Batch & Print Pro

Batch & Print Pro is for batch printing documents from a retain-able list which can be automatically printed in document sequence of your choice, All associated shell printable documents are supported, e.g. PDF, MS Word, HTML, Text Files, Image formats, Excel Spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations.

Batch & Print Pro software monitors the spool queue of your chosen printer for seamless sequence printing to your desired choice, Other features of this software include Directory monitoring, FTP, SFTP & POP3 Email monitoring, Print scheduler, printer load balancing, pre-processing for converting PDF to Postscript without using Acrobat, internal direct printing of native printer formats like PS, PCL, PRN, drag & drop of files for ease of use, save, load, append batch lists for later use, list ordering options, refresh lists to pickup new files, separator pages between each file options, pdf portfolio file support, batch file replication, DOS & VBS scripts within list, zip,7zip & rar file support, logging & reporting, email notifications, can run as an NT service, full command line support and it also recognizes number of pages in PDF files, Append and print groups of pdf's for printing as one job file, quick job setup for printing lists of files quickly by task name, pdf color/bw splitting option to different printer setups/different printers, conversion of website, html, asp, aspx, php, word doc, docx, docm, rtf, jpeg, dwg, dxf, mht and txt files to pdf with optional append printing as one file + lots more features.

What is new in this release:

Version 9.07:

• 1. fix for separator setup ask to setup now prompt when adding after file manually, was not working when clicked 'yes'
• 2. updated for new MSG Addon v4.01
• 3. updated for new EML Addon v3.01
• 4. changed pdf passwords to hidden type in interface.
• 5. added pdf print settings to security.
• 6. added option in pdf print settings to force print to use adobe rather than 'print' action association in windows.

What is new in version 9.06:

Version 9.06:

• 1. for html to pdf conversion, added option to have a .bat file called wkhtmltopdf.bat in install folder which set's all the parameters required in the batch script.
• 2. fix for pdf PDF Color Detection Printers Setup, not using latest settings when set manually from file menu. had to quit and go back in, now fixed.
• 3. speeded up PDF Color Detection print stage, was checking for original file in spooler first - not needed.
• 4. added xml to pdf to doc to pdf option in conversion setup.
• 5. added reset settings to default option in action menu.
• 6. added if 'noupdates' file exists then doesn't check for updates.
• 7. fixes for pst addon when multiple pst files in list causing problems with sortation.
• 8. fixed a focus issue causing mouse to loose focus when doing something else.
• 9. added clean pdf first option to help with internal printing issues.
• 10. fix for manual load pdf print settings, not updating globally for next view pdf print settings.

What is new in version 9.05:

Version 9.05:

• 1. added use adobe printto method instead of default in general setup options, to possibly fix adobe printing to wrong printer issues in monitor.
• 2. fix for BPPCOPIES print job not been found due to excel changing [] to () in the spooler job name.
• 3. added [BPPCOPIESR for repeat copies in filename e.g. sample[BPPCOPIESR5]1.pdf would print that 5 times.
• 4. fix for possible removal of source file when converting to pdf after printing.
• 5. fix for print status not showing done in some situations when non threaded.
• 6. added prompt to continue option for msg files after list has been loaded to print option in general options, advanced.
• 7. fix for commas in generate report.
• 8. updated EML Addon support for v3 EML Addon.

What is new in version 9.04:

Version 9.04:

• 1. added .lst to pdf in conversion options.
• 2. fix for quick job setup launch from task tray.
• 3. fix for doc to pdf 64bit crash issue.
• 4. improvement with tiff to pdf conversion compression and speed.
• 5. fix for image to pdf with some images when defaults set to 0 width, 0 height. now defaults to A4
• 6. fix for column save in options menu, startup options.
• 7. fix for monitor interface on startup sometimes showing last change/save setting.
• 8. added environment variables to move to folders in monitor like with monitor path.

What is new in version 9.03:

Version 9.03:

• 1. added file format mht in the conversion to pdf before printing.
• 2. updated monitor way it saves settings is now more transparent.
• 3. changed startup to monitor settings to show/highlight last viewed setting when going back into it.
• 4. update for Print to PDF Pro 1.06 - for controlling the fixed filename.
• 5. small fix for upgrade version checks.
• 6. added windows 10 nt service walkthru + video to help.
• 7. added TLS support for email sending smtp. for office365 use: tls:smtp.outlook.office365.com:587
• 8. added TLS support to pop email in directory monitor.
• 9. added DWG to PDF conversion support.
• 10. added DXF to PDF conversion support.
• 11. fixed a enterprise startup crash issue todo with setup.ini file.

What is new in version 9.02:

Version 9.02 changes:

What is new in version 9.01:

Version 9.01 changes:

What is new in version 9.0:

Version 9.0 changes:

• 1. fixed automated XPS save to file in windows 7 etc.
• 2. fixed when running as a nt service, if the settings can't be loaded due to different permissions then it now tries from the last path used by the last user after monitor setup.
• 3. fixed when moving files around with mouse drag not showing/updating "append pdf's as one file" when they are moved together.
• 4. added conversion & pdf print settings settings to backup and restore.
• 5. fix for INT; in monitor in addon settings not been saved and default addon settings.
• 6. add seh exceptions capture for get device defaults causing crash. (64bit only)
• 7. fix for checking correct printer set, if not then retries and waits till next cycle if printer is not available. effects enterprise version mostly.
• 8. fix for enterprise move converted to pdf file not moving.
• 9. fix for move log in enterprise mot logging in threads.
• 10. fixed a default printer issue in enterprise when setting to another printer in monitor thread when not a threadable file type e.g. pdf.
• 11. updated http download for larger files, now allows update screen.
• 12. added stop download of http file in mid download, don't continue. shows "stopped by user"
• 13. changed http / https download so it retries upto 5 times with a 5 second interval if disconnected during transfer of file.
• 14. added onerrorstop.control file for stopping when an error occurs before batch appending what has worked from http downloaded files. stops the whole process.
• 15. added appendallpdfs.control file for setting append pdf's in list on the fly.
• 16. added http and https .job file download and print contents of job file, good for website listings of files stored a list in .job file format.
to make it work on the web server need to add: website settings mime type: application/msword .job
• 17. added "downloading" and "downloaded" to http / https download status.
• 18. fixed a repeat downloading http/https problem when appending.
• 19. updated .job file association so it uses path from installation rather than where it's run causing unwanted setting/log files.
• 20. fixed a profiling issue from file menu.
• 21. fixed a filename issue .JOB not picking up like .job for job files.
• 22. fix for xlsm and docm in conversion options when checking filetype.
• 23. changed text to pdf conversion to use word instead of our own text to pdf, resolves wrapping issues.
• 24. fix for bppdelete+job & bppjobdelete not deleting the .job sometimes.
• 25. fixed a pdf page count issue with a certain pdf causing a crash.
• 26. changed processing window to show full filename across two lines, also made it bigger.
• 27. added page sizing for conversion to pdf options and fit, stretch & auto rotate options for images & txt files.
• 28. added more error control to file conversion to pdf.
• 29. fix for excel to pdf conversion module, fixes save changes prompt by excel. now opens in read only mode and no forces prompts policy.
• 30. added negative value in internal range of pdf printing e.g. 1 to -2 for a 10 page pdf would print 1-8 pages.
• 31. updated pdf print and rendering engine.

Limitations:

5-item print trial