What's new?

3.02 02/05/2008

1. fix for using .printer filenames in a .job file
2. added DWG TrueView addon support
3. added command line for extension in downloading http file. -v option e.g. -v_print.html
4. added filename filter to download http
5. fix for separator and return line feeds when using .txt files
6. fix for .job file load when in directory mode not adding addon or processing parameters
7. updated pdf to ps conversion to fix an crash error
8. added .pro for changing the default processing settings on the fly in the file list, when added to the list.
9. fix for processing settings so it only adds them for pdf files and not other file types
10. fix for 'use source path' always saving as checked when not checked.
11. improved PPD file options in PDF to Postscript processing so can insert custom PPD code in to postscript output file

3.01 13/12/2007

1. added save last directory bulk loaded to misc.ini
2. added report font height and width to misc.ini
3. in print to pdf added support for source path
4. added non case sensitive regular expressions to monitor file type (must be contained in {})
e.g. {200706([0-9a-z]+).([0-9]*).pdf} e.g. {([a-z0-9]*).pdf}
5. upped max monitor to 10,000 limit
6. fix for html addon taking too long
7. added action for word perfect prompt
8. enabled reporting & emails in monitor mode
9. fixed an issue when adding http addresses set to 'No'
10. fix for no file added, blank entry when double space in command line
11. added support for stacking files from windows shell in application with -f option.
12. fix for log reporting error when removing files from log
13. added sort on filetitle numerically to directory monitor
14. added save column positions, activated in startup options
15. added save column sizes, activated in startup options
16. added -o parameter sorting to -f switch when stacking
17. added column for file tile only
18. added [MACHINE] for machine name and [USERNAME] for login username to dynamic separator
19. fixed a close issue when clicking the close button twice or more.
20. added global print log check options for directory monitor
21. added TIFF addon page count
22. fixed a logging issue with too many \r (return feeds) in logs, causing issues when clearing files from logs.
23. corrected a log export file error when try first time before entering view log
 

3.00 03/05/2007

1. added postscript tray printing with PPD files
2. added corel check window for font substitution
3. added log viewer searching
4. added log clearing features in log viewer
5. added .tra file support, in file menu and in list
6. added set tray on command line with -t option, e.g. -t"Tray 1"
7. added change font size to log viewer
8. added fit to size in log viewer
9. added change font size to error log viewer
10. added fit to size in error log viewer
11. added error log viewer searching
12. added error log clearing features in log viewer
13. added export to csv file in error log viewer
14. added loading of archived logs in log viewer
15. added log options in Options menu.
16. added support for .printer file to change printer e.g. HP4000 LASER.printer
17. added reprinting options from log files (print and error log)
18. added printer name to error log
19. added move to folder on error in directory monitor
20. added 0 byte file check
21. changed memory usage for monitor, so now can have up to 1000 entries
22. fix for windows vista with photo's, gif's, jpg's, bmp's etc
23. fix for Acrobat Tray crashing on exit first time
24. improved error notification
25. added move up, move down action in directory monitor list, ALT+A / ALT+Z
26. added toggle sort ordering when click on header in directory monitor list

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2.05 24/02/2007

1. fix a passing directory as parameter 1 problem in monitor
2. extended .aob file to include processing parameters
3. added ignore printer margins option to postscript conversion
4. added ; comments to .job and aob files.
5. added add extension to http file download and print for default webpages like e.g. http://www.google.com
6. fixed a 0 pages issue in separator
7. fixed an issue with .aob file load and http web prints DL; semi colon delimiter issue
8. fix registration process for vista

2.04 12/07/2006

1. added shortcut support to resolve .lnk files
2. added don't wait for spool check to separators
3. fixed a minimize on startup issue
4. fixed a separator in directory mode issue
5. added separator option to directory monitor, to print a separator on directory monitor change only
when new files and directory is different.
6. added print separator on change of directory option to before and after
7. added forum link to help menu
8. fixed a .job file trying to move even when not set in monitor mode.
9. corrected a file move issue in monitor
10. added .job and .aob to print log when running in directory monitor mode only, to stop repeat printing.
11. correct a move error chopping first character when using -M option with .job file containing file titles only.
12. increased size of default addon parameters limit to 4096 per addon

