How to call Ssf2Bmp utility in command line(see attach text file)

Hello Ajay_Ajay

The problem with your questions, and most likely the reason that you haven't been getting any suggestions, is that you are using software that creates its own proprietiory file types and there is a good chance that nobody else who has opened your questions has ever heard of or used EventCorder.  EventCorder is one of only 5 products written by BrineSoft.
Version 2 site: http://www.eventcorder.com/default.htm
Version 3 site: http://www.brinesoft.com/Eventcorder.asp

I was hoping that I would be able to unpack the file "Ssf2Bmp.exe" from the setup packages of versions 1, 2 or 3 of EventCorder which I downloaded:
http://files.brothersoft.com/utilities/mouse_keyboard/Eventcordersuite.exe (1)http://www.eventcorder.com/Downloads/Setup_EC2.exe (2)
http://www.brinesoft.com/Downloads/Setup_Eventcorder3.exe (3)

Unfortunately I cannot find the program file "Ssf2Bmp.exe" in any of them, and an internet search for this file reveals nothing.

I find that in version 3 there is a program named "SsfEditor.exe" that allows you to open *.ssf files and then selectively save out contents to *.bmp files (Screenshot > Save to BMP > saves using name SSF_Filename#001.bmp), but the only command line options available are to open a *.ssf file, not to extract one from a *.ssf file.

Where did you get this "Ssf2Bmp.exe" file from?

What version of EventCorder are you using?

What is your Operating System?

So, you are having problems with writing a suitable command line or batch file using the options.  That should be easy enough to do, but I obviously cannot test the results without the "ssf2bmp.exe" program file to verify the results.

I have attached a batch file that you can test the results with.  It assumes that you are running Windows XP.

Save the file and then rename it, changing the extension from .TXT to .CMD, and accept the warnings about saving file types.

Place it in a folder containing your *.SSF files.

RIGHT-CLICK on the .CMD file and choose "Edit" to open it in Notepad.

You will see 3 lines up at the top:

set BASEDIR=%USERPROFILE%\My Pictures\Recorded
set SSFNAME=%1
set EXTRACTOR=C:\Program Files\EventCorder\Ssf2Bmp.exe

Leave this line alone:
set SSFNAME=%1
Do NOT alter it.
The variable %0 is always the name of the batch file itself, and %1 should be the file that has been called by it.  In this case, the batch file is to be used for dragging and dropping SSF files onto, so %1 should contain the full path to the SSF file you dropped onto it.

The BASEDIR line sets the base folder for your output BMP files as:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\My Pictures\Recorded
%USERPROFILE% is always your own folder, eg:
C:\Documents and Settings\Ajay
and the "My Pictures" folder is a standard user shell folder, so it should exist.
Change the "Recorded" folder name to suit your needs.

NOTE: If this folder DOES NOT ALREADY exist, then the batch file WILL CREATE IT.   If it DOES exist, then the batch file will just ignore the command to create it.

The line:
set EXTRACTOR=C:\Program Files\EventCorder\Ssf2Bmp.exe
sets the full path to your "Ssf2Bmp.exe" file.
CHANGE the path so that it points to where you have the program.

These 2 lines should be the ONLY ones you need to change.

Save the batch file and then close Notepad.

Drag and drop an *.SSF file onto the batch file and then see what happens.

Theoretically it should do this:

1. Use the NAME of the SSF file and remove the .ssf file extension
2. Create a NEW folder with that name as a sub-folder of:
    "C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\My Pictures\Recorded"
    eg. if the file name was "Test_01.ssf", then the folder:
    "C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\My Pictures\Recorded\Test_01"
    should be created.
3. Runs the "Ssf2Bmp.exe" program and tells it to extract the BMP files from
    it into the new folder that the batch file just created.
4. If any errors are encountered, then the batch file should explain what
    the error code means, and pause to let you read it with a "Press any key
   to Quit ..." prompt.

Now, I have no idea whether "Ssf2Bmp.exe" will accept parameters that are variables, and I have no way to test this.  It is hard to double-check for mistakes in a batch file without being able to test it, so I have to say that I cannot accept any responsibility for any strange things it may do.

If that works for you, then it should be easy enough to create a new Right-Click menu option for the *.SSF file type to make this easier for you to use, or perhaps use it in the Right-Click "Send To" menu.  Test it and see what happens.

If the "Ssf2Bmp.exe" file is a small program, and if you have web space available, then perhaps if you upload it in a zip file there for a few days and provide the link, then I could test it first.  It's up to you, and may not be in compliance with the licensing for the program though.

Bill