How to uncompress gzip (.gz) files and print the contents automatically.

TOP TIPS - June 2006

How to uncompress gzip (.gz) files and print the contents automatically.
Products required are: Batch & Print Pro 2.03 or above & 7ZA DOS gzip decompress tool
See example video of the print process here: //www.traction-software.co.uk/batchprint/videos/PrintGZFiles.htm

1. extract to above or similar gzip utility to folder e.g. c:\7za312
2. edit in notepad: c:\script.bat and add the following:
echo off
echo **** Processing
for %%a in (c:\gzfiles\*.gz) do c:\7za312\7za.exe e "%%a" -oc:\toprint -y
echo **** Cleaning up
del c:\gzfiles\*.gz

This will scan all files in c:\gzfiles folder and uncompress any contents to c:\toprint
3. Setup directory monitor in Batch & Print Pro to scan for type e.g. .pdf in folder c:\toprint
click the 'Run bat,exe before / after scan' checkbox and configure to run c:\script.bat as 'Run before scan folder and wait for process to finish before continue.'
4. run and drop a .gz file in c:\gzfiles

See example video of the print process here: //www.traction-software.co.uk/batchprint/videos/PrintGZFiles.htm