2.03 13/04/2006

1. added [DIRECTORY] to separator template
2. added 'Check printer is still connected before printing anything' to general options, note: only checks in monitor and scheduler mode,
usually bpp will always print to default printer so e.g. if the printer is set and doesn't exist then it will still print to default
which ever that is in windows, when this option is set nothing will print until it's available again.
3. added filename * and ? wildcard support to .job file lists e.g. c:\test\*.pdf
4. added limit number of prints on printer in directory monitor, leave at 0 by default & when using load balancing.
5. added separator after file option in separator setup
6. changed load batch list and append batch list to facilitate new separator after, first 4 lines of .job file are now for separator
7. added change default printer in registry for solid edge when solid edge addon is installed.
8. changed content match to handle binary data
9. added run .bat or exe before scan in monitor, also passes folder name to script, exe as parameter
10. added run .bat or exe after printing in monitor, also passes folder name to script, exe as parameter
11. added extra check for printer name and if less than 32 will try another method to get full name.
12. changed global transfer delay in monitor to per monitored folder
13. changed global always check logs in monitor to per monitored folder
14. set it to use -P printer no matter what when internally printing, this means multiple BPP copies can be run at the same time for internal printing support.
15. added don't check spooler queue for print option in general options
16. changed quiet operation to not create dialog on screen before hide. (to stop getting a quick glimpse of it in previous versions)
17. fixed a create trigger file logic error
18. added checks for password errors in Microsoft Word, Excel & Powerpoint
19. added timeout to Microsoft Office password box
20. fixed an association to acrobat reader 7 problem
21. put in fix for double slash \\ in move path
22. fix for Adobe Acrobat new document version message popup
23. added printer paper size selection to pdf to ps conversion
 

2.02 06/12/2005

1. fix for startup position when saving as current size.
2. added last used size to startup options
3. corrected an xp interface issue which caused a batch load issue and add file issue

2.01 28/11/2005

1. fixed an error in DWG addon support
2. improved moveto so all files added are automatically set (optional)
3. improved moveto so applies to all if none selected. (optional)
4. added copy: to move to on command line and in monitor e.g. enter 'copy:c:\archive\'
5. fixed a scheduler calendar bug
6. added -~ command line parameter to set to 'no' when adding file
7. fix for new -o sort option
8. now updates calendar when user selects a specific date profile
9. if running as service (-FS switch) then automatically sets to error logging to log file not popup dialogs
10. fix for upgrade to v2 from 1.40+ when used scheduler.
11. added more features to trigger monitoring in preperation for Backup files pro, can now specify in and out trigger
12. updated help: trigger monitor explained, more pdf processing help, command line help updated.
13. when running as service if started without monitor & scheduler active then autostarts monitor
14. fix for -i switch with quotes
15. added -L option to check files again logs and set to no before printing. e.g. c:\*.pdf -L -p -q
16. fixed a pdf to postscript pre-processing error with number of pages converted
17. added page range, expand, shrink, crop and center to pdf to postscript convertion options
18. added error messages to BPPNTService and improved service logging layout
19. added basic logging of application to bpp.log
20. added extra move,copy,delete retries as an option in general options


2.00 02/08/2005

1. added add to print log from files in list without printing
2. added print report of files printed at end of print run
3. added don't ask again to clear separator box and now check's to see if anything in separator before displaying message
4. improved scheduler so you can right mouse, slelect item to show, delete and update
5. fix for wildcard path on command line putting * in first character
6. changed -P if no printer text then popup printer setup dialog
7. added processing addons
8. added printer load balancing
9. added print priority
10. tweaked directory monitor printer setup
11. added command line option -b for balanced printers
12. added -R for default processing parameters
13. added status for monitor/scheduler and other info.
14. added -FS for service running
15. added reloading option for reloading settings when running as a service
16. added scheduler scan dir
17. added support for XP photo printing formats
18. added skip button to skip the current file in progress.
19. added -FC for configuration mode only




