BiCommandLineConverter
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Some of the key features of the BiCommandLineConverter:

• Batch Convert files or entire directories
• Merge documents
• Split document by converting each page of the document to a separate file
• Can convert Adobe PDF documents, Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint documents, image files such as PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, FAX, DCM webpages such as HTM, HTML and AutoCAD DWG drawings
• Can convert to PDF, PDF/A, TIFF, HTML, XML, Text, PNG, JPEG, BMP and more
• Set up wait timer to start documents conversion.
• Read a list of directories and files from a text file to be convert
• Set up “Converted”, “Failed” and “Output” directories
• Use predefined conversion profiles
• Custom File Naming templates
• Delete successfully converted source files
• Create detailed descriptive log files
• Parallel conversion

Pricing

The BiCommandLineConverter is an annual subscription. A single license is valid for a single system for one year. For multiple users on the same PC, no additional licenses are required. For installations on different PCs, you will need enough licenses to cover the total number of PCs.*

Black Ice Software offer different licensing models for corporate users and End Users. For more information, please visit the What license do I need? page.

* Please see End User License Agreement for legal definition of the licensing terms

** Subscription fee includes a support subscription.

*** Prices subject to change without notice

Black Ice Software, LLC
950 Peninsula Corp Circle Suite 2017
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Tel: 561-757-4107
Fax: 561-757-4109
E-Mail: sales@blackice.com

Available Parameters

Note: Always use quotation marks (" ") for paths and filenames!

Examples

Convert a single file with the selected Black Ice PDF Printer Driver using BiCC short name:
BiCC /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /PRINTER="Black Ice PDF"
NOTE: The Black Ice PDF Printer Driver must be installed on the computer.

Convert a single file with the selected Black Ice PDF Printer Driver:
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /PRINTER="Black Ice PDF"
NOTE: The Black Ice PDF Printer Driver must be installed on the computer.

Convert a single file from a network directory with the default printer on the computer:
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE=\\testserver\Image.jpg

Convert a single file from a network directory to network with the default printer driver:
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="\\testserver\Image.jpg" OUTPUTDIR ="\\testservers\Output directory"

Convert a single file with the selected Black Ice PDF Printer Driver
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /PRINTER="Black Ice PDF"

Convert a directory
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /INDIR="c:\test"
Successful converted source files will be moved into the c:\test\Converted\ subfolder.
Source files which cannot be printed will be moved into the c:\test\Failed\ subfolder.

Convert a directory and specify the CONVERTED and FAILED directories
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /INDIR="c:\test" /CONVDIR="c:\test\convdir" /FAILEDDIR="c:\test\faildir"
Successful converted source files will be moved into the c:\test\convdir\ subfolder.
Source files which cannot be printed will be moved into the c:\test\faildir\ subfolder.

Merge multiple files from a directory to a single multipage document
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /INDIR="c:\test" /M="MergedDocument"
The MergedDocument file name needs to be specified without extension.
The converted files will be merged into file MergedDocument file.
The BiCommandLineConverter uses the output file type and output directory configured in the specified BiBatchConverter Printer Driver.
NOTE: The output file type must have the capability to handle multiple files (e.g.: PDF or TIFF).

Convert/Split multipage documents to single page tiff files.
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\Users\administrator\Documents\test.doc" /SEP /PRINTER="TIFF Printer Driver"
The pages of the test.doc will be split into separate TIFF files.

Convert with a selected profile file
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /PROFILEFILE="c:\profile.bip"
The BiCommandLineConverter writes and applies the settings configured in the Profile File. To see how to create profile files, please refer to the Creating Black Ice Profile File section of the BiCommandLineConverter manual.

Convert with a predefined profile
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /PROFILENAME="Archive to PDF"
The BiCommandLineConverter writes and applies the settings configured in the Profile File.

Output folder
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /OUTPUTDIR ="c:\Output directory"
Successful converted output files will be moved into the c:\Output directory folder.

Output file name
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\temp\Document.doc" /OUTPUTNAME="<<NONE>>Output file name<<NONE>>.<<ORIGINAL>>"
The output file name will be "Output file name.pdf".

Remove the original source file after successfully converted
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /X

Do not move the processed files to the “Converted” and “Failed” folder
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /INDIR="c:\test " /DNM

Using Printer Driver file name generation settings for the conversion
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.jpg" /PDNG
Use the default Printer Driver file name generation settings to save the converted documents. For example, if the used printer driver is configured, to save every document to the exact “OutputDocument” filename, and printing to PDF file format, then the BiCommandLineConverter will convert Image.jpg to OutputDocument.pdf.

Create log
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Document.doc" /LOG="c:\BiCommandLineConverter.log"

Multi-threaded parallel conversion with the BiCommandLineConverter.
If a Printer Driver is installed with multiple parallel printers on the system, the BiCommandLineConverter can convert documents with multiple number of printers simultaneously.
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Document.doc" /PRINTER="Black Ice ColorPlus X1"
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Document.pdf" /PRINTER="Black Ice ColorPlus X1 2"
BiCommandLineConverter.exe /FILE="c:\test\Image.tif" /PRINTER="Black Ice ColorPlus X1 3"

Check required programs
BiCommandLineConverterer.exe /CRP
List of the available file formats to convert and the application used for the conversion:

• Installed: Microsoft Word Documents (*.doc; *.dot; *.rtf; *.docx; *.dotx)
• Installed: Microsoft Excel Documents (*.xls; *.xlsx; *.xlsb)
• Installed: Microsoft Power Point Documents (*.pps; *.ppt; *.ppsx)
• Installed: Microsoft Visio Documents (*.vst; *.vsd; *.vss; *.vtx; *. vdx; *.vsx)
• Installed: Adobe Reader 10 or higher for PDF Documents (*.pdf)
• Installed: Microsoft Word for text Documents (*.txt)
• Installed: Internet Explorer (recommended version 8 or higher) for HTML Documents (*.htm, *.html)
• Installed: Image Documents (*.tif;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.bmp;*.gif;*.png)

Listing the available parameters of the BiCommandLineConverter
BiCommandLineConveretr.exe /?

System Requirements

Windows 11/10/8/7
Windows or Citrix Server 2022/2019/2016/2012 R2/2012 R2
.NET Framework 4.0

BiCommandLineConverter can convert the following file types:

Notes: Black Ice Image SDK is NOT included with the Printer Drivers and requires a separate license. Technical details please see Using the Image SDK 12.x.x with the RTK.

Files needed for redistribution

• BiPrintOffice.exe for printing MS Word, Excel and TXT documents
• BiPrintXPS.exe for printing XPS documents
  
• BiPrintHTML.exe for printing HTML documents
• BiPrintPDF.exe for printing PDF documents
  By default, the exe files are located in [RTK Installation Folder]\[RTK 32/64 bit]\Samples directory
  
• BlackIceDEVMODE.dll
• BiAutoPrint.dll

The files mentioned below must be in the same directory as the BiCommandLineConverter.exe.

Multi-user parallel printing conversion requirements