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Creating a secure web service integration in BarTender 2021 and later

This article applies to BarTender 2021 and later and requires BarTender Print Portal. Web service integrations are a great way to automate printing over a web request. These requests are done over HTTP, which is an insecure, but is it possible to send this over HTTPS and securing the data within ...

Set the PDF file name and path when using a Print Command Script action

This articles applies to BarTender 2019 and later. Question Is it possible to define the name and path of my PDF file when printing to PDF using Print Command Script? Answer Yes, when printing to PDF using our native PDF printer driver you can use the command /PRNFILE to define the path and the n...

Creating an integration that uses an Excel document as a trigger file

This articles applies to BarTender 2019 R5 and newer. With Revision 5, BarTender 2019 can now use an Excel document as a trigger file in an integration, open it, and use the data contained within it. Note: If you are on R4 or earlier, this process will not work. Please see this article about chec...

Creating an XML integration

This articles applies to BarTender 2019 and newer. BarTender 2019 introduces new types of text databases including XML databases. With Designer able to read these types of databases natively, you can now use them as trigger files as well without the need of an XLST transform. Tip: For more infor...

How to print printer code (PRN, ZPL) files through an Integration

Question How can I print printer code files (PRN, ZPL, etc.) through BarTender? Answer While you can't import printer code files into BarTender directly, you can use a BarTender Integration to automate the printing of printer code files through the Windows Command. Printer code can be sent to a p...

File Integration: using an image as trigger and data

Overview In this example, we will create an integration where we use an image file as a trigger file but also use the same image file inside of the label during print time. So long as the image that you wish to print uses the same name in the trigger file, you can dynamically change the image tha...

Printing Database Records through a Web Service Integration in a Single Print Job

Overview Chances are you are looking into creating a Web Service Integration to take advantage of the bi-directional communication that allows us to report back more information about how the trigger file is received. Furthermore, you may be sending variable data for BarTender to use for each of ...

How can a Web Service Integration return printer / print job related information?

Question The %Response% variable includes no information when a print fails. How can I configure my web-service integration so that it returns information about printer / print job status. Answer There are several variables available for this to work: The response action within your Integration o...

Can I send multiple records in a web service integration?

Question I want to send multiple records at once over a web service integration. Is that possible? Answer Short answer: when using GET, no. When using POST, yes. Using GET GET integrations do not allow for more than one record due to how data is being sent. The information is pieced together the...

What is the default response returned by a web-service Integration type?

Question What is the default response returned by a Web Service Integration? Answer For each of the responses, the structure will look different depending upon the Content-type setting selected. Content-type formatting: application/json: json style string that has information nested in { bracke...

How to strip information from a Print Command Script trigger file, then reuse it to set a Print Document action

Question How do you strip information out of a trigger file containing Print Command Script instructions, then use it to set variable data and print options in a Print Document action? Answer The following methods can be used to pull named data sources from the trigger file containing command scr...

How to work with Amazon AWS S3 as a cloud storage location with file integrations

Question How do you setup an S3 cloud location and an integration that monitors it in BarTender? Answer The cloud storage settings are stored within the system database. You will need to have a system database set up to do this. Please see How to set up your system database if you do not have on...

Deploy an integration silently

Question Can an integration be deployed silently? Answer Yes, it is possible to deploy an integration silently and have it running by following these steps: Copy the BTIN file to the folder C:\ProgramData\Seagull\Services\Integrations\Service Restart the Integration Windows Service using the ...

How to setup an Integration between Oracle WMS and the Integration Platform

Question What steps do I follow in order to integrate Oracle WMS (XML based) with the Integration Platform? Answer Integration Setup The following outlines how the Oracle WMS integration should be setup for the Integration platform. Oracle WMS XML data is sent to the Integration Platform via (fi...

How to use multiple records with a socket or web service POST integration

Overview When sending data over a socket or in a web service integration, you have the option to send more than one record, much like a table structure with a file integration. This will allow you to send more information in one single trigger file. When you create a new integration, it will only...

TCP/IP Integration: Scan data from 2 different ports, compare the data, then Print Conditionally.

Question In an integration, can you read data from 2 different sources, compare the data and then print a document conditionally based on the result of the data comparison? Answer Yes, this is indeed possible. Find below an example (using TCP/IP sockets). 1.- The following Integration File...

Print conditionally based on the printer's status with Integration Builder

Question Is it possible to print (or not print) a print job based on the printer's current status? Answer Yes, this is indeed possible. The Integration Platform will be able to work with the status of a printer in the same way that Printer Maestro shows this information in its "Status" column (se...

Identify CSV database fields as integration variables with the Integration Platform

Question How to have the Integration Platform identify the fields of a CSV file type as Integration variables. Answer Converting CSV database fields into internal variables is useful because you can then reuse those variables to set print options as well as using them as data for your data sourc...

Can the Integration Platform receive CORS standard web service requests?

Question Can the Integration Platform receive CORS standard web service requests? Answer Yes, it can. Some considerations are: 1.- To make an AJAX request using CORS, the server needs to be configured to accept cross-origin requests. You can read more about enabling that here if it's not alre...

Grouping several integrations into one Integration Builder file

Overview In order to organize your integrations, you may add multiple integrations to the same integration file. Once deployed they will show up under the same integration file name, but you can still stop and start them independently. You are not able to create or modify groups in the Adminis...