It would be nice to see a progress in the steps of batch export.
The PDF I'm printing has 578 pages, and it takes minutes to print. One wonders if it's actually still working.
Progress in Batch execution?
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Re: Progress in Batch execution?
Hi Christian,
If you activate the /debug switch you will get information on the process and an error message if anything goes wrong, but no progress report as such. The batch compiler only has exit codes with either success or failure or warning messages when it is finished so that it can be smoothly integrated into automated build processes. It doesn't currently have a "verbose" switch, although we might add one in the future.
If you activate the /debug switch you will get information on the process and an error message if anything goes wrong, but no progress report as such. The batch compiler only has exit codes with either success or failure or warning messages when it is finished so that it can be smoothly integrated into automated build processes. It doesn't currently have a "verbose" switch, although we might add one in the future.
How many minutes? I just generated the HM help as a PDF and its over 1,600 pages took just over a minute. What system are you publishing on? If your project and/or output folders are on network drives that can slow you down massively.The PDF I'm printing has 578 pages, and it takes minutes to print.
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Re: Progress in Batch execution?
From the moment where it says "Printing Document", it takes around 3 to 4 minutes.
Interestingly, the build that includes some pages from a project on a network drive, took 3 minutes, whereas the build that doesn't include these pages, took 4 minutes.
19 pages are from a project on a network drive, the major part is saved locally.
Interestingly, the build that includes some pages from a project on a network drive, took 3 minutes, whereas the build that doesn't include these pages, took 4 minutes.
19 pages are from a project on a network drive, the major part is saved locally.
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Re: Progress in Batch execution?
Hi Christian,
What really takes the most time is when your output folder for publishing is not local. Reading the project source is a less important issue. Fastest performance will be on a local drive that is also a fast SSD.
What really takes the most time is when your output folder for publishing is not local. Reading the project source is a less important issue. Fastest performance will be on a local drive that is also a fast SSD.
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Tim (EC Software Documentation & User Support)
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