Automate PDF preflight checks and fixups for incoming sign/print files using the callas pdfToolbox command-line interface
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Steps
License pdfToolbox CLI (or the pdfToolbox Server CLI component) per callas/reseller licensing
Select or build a preflight profile (e.g., a GWG Sign & Display or PDF/X-4 profile) in pdfToolbox Desktop, then use it with the CLI
Invoke the CLI against incoming files, using --analyze to run checks only (no fixups) when a human must approve corrections first
Generate the annotated PDF report, HTML-templated report, and/or machine-readable XML report for downstream processing
Parse the XML report in a hot-folder/job-management script to route passing files to RIP and failing files to a manual-review queue
Use --noprogress in scripted/CI contexts to keep stdout clean for log parsing
Known gotchas
pdfToolbox CLI executes a profile authored in the Desktop app — the check/fixup logic is not defined via CLI flags themselves
Analyze-only vs. analyze-and-fix behavior must be set deliberately; a profile's default behavior may apply fixups that alter the file unexpectedly
Large-format-specific checks (viewing distance, overprint, spot colors) require using a sign/display-specific profile, not the default generic PDF/X profile
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