SimpleIndex Command Line Processing:
Allows you to perform complex scanning and indexing jobs from an icon with just one click using SimpleIndex. Run all your OCR processing in a background just with one double click from your desktop.
Integration with custom applications, scheduled tasks and other automation using the command line interface.
Automated Processing & 1-Click Interface
Monday, 14 November 2022
SimpleIndex® 1-click scanning and indexing is enabled with its command line interface. SimpleIndex job files can be saved and opened just like a Word document. When you open a job file, SimpleIndex begins processing a new batch automatically. Scanning, processing (OCR, barcodes, database autofill, etc) and export happen in sequence with no further input from
Command Line Arguments
Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Command Line Interface reference. In addition to running a particular SimpleIndex Job Configuration with a command line script, other features might be required. This could be stopping dialogs from turning on, suppressing dialog boxes or passing the input or output folder to the Job. Below you
Turn Off Prompts and Pop Ups on Job Configurations
Friday, 04 December 2020
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Job Configuration Interface reference. SimpleIndex has a variety of prompts and pop ups that must be clicked that come up by default. These are normally needed by most users to set certain options or perform certain tasks based on the Job Configuration settings that have been
Process Monitor/ProcMon Instructions
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Processing and User Interface reference. In some cases there will be errors with SimpleIndex or issues without errors that are too general to get the information needed to fix the issue easily. When this happens a very detailed log is needed to determine what exact processes
FastImport to Disable Automatic Processing During Import
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Fast Import Interface reference. SimpleIndex has a variety of processing functions that automatically happen behind the scenes when importing documents to improve the quality and functionality of the images and processing capabilities of the software. On some occasions these extra processing functions cause delays and conflicts or aren’t
Large Documents (>500 pages) are Slow to Process
Thursday, 06 February 2020
When working with PDF image files containing a high number of pages (typically in excess of 500, but can vary by file and PC running the job) SimpleIndex may run into performance issues as it attempts to hold all of those pages in memory and perform the requested operations (full-text OCR in particular can tax
Command Line Sample
Monday, 29 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Command Line Interface reference. When using the Simple Software products it can be beneficial to run the software from a command line script. With this you can run other Simple Software Job configurations or Windows Batch Files (.bat) or Task Manager or other command line methods automatically. You
Command Line to Auto-close SimpleIndex
Monday, 29 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete command line interface reference. This is used to closed SimpleIndex after the job has been completed automatically. This can be useful if you only run one batch in SimpleIndex at a time and don’t need it after that batch is complete. Instructions to Auto-close SimpleIndex when Batch is complete: Alternate
Stop Autorun When Double Clicking Configuration
Monday, 29 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Settings Wizard reference. SimpleIndex jobs can be launched from an icon, just like opening a Word document saved on your desktop. However when you do this the default behavior is to automatically run the job file once it opens in SimpleIndex. If you just want to open the job without
Workstation Activation in the Concurrent Serial Number Field
Monday, 29 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the Licensing & Activation reference. If you are getting really weird activations errors where it says the license has already been activated the client has probably put the Workstation serial code in the Concurrent spot that is in the Wizard. To fix this go to the registry (regedit) here: HLM\Software\Wow6432Node\SimpleIndex\Registration Then delete
Continue with Post Process Command Line if Input Folder is Empty
Monday, 29 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete command line interface reference. When running multiple jobs in a row or chain with the Post Process Command Line it is possible that an earlier Job in the process won’t have any files. This will stop the Job before reaching the Post Process step and cause later jobs not to
Overlap of SimpleView Viewer in SimpleIndex Display
Monday, 29 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the SimpleView interface reference. Occasionally on certain Windows displays the SimpleView viewer sub-window in SimpleIndex will extend over the Index fields causing the user to not be able to interact with them or click Save All/Save Index or use the Mouse Actions. This seems to happen more with ultra-high resolution monitors
Can I split a PDF based on bookmark values?
Friday, 12 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the PDF Bookmarking reference. SimpleIndex can create PDF files with bookmarks based on the index data captured in your batch. Going the other way–splitting an existing PDF file based on the bookmark value–is not a built-in feature of SimpleIndex. However there are inexpensive command line utilities that you can integrate with
SimpleIndex v7.4
Thursday, 08 March 2018
SimpleIndex v7.4 Simple Software is pleased to announce the latest iteration of our easy-to-use scanning and indexing flagship product. This latest revision adds a host of new features both user-facing and behind-the-scenes. Introducing SimpleIndex 7.4 Current users will notice background enhancments such as improved handling with variations in TIFF, PDF, and JPEG files. Likewise the
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