Job.FormatIDType Property

ClosedDescription

Sets and returns whether the format ID in a printer code template (the value of the FormatID property) will be determined by the printer driver or will be set to be either a placeholder for variable data or a constant.

ClosedSyntax

Job.FormatIDType = BtFormatIdValueType

Where BtFormatIdValueType can be one of the following constants:

ClosedRequirements

Version

BarTender 7.50 or higher

Edition

Automation, Enterprise

ClosedVB.NET Example

'Declare a BarTender application variable

Dim btApp As BarTender.Application

'Declare a BarTender document variable

Dim btFormat As BarTender.Format

'Declare a BarTender printer code template variable

Dim btPCT As BarTender.PrinterCodeTemplate

'Declare a BarTender job variable

Dim btJob As BarTender.Job

'Declare a BarTender messages variable to hold all messages

Dim btMessages As BarTender.Messages = Nothing

'Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = New BarTender.Application

'Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = True

'Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\Format1.btw", False, "")

'Set the printer code template variable

btPCT = btFormat.PrinterCodeTemplate

'Set the job variable

btJob = btPCT.Job

'Set the format ID type property

btJob.FormatIdType = BarTender.BtFormatIdValueType.btFormatIdConstant

'Set the format ID property

btJob.FormatId = "StandardShippingLabel"

'Export the printer code template

btPCT.Export("SAPscript-ITF", BarTender.BtPctExportType.btPctExportSeparate, "c:\Printer Code Templates\FormatTemplate.prn", "c:\Printer Code Templates\DataTemplate.prn", btMessages)

'End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges)

ClosedC# Example

// Declare a BarTender application variable

BarTender.Application btApp;

// Declare a BarTender document variable

BarTender.Format btFormat;

// Declare a BarTender printer code template variable

BarTender.PrinterCodeTemplate btPCT;

// Declare a BarTender job variable

BarTender.Job btJob;

// Declare a BarTender messages variable to hold all messages

BarTender.Messages btMessages;

// Declare an object variable

System.Object obj = null;

// Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = new BarTender.Application();

// Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = true;

// Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\\Format1.btw", false, "");

// Set the printer code template variable

btPCT = btFormat.PrinterCodeTemplate;

// Set the job variable

btJob = btPCT.Job;

// Set the format ID type property

btJob.FormatIdType = BarTender.BtFormatIdValueType.btFormatIdConstant;

// Set the format ID property

btJob.FormatId = "StandardShippingLabel";

// Export the printer code template

btPCT.Export("SAPscript-ITF", BarTender.BtPctExportType.btPctExportSeparate, "c:\\Printer Code Templates\\FormatTemplate.prn", "c:\\Printer Code Templates\\DataTemplate.prn", ref obj);

// Set the messages variable to the object

btMessages = obj as BarTender.Messages;

// End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges);