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--- merkalt:bartender_automation [2011/04/28 18:06] – created daruma
+++ merkalt:bartender_automation [2011/04/29 13:04] (current) – daruma
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 __Documented Integration Possibilities__
-In addition to operating “stand-alone,” all versions of BarTender can be controlled from within your other applications. However, theEnterprise Edition adds advanced features especiallydesigned for software integration. That means accounting, manufacturing, inventory, shipping and othersupply-chain applications can easily accessBarTender’s powerful label-printing features. In fact, your users don’t even have to know that it’s BarTender printing the labels.
+In addition to operating “stand-alone,” all versions of BarTender can be controlled from within your other applications. However, the Enterprise Edition adds advanced features especially designed for software integration. That means accounting, manufacturing, inventory, shipping and other supply-chain applications can easily access BarTender’s powerful label-printing features. In fact, your users don’t even have to know that it’s BarTender printing the labels.
 **Command Line Interface Option**
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 **ActiveX Automation**
-\\ Taking advantage of the latest in Microsoft’s ActiveX integration technology, the Enterprise Edition can easily be controlled by other software programs. Numerous functions are available,such as loading BarTender, specifying a labelformat, selecting data sources and specifying network printers. Your programs can also inquire about BarTender’s current status, includingprint jobs in progress.
+\\ Taking advantage of the latest in Microsoft’s ActiveX integration technology, the Enterprise Edition can easily be controlled by other software programs. Numerous functions are available, such as loading BarTender, specifying a label format, selecting data sources and specifying network printers. Your programs can also inquire about BarTender’s current status, including print jobs in progress.
 **“Trigger” Based Integrations**
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 **E-mail Integration**
 \\ As an alternative to file-based triggers and label data, Commander can also detect triggers and receive label data via e-mail.
-\\ In other words, in order to realize this automation task we need Enterprize edition of BarTender and Commander utility. It seems, required BarTender features are exist only in this software combination.
 __Solution__
-There will be needed Windows server with set up IIS and PHP + BarTender software (BarTender and Commander utility). The specialy written web service (PHP based server) should be installed onto this server. This web service will process requests from merkalt sites on label preview generation. Such function should replace currently used GD library based design generation on merkalt sites.
+In order to realize this automation task we need Enterprize edition of BarTender and Commander utility. It seems, required BarTender features are exist only in this software combination. So the following things are required for this task implementation:
+  - Enterprize edition of BarTender and Commander utility. //It will be best to obtain Commander utility documentation for possibilities exploration at first (if possible).//
+  - Remote access to your Windows server with set up IIS and PHP + BarTender software (BarTender and Commander utility).
+The specialy written web service (PHP based server) will be installed onto this server. This web service will process requests from merkalt sites on label preview generation. Such function should replace currently used GD library based design generation on merkalt sites.
   - Once merkalt site sends preview generation request, service forms request (via command line or ActiveX Automation) to BarTender to create preview image.
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 But it is should be explored if Commander import file format allows to define the name of the printer depending on design properties. Also it should allow to define template name, image and text to be inserted into this template, etc.
+__Used BarTender Templates__
+{{:merkalt:bartender_maler.zip|}}