Data Entry Form Not Coming Up When Printing With /min Command

Legacy Poster

• May 26, 2015 16:31

Hi, 

 

I was having this problem: 

I have a label that uses a Data Entry Form when printing.

I'm printing with the following command line: bartend /P TEST.BTW /MIN

When i print the first time, the Data Entry Form comes up, however when I print the second time, a label prints without the Data Entry Form coming up.

 

I was told: 

Try: bartend.exe /AF="C:\Labels\Test.btw" /P

*The above example assumes that the btw file is in a labels folder.

In the Print dialog under the "Options" sub-tab, make sure the, "Enable data-entry" and perhaps, "Repeat data-entry until cancelled" checkboxes are ticked.

 

 

However, this doesn't solve my issue when running program with the /MIN Command.

If BarTender is minimized then the Data Entry Form does not come up.

I'm running bartender from withing another program, and need BarTender to stay minimized.

 

 

Am I missing anything? Is there any way to have this work?

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  Legacy Poster

  ★ BarTender Hero ★

  • May 26, 2015 17:12

  Try a /DD at the end. 

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  Levi Hargrove

  Moderator

  ★ BarTender Hero ★

  • May 26, 2015 17:49

  Hello there,

   

  Can you try adding a /X on the end of it? /XS will work as well.

   

  The official definition of /X and /XS can be found in our help file, you can search for "Command line /X" no quotes. Essentially what it does is closes BarTender, in the case of /X it closes without saving any changes and any Command Line actions that are taken. In the case of /XS, it does the opposite; closes with an unconditional save to any changes.

   

  /X

  Specifies that, after all requested functions have been performed, BarTender will automatically exit, but without saving any changes that may have occurred as a result of any command line actions that were performed or data values that were incremented.

  /XS

  Specifies that, after all requested functions have been performed, BarTender will automatically exit after first performing an unconditional save of any changes to data that occurred during the print job.

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  Legacy Poster

  ★ BarTender Hero ★

  • May 26, 2015 21:04

  Thanks a lot!

   

  Is there any way I can have this label itself run some script to close BarTender after printing?

   

  The problem is that I run the same script from within a program for all labels. I don't want to change that script to have BarTnder exit all the time since that will slow down printing process.

  Having BarTender close after this label only would be ideal.

   

  Any way?

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