1.40 02/08/2005

1. added job path to scheduler for optional files without specifying full paths.
2. now automatically forces hide & minimize Adobe Acrobat/Reader as much as possible
3. added xdp support
4. fixed a problem when using seperator without a prs changing back to wrong default printer (in monitor mode)
5. improved reliability when spooling same files, e.g. repeats or seperators
6. fix for wildcard path on command line putting * in first character
7. changed -P if no printer text then popup printer setup dialog

1.39 20/04/2005

1. added .asp, .jsp & .php to html popup auto print button printing
2. added .dwf addon support (free autodesk viewer required)
3. fixed an issue with new 1.38 spool detection - hung with running, not working properly if server printer time is less than sending machine time.
4. added option for remove all files from list when printed in monitor mode in general options

1.38 17/04/2005

1. updated for HP 'Form Identifier Input' Window
2. changed -P on command line, if invalid printer set then program will abort with status -1
3. improved multiple copies running at the same time detection, now will show current process running.
4. added support for older versions of wordpad (fix)
5. changed IMG and TIF addon to automatically set to spooled.
6. fixed a memory leak when checking spool queue
7. added raw printing of TIF files to general options
8. added raw printing of PDF files to general options
9. fixed an append .job file problem
10. check for a word error update
11. added file [CREATEDTIME] [MODIFIEDTIME] to separator page
12. added -i to set the working directory e.g. -i"c:\test" or -ic:\test
13. added me10 print filename for CoCreate
14. added move to top and bottom support
15. updated for Acrobat Reader 7 association setup
16. added -Q option for quit and close acrobat
17. added close acrobat and reader before every .prs change, this is required for Adobe 6 & 7 to pickup new printer settings.
18. changed close acrobat options so by default they are switched on
19. fixed an issue with xml print dialog
20. added command line -o for sorting list before -p print, e.g. -o2 will sort on file title (numerical), the number corresponds to the items in the sort menu.
21. added revert back to default printer on quit option in global options
22. added individual settings per file by creating a filename with .bpp on the end with command line parameters in the text file, e.g. test.pdf.bpp containing text: -O2 -C3
23. negate distiller from close acrobat after print/quit etc
24. added extra time for .asp, .php, .aspx & .jsp scripts
25. added prints ready to email options when prompt for copies is set in global options
26. added FAX Addon Support
27. added addon settings to directory monitor
28. added eDrawings Addon Support
29. optimized spooler checking
30. reduced memory usage
31. added clear list after print in directory monitor
32. added acrobat 7/reader 7 bad pdf file detection

