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TIPS - June 2008
How to batch merge Postscript
(.ps) files before printing
Products required are:
Batch & Print
Pro 2.xx or above.
1. Download the
psfiles.zip from here and unzip to c:\ drive.
2. To run a sample merge go in to DOS, type CD C:\
then c:\merge.bat c:\psfiles, this will take the example
c:\psfiles\example1.ps and c:\psfiles\example2.ps and merge them in to
c:\psfiles\merged\merged1.ps
It will also add the c:\extra.ps after each file which tells the printer
that there is another print to print as one job file.
3. Now to automate this in Batch & Print Pro, move the .ps files
back from archive folder in to c:\psfiles folder.
go in to directory monitor and setup like below.
Click the [C] button checkbox "Run bat,exe before / after
scan folder:" and setup like below:
4. Active and see the files merge to c:\psfiles\merged
and print
5. To change
the paths, edit the merge.bat and change the folders to what you
require.
del %1\merged\merged1.ps
mkdir %1\archive
for %%a in (%1\*.ps) do c:\m.bat %%a
6. Edit the m.bat also to what you
require.
type %1 >> c:\psfiles\merged\merged1.ps
type extra.ps >> c:\psfiles\merged\merged1.ps
move %1 c:\psfiles\archive\
7.
change above "Run Batch Script or EXE File"
