Abstract: In a method for operating the print server, a spooling priority print job is determined which, among the spooling print jobs, has the highest printing priority and has not yet been stored in the print data cache memory. A print job size of the spooling priority print job is determined. A free capacity of the print data cache memory is also determined. One or more print jobs that are not currently being printed from the print data cache memory are deleted until the free capacity of the print data cache memory is equal to or greater than the size of the spooling priority print job, where the printing priority of the print job to be deleted is lower than the printing priority of the spooling priority print job. The spooling priority print job is then loaded into the print data cache memory.

Abstract: In a method for operating the print server, a spooling priority print job is determined which, among the spooling print jobs, has the highest printing priority and has not yet been stored in the print data cache memory. A print job size of the spooling priority print job is determined. A free capacity of the print data cache memory is also determined. One or more print jobs that are not currently being printed from the print data cache memory are deleted until the free capacity of the print data cache memory is less than the size of the spooling priority print job, where the printing priority of the print job to be deleted is lower than the printing priority of the spooling priority print job. The spooling priority print job is then loaded into the print data cache memory.

Abstract: In a print server for digital high-capacity printing systems, print jobs are received, processed with predetermined application processes, and relayed to one or more printers. A method to operate the printer server can include: estimating a demand for necessary resources to execute one or more of the application processes for a specific print job; checking whether sufficient resources are present at the print server and/or printer to execute the one or more application processes; and starting the one or more application processes based on the checking of sufficient resources. The one or more application processes can be print services with which print data of the print jobs are processed at the print server, and include one or more backend processes with which the print data is respectively relayed to a printer.

Abstract: In a method to control access to secure files that are stored on a data storage located in a computer system for storage of files, the stored files accessible with an application, secure files are accessed with a key. Further, a check is performed, using access information linked with the key, as to whether the execution of the application is authorized upon execution of the application.

Abstract: In a method, a computer, and computer program modules to transfer data between servers of a computer network, a computer program module supplying the data from a first server is provided, and a reading computer program module is provided that reads the supplied data, and wherein one of the following transmission modes is selected: 1) a complete storage of the data in a file occurs before the reading computer program module reads the data; 2) a segment-by-segment storage of the data in a file occurs such that the reading computer program module already begins with the reading of a segment while the supplying computer program module is still supplying data; and 3) a direct transmission of the data between the supplying computer program module and the reading computer program module occurs without buffering.

Abstract: A method and a computer system is provided for producing a document processing order on the basis of variable, page-individual data and resource data that are applicable to a multitude of pages. Control data are contained in the document processing order and indicate which resource data are required for the document processing order. The resource data are files that are stored in at least one directory of a computer and are administered by a computer program. The computer program is used to determine the order for searching a required resource file by directory and/or by file. The directories and/or resource files are associated with freely selectable surrogate names in addition to the system names assigned in the computer. The method allows switching between a first display mode in which the resources are displayed on a display device with their surrogate names and a second display mode in which the resources are displayed on the display device with their system names.

Abstract: A method and a computer system is provided for producing a document processing order on the basis of variable, page-individual data and resource data that are applicable to a multitude of pages. Control data are contained in the document processing order and indicate which resource data are required for the document processing order. The resource data are files that are stored in at least one directory of a computer and are administered by a computer program. The computer program is used to determine the order for searching a required resource file by directory and/or by file. The directories and/or resource files are associated with freely selectable surrogate names in addition to the system names assigned in the computer. The method allows switching between a first display mode in which the resources are displayed on a display device with their surrogate names and a second display mode in which the resources are displayed on the display device with their system names.

Abstract: In a method, a computer, and computer program modules to transfer data between servers of a computer network, a computer program module supplying the data from a first server is provided, and a reading computer program module is provided that reads the supplied data, and wherein one of the following transmission modes is selected: