64bit version
v6
version has both 32bit and 64bit versions.
v1 to v5 are 32bit only. |
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Create a list of files
- bulk load, drag and drop and file add to list,
save, load & append list .job files.
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Print from list –
general list printing + printer settings files.
v3 has the ability to
change just the printer
trays with a .tra file and change printer with a
"<printer name>.printer" file.
v11 (2018) has a automatic list save option to load
later in the event of a pc lockup or printer jam's
etc. |
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Quick job setup –
for printing job lists quickly by task name.
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PDF print
appending –
appends pdf files together or into groups before
printing so it can print as one file. useful for
finishing like stapling.
v8.01+
supports converted to pdf files also.
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Conversion to PDF –
conversion to pdf support: html, asp, apsx, php, word doc, docx, docm, rtf, jpeg,
bmp, png, gif, wmf, emf tiff, dwg, dxf, mht and txt
files - which can be optionally appended into one
print automatically.
v9 has more options for
page sizing and general improvements.
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PDF Print Settings
–
you can now set specific pdf print settings like
shrink to fit, rotation per page per monitored
folder and load / save into the main list when
printing.
v12
(2019) has remove blank pages before print option.
v12 (2019) has print pages with certain text option
e.g. Invoice
v12 (2019) has print
with overlay pdf option for background. e.g. header
v14 (2022) added zoom percent for scaling pdf print
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PDF portfolio
files –
automatically detects pdf portfolio files and
automatically extracts the contents to the source
folder and prints all the files. |
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Web printing -
print files and web pages from the web, also has a
download option for downloading larger files to the
local drive then automatically printing them.
Download and print http internet files e.g.
//www.traction-software.co.uk/test1.doc
v7 has been
improved so now it supports
zip and rar file download and automatic extraction.
v8
now supports page counts for downloaded pdf files. |
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Cloud - Print files from DropBox and Google Drive, Support for adding a folder of files and Directory Monitor folder(s).
New v12 2020
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Snapshot restore - Keeps a log of what's
printing and where so if the system reboot's / power
fail, on start-up will carry on from where it left
off. |
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Printer load balancing -
Spread the printer load to various printers, add
limits to spool queues.
v5 has print as round robin option.
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Directory monitor -
monitor folders for files and automatically print
them.
v2
has trigger monitoring, content matching and print job prioritizing.
v3 has the ability to move failed files to an error
directory.
v5,v6 has the ability to disable the profile at any
time of day.
v12 (2019) supports move to file with dates etc in the folder or filename.
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Directory monitor
with network logging -
monitor folders for files and automatically print
them. Same as Directory Monitor but in NT Service
mode can network log what is happening. A
Client program is provided that can be run on the
same network which shows the activity of Batch &
Print Pro.
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POP3 Email
monitor -
monitor pop3 email boxes for files and automatically
downloads, extracts attachments and prints
them.
v6.01 onwards has SSL support.
v9.03 onwards has TLS support. |
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IMAP Email
monitor -
monitor imap email boxes for files and automatically
downloads, extracts attachments and prints
them.
NOTE: this setting is in pop3 email monitor.
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FTP monitor -
monitor ftp folders for files and automatically
downloads and prints
them.
v6.02 onwards has passive as well as active
FTP support for NAT firewalls.
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SFTP monitor -
monitor secure ftp folders for files and automatically
downloads and prints
them. supports ssl certificate files also.
v12
(2019) version supports more encryption types,
needed for Amazon's AWS
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FTPS monitor -
monitor ftp secure direct SSL folders for files and automatically
downloads and prints
them.
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Scheduler - print a
file list at a specified time.
v2
has been greatly improved for update & adding new
schedules.
v5 has move after print options.
v5 has print every n days option.
v12 (2019) has ability to save and load settings.
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Scheduler enhanced -
print a directory at a
specified time. |
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Separator option -
print a header sheet with information before each
print.
v4 & v5 has
extra separator options in monitor.
v11 (2018) has support for background colour and
conversion to pdf at any size.
v12 (2019) has support for multiple template separators for e.g. tabbed stationary.
v14
(2022) can now save and load settings from file
menu. |
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Email options - email
when a list is printed or scheduled or an error
occurs, email sent on each file printed in directory
monitor.
v2
has been improved to attach list of files printed
v6.01 has SSL support
v9.03 has TLS support
v11 (2018) has support for email notifications per
monitored folder per file processed.
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Command line support –
run batch & print from the command line for
automation.
v3
has an extra option for printer trays. |
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Addon support - extra
plug-in addons for additional options when printing
certain types of documents.
v2
supports more addons like FAX Addon.
v4
supports more addons like InDesign Addon.
v6 supports 64bit addons.
v7 supports internal pdf page range settings.
v8.02 supports PST Addon |
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Logging - creates logs
of files printed and an error log.
v2
has improved logging features, e.g. adding files to
log for directory monitor. (without printing).
v3 has been revamped with searching, re-printing,
exporting, importing, removing & change font size.
v4 has email and ftp monitor logging.
v8 now has move file logging also. |
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Log
archiving - Automatic log file maintenance, can
optionally remove and archive all log files that no
longer exists periodically or remove files older
than n print time every n days.
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Reporting - create a
report of files printed, total pages & date/time
print started & finished. |
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Replication – repeat
certain print tasks when setting up a print list.
v6.03 has been
improved so now you can save replication settings to
a file to load later and now you can apply
replication in the directory monitor. |
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Pre-processing -
processing tasks on ps, prn & PDF files before
printing, e.g. converting PDF to Postscript so
Acrobat isn't required to print the file.
v3 has been
improved so now you can insert a PPD file for
changing printer trays. |
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Re-path - change the
pathname of a file for moving onto other
workstations without having to map the same drive
names. |
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NT service – run Batch
& Print Pro as a windows service using our tailor
made NT service wrapper.
v4 has been
improved so now the Batch & Print Pro paths are
taken from the registry as default.
v6 can now be started / stopped in
the interface.
v7 can now be configured in
the interface and switch. between network logging. |
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DOS scripts – add DOS
scripts within a print list.
v6 can
now run dos scripts for each file before and after
in monitor mode. |
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Internal RAW printing -
print PCL, PS, TXT, TIFF, SPL, PDF & PRN internally
without 3rd party associated applications directly
to the printer. |
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Internal PDF printing -
print PDF with options like fit to size without the
need for Adobe Reader.
v7 has been
improved so now you set the
page range of the pdf to print individually and is
saved in the addon settings.
v8 now supports multiple pdf passwords to use,
optional pdf rotation per page.
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Internal Word Doc,
Excel & Powerpoint Printing - print these file
types without Microsoft Office Installed, this is
automatically used when Office ins't installed.
v14 (2022) - New in this version
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Color Counts in the
Print log for reporting color counts of pdf's
v14 (2022) - New in this version
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Print to file – print
to a FILE: printer, e.g. PDF, PS, PCL, PRN, XPS file
types.
v4 has been
improved so now
does XPS printer driver support. |
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ZIP/7Zip/RAR file support
– auto extracts contents from zip or rar files to print.
v7 has been
improved so now you can set
the temp folder & now supports .7z .7zip file
format. |
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Updater
– auto checks for updates when not in monitor /
scheduler / service mode.
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Backup & Restore – Backup and restore
settings option, ideal for migrating to other
machines, backup and sorting out issues.
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Security settings – Now you can password
secure settings in Batch & Print Pro, ideal to stop
users changing settings accidentally.
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