Batch Run

This task is used to run the actions stored in a Batch File. To get general information, see the Batch Processing & Batch Files page.

• In a Batch run, click Open editor to access the Batch editor or from the Batch files Explorer, select a batch file and do a right click.
• Click Show comments to directly display all the comments (lines beginning with <comment> element) from the Batch run.

• In the Debug section, check:

  • The Create debug file on task error option to automatically generate a ‘debug’ batch file if a task gives an error; this debug file will contain the task with all python expressions evaluated.
  • The Verbose option to print additional details. The verbose output includes the evaluation of all python expressions.

  Note: Any looping variables are not deleted when there is an error. This allows you to popup the task that is giving the error.

  If you want to delete all the variables, click on Clear variables.

• A right-click on an element, plus the Add/remove breakpoint action, or a click at the left of the element allows setting a breakpoint. A red circle is displayed to indicate that breakpoint.

  

• Click on the Run Next button to run the next element in the batch file. It allows you to step through a batch file. The next element to run is indicated with an arrow.

  The element being run is highlighted in blue.

  

  If an element met an error, it is highlighted in red.

  

• Click Run to run sequentially the selected actions of your batch file. A dedicated action/task can also be run interactively when selected. A double-click or a right-click, plus the Popup task action, enables you to pop up the task filled with all the parameters defined in the batch file.

  

• Click Close to close the batch file.