Automation with BarTender XML Script

You can use BarTender XML (BTXML) script to easily automate BarTender while you provide third-party programmers with a simple way to integrate BarTender into their applications.

In some cases, an XML response is created after running the script, such as when you pass BTXML script to BarTender by using ActiveX Automation. An XML response gives you valuable information about the print job, the printer that was used to complete the job, the BarTender settings during the print job, and the details about the printed items. You can integrate this response with a custom application.

An XML response is returned when BTXML script is run by using the following methods:

For more information, refer to Using the XML Response.

You can run BTXML script by using any of the following methods.

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