Ideally my aim would be to run a batch file once a week, (via scheduler) to print a test image.
Why?... My printer gets hammered some weeks and not used at all for several thereafter. The weeks it doesn't get used sometimes I get clogged up heads and have to go though loads of clean cycles etc to get it sorted.

So the idea was to automatically print a test print once a week or so to alleviate this problem.

Is it possible to execute qimage via the command line and get it to print a specified image.
It needs to work without any. user input.


Thanks

Thanks for the quick reply.
But isn't this the QI "studio" section, what you are suggesting is not an option in studio.

I know you want every one to upgrade to ultimate, cant fault you for that.
I am quite happy with what studio does, I just would like to know if it can be run via command line.

It makes no real difference to me whether the program is 6 years old or 26 years old its does exactly what I need it to do.
The unclogger you refer to is not really the issue here as what I want to do is prevent the clogging in the first place by simply running a test print once a week.

I can do this with a MS word, but thought it would be better to use qimage and print off a colour managed image instead.

Can you answer the original question ? Without singing the praises and trying to sell me ultimate.

Can I use the command line to start qimage, load a job for instance, then print it ?

Thanks

Still no good, as that requires user input. But very funny none the less.

Ive been messing about with a batch file so far Ive managed to run qimage then loads a job ready for printing.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Qimage\qimage.exe"  "D:\Fred\QImage\Save\test.job"

Is there a switch to go after qimage.exe to get it just to print without asking

Mel and Fred are correct.  There's no way to do that in Qimage, but you can do it in Qimage Ultimate.  Qimage focused on batch printing and processing but Qimage Ultimate goes beyond that and offers printer maintenance, hot folder monitoring, image databasing, and other things that go beyond the focus of the original Qimage product.

It is also correct that the unclogger works best as a clog preventer but it can unclog nozzles when you have minor clogs in just a few nozzles.  In addition, even when you have a more major clog, I've seen the unclog pattern reduce the number of cleaning cycles to one where two would normally be needed.  For example, you run one cleaning cycle and that single cycle cleared all but about a half dozen nozzles.  I find that many times just running one unclog sheet through it at that point will clear those final few clogs, using far less ink than a second cleaning cycle.  Of course, a lot depends on the printer and model as to those scenarios.

Regards,
Mike

That is correct. Sorry we couoldn't have been more help.
Fred

Thanks for the heads up, Worth a thought at that price.
I can still only see it at $69.99 though... http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage-u/purchase.htm

Just a quick question about ultimate.

How many machines is it OK to have it installed on ?
Reason I ask...If I was to use the unclogger part of the program, in order to print at regular intervals it would need to be installed on a machine that is always on.
My server is always on, but my main machine where I would mainly use QI isn't always on.
Does the license of a single purchase allow it to be installed and running on two machines ?