Embed one BTW document inside another

Steve Klett

• September 07, 2017 23:00

We currently have a production sign off form for product label verification. This form is a word doc and to create we do the following:

1. Open the product label BTW file
2. Update it's fields (date, lot, etc.)
3. Save
4. Export as a PNG file
5. Edit word doc
6. Replace image control with newly exported PNG file
7. Print word doc

It works, but it could be much better:

1. Open the product label BTW file
2. Update it's fields (date, lot, etc.)
3. Save
4. Print the (now BTW document) sign-off form which has an embedded BTW format control
5. The sign-off form prints with the product label included

Not only 2 less steps, but less error prone and compatible with a Print Station workflow.

I just called support and was told there isn't a way to embed a BTW file in another BTW file. I was surprised, seems like a powerful feature, not only for the above but as a mechanism to create composite labels composed of many separate pieces that can be shared and updated separately.

 

Is there now way to accomplish what I want in the current version?

Regards,
Steve

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  Shotaro Ito

  ★ BarTender Hero ★

  • September 15, 2017 07:50

  Current BarTender don't have such feature - and it sounds difficult to implement as BarTender doesn't have OLE object embed etc. 
  In such case I would try 

  1. Edit product label btw

  2. Print to PDF using Microsoft PDF Printer etc with specific file name (label.pdf)

  3. On report btw, place a picture with source from path (label.pdf) and print

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