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BarTender supports the execution of VBScript in response to a variety of document-level events, including open, close, save, and a number of print-time events. You can call the Object Automation functions from within this VBScript to modify an object on your template before and even during print jobs.

To enable VBScripting for document-level events

Available Document Event Scripts

All of the available Document Event Scripts are listed under Document Events in the Script pane. When you select an event and create a script in the Editor pane, the script will execute when the event occurs. For example, if you select OnOpen and write a script for it, that script will execute when the document is opened.

BarTender supports the following document events:

• OnOpen: Executes the script when the document is opened.

• OnSave: Executes the script when the document is saved.

• OnClose: Executes the script when the document is closed.

• OnPrintJobStart: Executes the script when you send your document to the printer.

• OnNewRecord: Executes the script after BarTender reads a new database record during a print job.

• OnSerialize: Executes the script when BarTender processes a new serial number during printing.

• OnIdenticalCopies: Executes the script for every printed item, even if it is a copy.

• OnPrintJobEnd: Executes the script at the completion of a print job.

• OnPrintJobCancel: Executes the script when a print job is cancelled before it is completed.

Although Procedures for Document Events appears in the Script pane under Document Events, it is not really an event at all. This item is a collection of Visual Basic Script functions and subroutines (that you write) which can be used by the scripts that you create for genuine document events, as listed above. For more information, refer to Procedures.