When you preload BarTender, you start the application using command line parameters and instruct it open an existing BarTender document. Entering the following command line will perform preload a document:
bartend.exe /F=<document file name>
By doing this, BarTender stays open so that you easily access and print the document when desired. However, as no print parameter is specified, the BarTender process will continue to run without executing commands until you manually tell it to print using another command line.
When you preload BarTender in this manner, we recommend that you instruct the other program or Windows (depending on your software development tools) to run BarTender "minimized". This places BarTender's screen "in the background" and out of your way. You cannot use a BarTender command line parameter, as this behavior is fully controlled by the software running BarTender.
Once you have preloaded a BarTender document, you can print the document using a separate command line parameter. For more information, refer to Printing Without Start Up Delays.
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