File Locations Page

The Folders section includes a table of the directories that BarTender uses to save BarTender-specific files for later retrieval, which are listed by file type and location. You can change the name and location of these folders.

To view the directory path of a file type, point to its location in the Location column. To browse to the folder location, double-click the file type or location to open the Browse for Folder dialog. To open the directory in Windows Explorer, use the secondary mouse button to click the file type or location, and then click Explore Folder.

The following BarTender-specific file types and their default locations are listed in the Folders section: 

• Background Pictures: This directory contains pictures that you can use as the background of a template. You can set background pictures by using the Background tab on the Page Setup dialog.

• BarTender Documents: This directory contains the documents that you create by using BarTender, unless you browse to a different directory in the Save As dialog when you save the document.

• BarTender Process Files: This directory contains the BarTender process files that you create by using Process Builder, unless you browse to a different directory in the Save As dialog when you save the process file.

• BTXML Scripts: This directory contains the BTXML script files that you create. If you open a BTXML script file from another location, BarTender uses that location as the new default.

• Components: This directory contains customized components that are available in the Toolbox, which you can reuse when you design new templates.

• Database Connections:  This directory contains the settings for your named database connections. For more information, refer to Using Named Database Connections.

• Integrations: This directory contains the integrations that you create, unless you browse to a different directory in the Save As dialog when you save the integration.

• Pictures: This directory contains pictures that you can add to a template.

• RFID Antenna Images: This directory contains the images that are listed in the Image list on the RFID Antenna mini-tab of the Page Setup dialog's Stock tab.

• SAP IDoc Definitions: This directory contains the default SAP IDoc Definitions file (Default.idt) and an XML document that contains the definitions that you specify on the SAP IDoc Definitions page of the Databases section of Administration Console.

• Script Libraries: This directory contains the script libraries that you save in the Script Editor.

The Folders section includes the following options: 

• Change Location: Opens the Browse for Folder dialog. Select the folder that you want to move, and then click Change Location. Alternatively, you can use the secondary mouse button to click the folder and then click Change Location. In the Browse for Folder dialog, you can change the folder location by browsing to the directory that you want or by creating a new folder.

• Reset to Default Location: Returns the selected folder to its default location.

The Configuration Files section includes a table of BarTender configuration files that define the behavior of BarTender, which are listed by file type and location. You can change the file name and location of the configuration files. You can also save the settings that are contained in each of these configuration files in an XML document and then export or import this document between instances of BarTender.

To view the directory path of a file type, point to its location in the Location column. To browse to the location of a file type, double-click the file type or location. To open the directory in Windows Explorer, double-click the file type or location. Alternatively, use the secondary mouse button to click the file type or location, and then click Explore Containing Folder.

The following BarTender file types and their default locations are listed in the Configuration Files section:

• Advanced Printer and Driver Settings: Any changes that you make in the Advanced Printer and Driver Settings dialog are stored in the specified location in a message file that has the *.xml file name extension.

• License Server: Connection Settings: Settings that you configure in the Licensing Setup dialog are stored in the specified location in the license management configuration file, BTLM.ini.

• Message Settings: Any changes that you make in the Message Setup dialog are stored in the specified location in a message file that has the *.btm file name extension.

• Page Setup: Custom Stocks: BarTender is installed with the size and layout definitions of most of the stock types of nearly every manufacturer of media stock. If you create your own stock definitions, they are stored in the specified location in a stock file that has the *.stk file name extension. You can create and manage custom stock by using the Stock tab on the Page Setup dialog.

• Printer Code Templates: Print Systems: When you export printer code templates, you can use a predefined system of delimiters and data field names (such as SAPscript-ITF) or define a system of your own. These custom print systems are stored in the specified location in a file that has the *.xml file name extension. You can create and manage custom print systems by using the Printer Code Template Setup dialog.

• Weighing Scales: Installed Scales: All scales that are installed by using the Add Scale wizard are stored in the specified location in a file that has the *.xml file name extension. You can manage installed scales by using the Weighing Scale Setup dialog.

• Weighing Scales: User Defined Models: All user-defined scale models and protocols are stored in the specified location in a file that has the *.xml file name extension.

The Configuration Files section includes the following options: 

• Change Location: Opens the file location directory. Select the configuration file that you want to move, and then click Change Location. Alternatively, you can use the secondary mouse button to click the configuration file and then click Change Location. In the file location directory, you can change the file location by browsing to the directory that you want or by creating a new folder. You can also change the file name by entering the file name that you want.

• Reset to Default Location: Returns the selected file to its default location.

• Export Settings: Opens the Save File dialog. Select the configuration files whose settings you want to export, and then click Export Settings. Alternatively, you can use the secondary mouse button to click the configuration file and then click Export Settings. By using this dialog, you can specify a file name and location for the settings file that you want to export.

• Import Settings: Opens the Open File dialog. Select the configuration files whose settings you want to import from a different instance of BarTender, and then click Import Settings. Alternatively, you can use the secondary mouse button to click the configuration file and then click Import Settings. By using this dialog, you can browse to and select the settings file that you want to import for the selected configuration files.

The Backup and Restore section includes the following options: 

• Backup Locations: Opens the Save File dialog, which you can use to save your folder and file locations to an XML file.

• Restore Locations: Opens the Open File dialog, which you can use to restore your files and folders from a previously saved backup file.