Batch processing - Limitations

Hi Torben,

Your macro looks ok, but to reproduce the problem we will need your option files. Can you please zip all OPT files you use in the macro, FiveLines.bmp and at least one sample image and attach it to your post.

Also, what version of IP Premier do you use? (The latest version is 9.2).

Thanks,

Yuri

Hi Tobren,

Thanks for the provided code and sample images. We were able to reproduce the problem and will work to fix it for the next update.

Meanwhile I can give you some recommendations to make processing faster:
- try to work on invisible images - it will significantly speed up the processing and avoid resource leak.
- in your current macro you export 2 different data tables into Excel for every image, so in the end of batch processing you have a very large Excel sheet with mix of data tables (that large Excel sheet can be the reason of longer processing in the end of the batch). I would recommend to use Data Collector for that purpose, it will give you more structural view of the results (data collector may include several data tables, if necessary). You can also collect only statistics, not data from every segmented objects, if it will work for you.

Best regards,

Yuri

Torben,

Running macro on hidden images requires some modifications to the recorded macro:

1. You add a parameter to the macro that defines the document loaded by batch processing, like this:

    Public Function LoopOnHidden(doc1 As Object) As SimpleScript

2. be sure to remove doc1 from the list of internal variables, so doc1 is the document ID that will be processed by the macro.

3. If you have functions inside the macro that load or create new images, add .Visible=false property, so the new image will be loaded or created without showing it:

        With Measure.Measurements.CreateCommands.Mask(LoopOnHidden)
            'create invisible image
            .Visible=False
            .Run(doc1, image1)
        End With

        With Application.DocumentCommands.Open(LoopOnHidden)
            .Filenames = New String() {ThisApplication.Path(mcPathType.mcptConfigurationFiles) & "FiveLines.bmp"}
            'open invisible image
            .Visible=False
            .Run(docList1)
        End With

4. Collect data to Data Collector instead of saving data tables (data tables handle only visible images). Use doc ID to collect the data, like this:

        'collect data
        With Measure.Data.CollectorCommands.Collect(LoopOnHidden)
            .Run(New List({doc1}))
        End With

5. Close all images in the end of the macro using CodeCommand:

        With Automate.ScriptingCommands.CodeCommand(LoopOnHidden)
            If .Run() Then
                ' User Code Here
                ' close all images, avoid user prompt clearing Modified flag
                doc3.Data.Modified=False
                doc3.Data.Close
                doc1.Data.Modified=False
                doc1.Data.Close
                image1.Modified=False
                image1.Close
                ThisApplication.Documents.CloseAll
            End If
        End With

I've attached the complete project. Note, that you will have to setup proper measurements to collect for Data Collector, you can either do it manually before running the batch or in a macro that is set as "Bun Before" in batch dialog.

Run the batch with "Display Documents" off.

Regards,

Yuri

Hi Tobren,

I tried your image 245, but I get correct results:


Please try to run the batch from my project (without any editing), making LoopOnHidden as the batch macro and processing a folder with one image 245 to check if you have the same results.

Yuri

Hi Torben,

You can "unwrap" IPX project using the Unpack Project package menu item in the Project workbench menu:



Threshold tool recording also works with visible images, so you have to modify the macro to make it work on invisible.

Yuri