If you are running TIFF Image Printer 12.0.025 or later, see Using the $(OutputFilePath) Macro instead.
For users running a version prior to 12.0.025, we have provided a bat file, AutoOpen.bat, that automatically opens a file. It can be found in the RunCommands folder of the installation folder. This is usually C:\Program Files\TIFF Image Printer 12\RunCommands\.
If you enable a conversion profile to run our AutoOpen.bat on success, TIFF Image Printer will auto open the created file. This is the created file when you are creating multipaged output, or the the first page of the output series when creating serialized output.
The AutoOpen batch file performs the same action as when you double click the output file in a File Explorer window to open it. If double-clicking a TIFF file opens in Windows Photos, that is what will happen through the run command.
This will open the created file when you are creating multipaged output, or the the first page of the output series when creating serialized output.
Step by Step Instructions
1.Launch the TIFF Image Printer Dashboard.
2.Select "Edit & Create Profiles" to open Profile Manager.
3.Select "Add a profile" to create a personal profile, or create a copy of one of our system profiles.
4.Name the profile, add a description, and click Save.
5.On the Run Commands tab, click the On Success button to add an On Success command.
6.The command will be added already enabled and the details expanded. Beside Run this command, browse to your desired command or enter the full path and file name of the command. In this case we will use our sample auto open batch file which is C:\Program Files\TIFF Image Printer 12\RunCommands\AutoOpen.bat.
7.Click Save-Back, and close Profile Manager.
8.Close the Dashboard. Now when you print your document to TIFF Image Printer, the output file will automatically open after a successful print.
If you choose to enable run commands, you may also want to disable prompting by the Save As dialog each time you print.
i.To turn off prompting by the Save As dialog, disable Prompt for the output location and base file name.
If you plan to use these settings regularly, you may wish to make this personal profile the default profile used by TIFF Image Printer.
i.Select the printer you wish to edit and use the Profile drop box to select your desired default profile.
ii.Select "Manage Printers" to open Printer Management.
iii.Select the Save icon to save changes.
iv.Select the Home icon to return to the Dashboard.
9.Close the Dashboard. Now when you print your document to TIFF Image Printer, the output file will automatically open after a successful print.
