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ActiveX Automation. Most tasks can be automated using ActiveX Automation. Using a programming or scripting language, like Visual Basic, you can access BarTender's automation objects, making it possible to do programmatically most tasks that are done manually using the user interface.
Command Line Parameters. Instructions to perform certain tasks automatically can be passed to
BarTender XML Script Automation. Provides a way to pass print job data to BarTender using the Extensible Markup Language (XML) either in a script passed using the command line, in a file using Commander, selecting the Run BTXML Script command in BarTender or via an ActiveX control. The XML data contains all of the required information BarTender needs to print basic items plus many of the optional features BarTender provides, including data entry, query prompting, and media handling. BarTender takes the incoming XML data, transforms it, and completes the actions specified. An XML response message, containing data that can be used to verify the completion of the job, is automatically created each time a script is received. BTXML Script is available with the Enterprise Automation edition of BarTender.
BarTender Print .NET SDKs. Provides a .NET development environment where users can create custom printing and print job monitoring applications. The BarTender Print SDK expands the functionality provided by ActiveX Automation to allow users to create applications suited to their unique printing needs that contain the same features and functionality of BarTender. When used with the BarTender Print Server SDK, a user can create server based applications that allow multiple users to print items concurrently by using multiple BarTender processes. The BarTender Print namespace is available with the Automation edition of BarTender or better. The BarTender Print Server namespace is available with the Enterprise Automation edition of BarTender.