsf |
Maintenance for Life Wire taster |
| ipmerc |
Send to Mercury EasyLink/NewsLink/M7500 type systems |
| ip2mid |
MidSystem Tracker interface |
| ip2pulse |
PCS Pulse interface |
| ippass |
TCP passthru program for testing |
| ipj11hdr |
Create a J11 Header |
Production, Planning and Pairing
Sffs - useful sripting utilities
| program |
description |
| sffui |
GUI - Generic Used Interface |
| sffaddview |
Create a BinHdr for a PostScript file |
| sffb64 |
Simple convertor into/outof base64 |
| sffcat |
Cat plus Fortran line ends, CR converts and PC stops |
| sffdmp |
Dumper in Octal, Dec and Hex |
| sffdate |
Date manipulator |
| sffexec |
Program Starter for interactive programs like FTP |
| sfffmt |
Like format but can handle > 1024 chrs |
| sffhdr |
Mangle and Unmangle most sort of file headers |
| sffhmac |
Generate a HMAC key - md5, sha1, sha256 or sha512 |
| sffiim |
Mangle and Unmangle IIM file attributes |
| sfflogon |
External Logon handling for ipbox and w4 |
| sffmail |
SMTP agent and W4 remote copy in |
| sffmap |
Fast One-2-one chr mapping |
| sffmd5 |
md5 generator |
| sffmny |
Split file into many output files |
| sffoauth |
Transact with OAuth server such as Google |
| sffparse |
Test or output FipSeq ! |
| sffpdfmark |
Put a FipHdr into PS file and Extract it from a PDF |
| sffport |
Simple file transfer to remote TCP connection |
| sffpshop |
Mangle Adobe Photoshop res fork |
| sffredbal |
Redun balance for scripts |
| sffrcp |
Light weight RCP sender |
| sffsftp |
Light weight SFTP sender |
| sffsmtp |
Light weight SMTP mail sender |
| sffsort |
Sort a file with a FipHdr on |
| sffspeedy |
Feeder to speedy Fip work Flow |
| sffspl |
Simple spooler |
| sffswap |
Simple string swapper |
| sffsvrd |
Remote ASP server |
| sfftail |
Tail a file |
| sfftag |
Get Data from a Single Tag field |
| sffutf8 |
Convert UTF8 2/From Unicode |
| sffuuid |
Generate a UUID |
| chktiff |
Check and display TIFF information |
| croptiff |
Crop and mangle TIFF file |