HELIOS ImageServer User manual
A 4 Notes for PCShare users
If Create Layouts is active on a specific volume, ImageServer will create layouts of all image files, regardless of whether they come from a Macintosh or PC client. OPI generates layout files always according to the PC Layouts checkbox in EtherShare Admin's Volume settings. Thus, if you want to have PC-compatible layouts of all images (e.g. for working on a volume shared with PCShare) - even if they are coming from a Macintosh - you have to activate the PC Layouts option for this specific volume (see
PC Layouts in 4.4 "Volume settings").
UTF-8 support
PCShare support includes UTF-8 volume character sets, long file names, and file locking. However, PCShare support is only enabled if PCShare is licensed either by a demo or full license. OPI does not make any precautions for sticking to the 8dot3 file name syntax when creating layout files, etc. These files will not be seen anymore by old PCShare 2.5 clients. As this syntax collides with the .lay setting, the OPI server will automatically switch to the layout folder option when generating PC layouts (compare 4.3 "OPI server settings").

Important: "opisrv" does not create an automatic layout image in case a PCShare-based file is renamed and the new file name does not end on one of the known image file suffixes.

"Close option" flag
If you want to use image files cross-platform and share volumes between Macintosh and Windows clients, we recommend to set the "Close option" flag in PCShare Admin's "Export Volumes" dialog.
The "Close option" makes sure, that PCShare always closes a file completely to allow a Macintosh client to operate on consistent data.
OPI printing to Windows printers (via SMB/CIFS)
The advantage of the HELIOS Windows desktop printer support is that the OPI server will do the OPI processing
on-the-fly during output, e.g.:
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