Creating a MadCap Flare Build Notification

A toast notification edited to fit as a MadCap Flare Build Notification.

Requirements

Important: Python needs to be installed for this script to work in MadCap Flare.

This script uses the module win10toast. To install:

1. Open your command prompt.

2. Type pip install win10toast.

3. Press Enter.

After the install is complete, move on to the next section.

Creating a Batch File

To implement the notification, users can run a batch file. Complete the steps in the next section to create a batch file that runs this notification.

To create the batch file:

1. Download the build notification python script.

2. Copy the path of the script.

3. Open a text-editor.

   Example: Visual Studio Code, Notepad++, etc.

4. Type @echo off on one line, and python on the next line.

5. Paste the path of the python script in front of python.

@echo off
python C:path\to\python\file

6. Save and name the batch file.

Running the Batch File in Flare

Once the batch file is complete, users can use it in MadCap Flare to run the build notification.

To run the batch file:

1. Open a MadCap Flare project.

2. Open a Target.

3. Select the Build Events tab on the left hand menu of the target.

4. In the Post-Build Event Command section, copy and paste the location of the batch file.

   Example: “D::raw-latex:`\path`:raw-latex:`\to`:raw-latex:`\batch`:raw-latex:`\file`”

5. Save your changes.

6. Build the target.

After the build finishes, a notification should pop-up informing you that the build is complete.