Batch export binaries

Batch export is the complement to batch import: it scans a folder of .mtxCol collections and exports each one’s section binaries to an output folder in a single pass. Collections are loaded and released one at a time, so a huge batch uses no more memory than a single collection. Open it from Collections › Export › Export Batch Binary; the window is reusable.

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The flow mirrors batch import: choose the source folder, press Scan, set what to export and the output options, then Export.

Source collections

Point the Folder at a directory containing .mtxCol files and choose whether to include subfolders. Scan lists the collections it finds, ready to export.

What to export

Versions — export all versions, the active version only, or the original version only of each collection.
Format — Raw binary, Intel HEX (.hex) or Motorola S-record (.s19); installed I/O plugins can add more.
Apply checksum correction (on copies) — repairs the integrity checksums as it writes, on a copy of each version; the source .mtxCol files are never modified.
Prompt for passwords — by default a password-protected collection is skipped and reported; tick this to be asked for the password of each locked file instead.

Warning — if the exported files will be flashed, leave checksum correction on. An ECU usually rejects an image whose checksum no longer matches its contents.

Output

Set the destination Folder and a Layout — all files in one folder, or one subfolder per collection. A ${placeholder} naming template (the same tokens as single export, with a live example) builds each file name, and a collision policy decides what happens when a name already exists: add a number suffix, skip, or overwrite.

Tip — when many collections share similar names, choose one subfolder per collection so files never clash, and reserve a flat folder for cases where the naming template already makes every file unique.

Results

As it runs, a results list reports each collection’s outcome — how many files were written, which were password protected or skipped, and any that held no data — with a summary on the status line.