1.37 - 12/09/2004

1. updated help.
2. added tooltips to all dialogs.
3. added internal PCL printing support
4. added more print dialog languages, now looks for 'Print' window in:
English, Danish, Norwegian, Trad chineese, Sim chineese, Swedish, Russian,
German, Italian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, French,
Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Japaneese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish,
Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish ,Thai, Turkish & Ukrainian
5. added internal RAW TEXT printing support
6. fixed a corrupt PDF page count crash problem
7. added Acrobat Reader 6 to close error Adobe Reader error message
8. fix for html file printing long names and with spaces
9. updated for password in word addon update
10. added -P option to set printer device e.g. -P\\network\\hpprinter1
11. updated for new Doc addon, hyperlinked documents
12. added drag and drop of .job files and can now monitor for them.
13. fixed a monitor accelerator key shortcut problem
14. added sort for filetitle
15. added sort for filetitle with numerics, all numerics in the filename are expanded to 8 digit numeric values then sorted, e.g. file 1 aa.pdf, file 11 aa.pdf, file 2 aa.pdf will be sorted in 1,2,11 order.
16. now stops all processing when quitted
17. fix for out of memory error when printing large postscript files
18. changed .job load from command line to include -M move after print for each file loaded.
19. added print to pdf option
20. added support for swiftview (spools as 'My Document')
21. removed >32 chars printer name warning message.
22. changed -M in command line to apply to .job files (contents).
23. fixed a scheduler problem with every week on a day and month on a day.
24. added solid edge viewer addon support
25. added [YYYYMMDD]=n or [YYYYMMDD]<n or [YYYYMMDD]<=n in directory monitor file type box.
26. fixed a resizing dialog issue (OnSysCommand)
27. added single file add to list
28. added add http web address to list to print
29. validates file type in directory monitor and removes wildcard *
30. added EML addon support
31. in saveas menu's now checks if file already exists and prompts
32. added xfdf support
33. added HP print plugin xpdf error handling
34. handles Excel Macro security warning
35. fixed a show desktop error causing it to hide
36. added download option to http address to print for word documents and other documents
37. when move error occurs more details are given
38. added XML Addon support
39. added -X for setting duplex on printer dynamically, e.g. -X1 = simplex, -X2 vertical, -X3 = horizontal
49. added -Z for paper size, see paper.txt file for values, e.g. -Z5 for legal
50. added -O for paper orientation, -O1 = portrait, -O2 = landscape
51. added drag and drop of folders in main list
52. fixed a problem when clicked stop and multiple copies was not stopping loop
53. added pause on move option
54. added [PAGES] [FILESIZEBYTES] & [FILESIZEKB] to separator page
55. added move to dir after print option in main list, in action menu or right mouse on items.

1.36 21/11/2003

1. updated separator to ignore .prs and take next filename afterwards for filename information.
2. added option to add a printer change delay allowance (in 10ths of a second) in general setup,
for prints not printing to correct printer scenario on slow/busy machines,
initial time is 1/2 second, windows allows 2 seconds for change to broadcast to applications running.
3. added word 11 (2003) support for error windows detection.
4. added excel addon support.
5. replaced page count with rapid pdf page count routines, much faster.
6. changed html addon and msg addon code to stop print popup problems.
7. command line wildcard fix for NT4 when no dir found.
8. added print to file ability & included print to file setup options.
9. fixed an association problem to Acrobat Reader 6.
10. added Russian print box click support.

1.35 10/09/2003

1. added -F to command line to force multiple instances of BPP, usage "Batch And Print" -F
2. updated for PDF Addon plus
3. added close acrobat at end of printed list to options.

1.34 24/08/2003

1. added support for Doc Addon, supports .doc & .rtf
2. added PRINTRANGE1-5 scan from filename to populate addon's start, end parameters for Doc Addon
3. now extracts pages from doc addon, DLL export GetPageCount
4. added -W option to command line for startup window to be -W0 = restored, -W1 = minimized (for installer)
5. fixed a clear log/print log checkboxes wrong way around
6. updated installer

1.33 10/08/2003

1. updated close acrobat when quit to include Adobe Reader 6 & Acrobat Pro 6
2. added command line -M for moving all files after print, usage -Mc:\test c:\*.pdf -p -q
3. fixed a scan bug in the command line
4. eliminate 'no files' message if command arguments are used.
5. added -E option for email message to command line, usage test.pdf -p -E"all done" -q
6. added save current window size in startup
7. added 'm' key to maximize screen
8. added underscore as well as dot filenames to separator generate on the fly
9. if program is running twice it will warn you

1.32 07/07/2003

1. fix if file set to 'no' then don't print separator
2. added subdirs scans as optional in bulk load
3. fixed separator counting on setting line.
4. in monitor mode, if sub directories is checked and move to dir then the destination retains folder structure.
5. added filename wild cards to command line option
6. added error.log to monitor check if turned on in general options
7. added support for IMAGE pack addon
8. added support for MSG addon
9. added checks for Norwegian print dialogs
10. support for Acrobat 6 Reader (Adobe Reader) & Acrobat 6 Professional
11. added a check for printer name in scheduler
12. fixed a scheduler error box appearing trying to set wrong printer (from dir monitor)
13. -m command line option now accepts quoted filenames
14. added printer name to logging
15. change the association setup to associate with Adobe Reader 6
16. fixed a scheduler problem every day not moving to next day
17. added internal printing of PRN files
18. added dynamic sizing log viewers
19. added email notification support

