ASNA's Print File Renderer (Renderer.exe) is called automatically when you close a print file (when it’s a manuscript file only).

Parameters available for Renderer.exe and their function:

/m:"file"               // Manuscript Path (required).

/d                          // Delete manuscript file after rendering is complete.

/q                          // Quiet printing. This hides the print preview window and just prints directly.

/r:"page range"    // Specify page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas (i.e. 1,3,5-12, *last).

/h or /?                 // Displays help on parameter usage.

General Rules

The above parameters can be specified in any order. 

• "file" is a path to the manuscript to be rendered.  It can be relative to the Renderer.exe's location, and is always required .  The "file " specified can contain the relative or full path.  For instance, if you are executing the renderer from  the same directory as the manuscript, just the manuscript file name is necessary. For instance. "myManuscript.apm" as a relative path versus "C:\myReports\myManuscript.apm" as a full path.  /m: is required ONLY when any of the other following options are also used. 
• If /d is not specified, the manuscript file will not be deleted after rendering is complete.
• If /q is not specified, the print preview window will display to allow for the reported to be previewed.
• If /r:"page range" is not specified, all pages will be printed or previewed.  To select single pages, separate each page number with a comma.  /r:"1,3" will print pages 1 and 3.  To specify a range of pages, enter the first and last page numbers separated with a dash.  /r:"1-3" will print pages 1, 2, and 3.
  

  The *last keyword refers to the last page of the document.  In addition, you can specify arithmetic operations on *last in order to print pages relative to the last page.  For instance/r:"*last-2 " will print the second to the last page, while/r:"*last-4 - *last" prints the last 5 pages.

  A combinations of single page and a range of pages can be specified. /r:"1-3, 5,9, *last" will print pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, and the last page.

Examples

Print preview the entire report and do not delete Manuscript file when finished (all defaults used).

Renderer.exe "C:myReports\myManuscript.apm"  

Renderer.exe "myManuscript.apm

Direct print complete report and delete Manuscript when finished (no preview).

Renderer.exe /m:"C:myReports\myManuscript.apm" /d /q

Renderer.exe /q /m:"C:\myOutQ\myManuscript.apm"  /d Renderer.exe /m:"Manuscript.apm" /d /q

Direct print last page and delete Manuscript when finished (no preview).

Renderer.exe /m:"C:myReports\myManuscript.apm" /d /q /r:"*last"

Renderer.exe /m:"myManuscript.apm" /d /q /r:"*last"

Print preview the first three pages and last three pages, do not delete Manuscript when finished.

Renderer.exe /m:"C:myReports\myManuscript.apm" /r:"1 - 3, *last-2 - *last"

Renderer.exe /m:"myManuscript.apm" /r:"1 - 3, *last-2 - *last"

See Also

DataGate Print File Overview