Bates numbering (also called Bates stamping) is used to number and/or date/time stamp images and documents for future reference. Typically this would be done as and when images and documents are received.
This is mainly used by businesses for identifying receipts and orders and is used extensively by the legal profession when evidence/exhibits must be numbered during the "discovery stage" of preparations for legal action.
There is no standard format for a Bates number although it is common to use 8, 9 or 10 digit numbers with additional identifying text (usually a short identifying prefix or suffix). The Bates number can either uniquely identify every page of every document (with the Bates number incrementing with every page) or just uniquely identify every document (with the Bates number incrementing with every document).
-BatesFormat | |
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Parameters: | format - text (up to 100 characters, if spaces are required in the format then enclose it within quotes) with any combination of special formatting markup characters: |
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-BatesLocation | |
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Parameters: | vertical alignment - must be one of the following values: horizontal alignment - must be one of the following values: text orientation - must be one of the following values: margin - must be between 0.0 and 100.0 points inclusive (this is not used if the alignment is Middle and Center). |
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-BatesFont | |
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Parameters: | font point size - must be between 1 and 300 inclusive. font name - must be one of the following standard PDF fonts (which are also known as base14 fonts): text color - see text style below for an explanation of it's use. This can be specified in one of the following three ways, just choose the method that you are most comfortable with: text style - must be one of the following: extra color - specified if text style is stroke. See above for color specification. |
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-BatesFile | |
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Parameters: | filename - specifies the name and location of the file to store the Bates number in, if spaces are required in the filepath then enclose it within quotes. |
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-BatesNumber | |
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Parameters: | initial value - must be a value between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive. |
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-BatesIncrement | |
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Parameters: | value - must be between 0 and 1000000. |
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-BatesBackground | |
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Parameters: | shape - must be one of the following values: background color - can be specified in one of the following three ways, just choose the method that you are most comfortable with: border color - see above for color specification. |
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