1.31 16/04/2003

1. fixed the max 32 chars printer filename problems
2. fixed a logging problem

1.30 13/04/2003 - Major Update

1. extended the error log filename length
2. added -m to the command line options to move a file after print.
usage: "Batch And Print.exe" c:\test.pdf -p -mc:\zz\test.pdf -q
3. addded threshold limit to monitor
4. added sub directories option in monitor
5. fixed a problem with separator file fullfilename not coming out right in rtf file, todo with \'s
6. added plugin addon for HTML
7. added plugin addon for TIFF
8. added plugin addon for PDF
9. added custom plugin addon + SDK
10. added page count for all documents whilst printing
11. added every hour to scheduler
12. added internal Postscript printing (via windows spool queue)

1.21 02/02/2003

1. fixed a problem with sorting.
2. fixed a move & rename problem with NT4.
3. added support for FinePrint
4. extended the log filename field to 160 characters.
5. fixed a date selection problem with the scheduler
6. clicks word & excel errors in NT Locked mode.
7. added clear print and clear error log in startup settings.
8. added optional multi-copies prompt in global options
9. added set selected to yes & no in right mouse action for selected items only.
10. added error messaging to setting prs file

1.20 03/01/2003

1. fixed a problem with anything with acrobat name in window holding spooling up.
2. added wait for printer to finish printing all prints before changing settings
3. fix slider all way to fast not saving.
4. improved match to spool print routine, reduced the amount of 'can't print errors'

1.19 27/11/2002

1. added set system default printer to print settings on ok button.
2. increased wait time for printer settings to propagate through applications running.
3. fixed a problem with print log check not always freeing file and memory
4. fixed sorting problem in monitor mode.
5. changed printer selection.
6. added lower case short pathname match for tiff files to stop can't print error
7. fix for can't print using ACDSee, "print job" spooler filename is always used in ACDSee spooling.
8. fixed problem with separator page template info not saving.
9. suppressed acrobat file errors.
10. added can't print errors to error.log & bad pdf files to error.log also.
11. fixed a problem loading prs files with spaces in the pathname.
12. fixed a scheduler missing one item

1.18 11/11/2002

1. fixed a bug in directory monitor new prs file.
2. added extra wait for default printer change

1.17 07/11/2002 - 10/11/2002

1. added Chinese support for IE and MS Word
2. fixed 1.16 update problem with ini file pause parameter change
3. added click error box in IE
4. updated security
5. updated directory browser for network paths
6. added toggle sorting for ascending order and descending order
7. added PRS (printer settings) support in directory monitor

1.16 06/10/2002 - 29/10/2002

1. added FDF printing support
2. also added FDF association option to acrobat reader.
3. fixed a problem with monitoring the root of a directory \\ in the path.
4. added template support for the separator page
5. fixed some can't print errors

1.15 25/09/2002

1. fixed a problem with page count +1 page
2. auto detect missing files when loading from batch file.
3. removed default button from print.
4. added selected toggles in Action menu, set all to 'yes' and set all to 'no' also.
5. trial now allows 3 bulk files to be loaded.
6. changed pause time in options so you can now enter your own pause n seconds.
7. added click microsoft excel macro buttons when they appear.
8. added click no to excel save box
9. changed trial limit to 5 files

1.14 30/06/2002 - 27/07/2002

1. added error logging instead of message prompt (optional)
2. added support for italian and german print boxes
3. fixed a little niggle with the drag and drop, said scheduler was active.
4. improved scanning to show directory
5. improved speed of pdf page count and now displays progress bar when dragging and dropping
6. job files are now multifunctional, just takes a simple list of files with one end of line character or a batch & print pro list
7. added clear print log to command line option -l
8. added export print log to command line option -e<filename>
9. added hold/pause for n seconds to command line, option -h(number)
10. added copies on command line for setting copies on printer device. -C(number)
11. added set printer back to previous settings (default) command line option, -d
12. added quiet mode to options, suppresses spooling to printer dialog, no files in list dialog & page count progress dialog.
13. added quiet mode to command line options also, as option -S
14. added -r option to reset/clear the filelist.
15. Help updated and new section of .job file spec

1.13 22/04/2002 - 27/04/2002

1. fixed a problem switching printers.
2. added copies in command line options. i.e. -c3 will print the list 3 times
3. fixed a problem with scheduler clearing items in the list
4. fixed a problem switching printers with separator file.
5. added number of copies to interface in general setup.
6. added more information to error status codes.

