Create a custom BatchIDCreate.dll

You can use the BatchIDCreate solution to automatically generate custom batch IDs in any values or increments. If this option is chosen, you must modify some C# code in an example project, compile it into a new Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file, and then replace the existing DLL in the

BATCH\Bin

folder.

It is recommended that you make a backup copy of the original BatchIDCreate.dll before making any changes. The example solution project provides a starting point that you can modify as needed. You can build this solution using

Microsoft®

Visual Studio®

2019 (version 16.11.9 or later).

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Before attempting to build the project confirm that the .NET Framework 4.8 targeting pack is installed:

To customize BatchIDCreate.dll:

Copy the

C:\Program Files x86\Rockwell Software\Batch\Custom\BatchIDCreate\bin\Release

folder, including all subdirectories, to the local hard drive, leaving the structure intact.

Double-click

BatchIDCreate.sln

to open the

Visual Studio

solution.

Edit the

BatchIDCreateClass

to include your C# code that modifies the Custom ID generation algorithm then save the solution.

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The batch ID can contain a maximum of 255 characters with no spaces or invalid characters. The batch ID can be comprised of any characters except the following: The defined list separator, single or double quotes, brackets, parentheses, the percent sign (%), the tab character ( \t ), the carriage return character ( \r ), or the new line character ( \n ).

In the

Visual Studio

toolbar, set the build type to

Release

In the Solution Explorer, right-click

BatchIDCreate

, and then select

Build

Copy the new

BatchIDCreate.dll

from

Custom\BatchIDCreate\bin\Release

Paste the new

BatchIDCreate.dll

into the

C:\Program Files (x86)\Rockwell Software\Batch\Bin

folder to replace the default

BatchIDCreate.dll

Restart your computer.

Batch identification

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