MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

To Sign Multiple Files via Batch Command

  1. Select File > Tools > Batch Process .

    The Batch Process dialog opens.

  2. Click the Create a new command file icon.

    The Create Command File dialog opens.

  3. Enter the name of the Batch Process Command file you want to create.
  4. Navigate to the path where you want the Batch Process Command file to reside and press OK.

    Notepad opens your Batch Process Command file.

  5. Enter the following key-in: SIGNATURE ADD FILESIGNATURE “certificate common name” and save the file.

    The “certificate common name” is the name associated with the digital signature to be used for the signings.

  6. Do one of the following:

    From the Batch Process dialog Edit menu, select Add Files…

    or

    Click the Add Files or Directories to Process icon.

    The Select Files and Directories to process dialog opens.

  7. Do one of the following:

    Select the file or files to be included in the batch and click the Add button.

    or

    Double-click on each file to be included in the batch.

    The selected files appear in the Selected Files dialog section.

  8. Click the Done button.

    The selected files appear in the Process Tasks dialog section of the Batch Process dialog.

  9. Do one of the following:

    From the Batch Process dialog File menu, select Process…

    or

    Click the Process Batch Process icon.

    The Files to Process dialog opens.

  10. Click the Process button.

    All of the selected files are signed via the batch process.

    Note: You can remove file signatures via the same batch process as described above by simply using the SIGNATURE REMOVE FILESIGNATURE “signer” key-in where “signer” is what displays in the Signer column of the Digital Signatures dialog.