1.12 27/03/2002 - 31/03/2002

1. improved pdf page recognition
2. added 1 second close wait for paintshop pro in global options
3. added menu's to directory monitor screen for small screens
4. added support for 8.3 spooled filenames, for html & htm files.
5. tweaked directory monitor controls.
6. fixed a problem with showing files as ready in directory monitor that had printer previously.
7. improved delete key handling in directory monitor.
8. can now move the monitor window about by press left mouse anywhere and dragging.

1.11 24/03/2002

1. added startup option to remove splash screen
2. added startup options to maximize, minimize or default size
3. added option to associate .job files with Batch & Print Pro
4. added -s option in command line to remove startup splash screen


1.10 15/03/2002

1. improved bulk load, much quicker & copes better with busy files & inaccessible files.

1.09 11/03/2002

1. updated load printer settings for using different printers
2. updated directory monitor for robustness.
3. added TIF to Bulk Load list.
4. fixed separator printing after print set.


1.08 08/02/2002 - 14/02/2002

1. fixed memory leak in spooling.
2. improved page recognition.
3. added extra option for masking the page number to 5 digits for sorting.
4. fixed a problem with printing 2 or more files with same name in the spool queue,
this was causing a move file error as it was picking up the status of the previous print.
5. added dynamic extra time allowance depending on file size.
6. added page count to log file.
7. added export log to .csv file
8. added page total count in log export.
9. fixed a crash when printing powerpoint docs


1.07 05/02/2002 - 08/02/2002

1. fixed association box showing when running pdf's from command line.
2. improved reliability of directory monitor when moving files.
3. added printer info to print box.
4. added clear option to separator page.


1.06 04/02/2002

1. fixed mixup in directory monitor parameters with type and sortation.

1.05 19/01/2002 - 03/02/2002

1. general improvements when adding lots of files
2. added bulk load in file menu for any file type
3. added extra sorting options in directory monitor
4. added current & extra sorting options to main screen menu
5. added filter options for directory monitor, e.g. so only looks for pdf or any other of your choice
6. added General Setup Options menu
7. added close acrobat on app close option
8. added turn page count off for pdf documents option
9. added Application time allowance for slow starting apps/slow pc's/large documents slider
10. added option to remove from list when done status
11. fix increased app timeout time when moving docs, this was causing move file before print if app was too slow to start printing.

1.04 08/01/2002 - 17/01/2002

1. added transfer check delay in seconds to directory monitor for files in transit checking.
2. added ability to run commandline filenames with spaces, e.g. "my print.pdf" on command line options
3. added ability to turn off check log in directory monitor
4. added alternative register on planet pdf's http://www.epublishstore.com

1.03 04/01/2002 - 05/01/2002

1. Directory Monitor On file move checks for old file, if so overwrites or renames old file.
2. Directory monitor update to check for files currently being written,
if so waits till next time around before checking again/trying to print.
3. Added code to check for .pdf print association & take the necessary action to set it up.

1.02 18/12/2001 - 27/12/2001

1. Added ability to save/load printer settings and add them in the
list wherever you want to change the printer.
2. Added save/load to system default printer.
3. Fixed some size problems in the directory monitor.
4. Added command line options to automate printing from another application

1.01 17/12/2001

1. fixed win95 processor error problem
2. made main window scaleable
3. added move to dir after printed in directory monitor setup
4. fixed ignore sub directories in directory to monitor
5. added clear print log to menu