Publish projects in batch mode

Have you tried AutoIT ? First, it's free and has a lively user community.
Second, you can use it to "record" like a macro recorder, then edit the script...
So, you could record something like: Lanuch Captivate -> Open file -> Click Project -> Click Preferences -> Set Expiration Date -> Click OK -> Click Publish -> Click OK.
Then you would edit the script (AutoIT has its own scripting language) to make the "Open file" part of it do what you want, from a folder you want, and then with some logic to go through the list of files you want to edit in the folder. Do something similar with the scripting for the "Set Expiration Date" bit of it and maybe for the publish settings.
Recording is really fast, learning the scripting might take a bit of time.
You can put a GUI on it when you're done, if you wish.
You can pubish the AutoIT as a script or as an exe. You could then set it to run monthly as a scheduled task in Windows, and even automate FTP'ing the published files if you want.
Hope this helps,
Ari

I need to change the expiration date on 17 projects and republish them every month and it's a bummer! Can I use Macro Express for an edit like that as well as publishing?

Laura

Hi Scott

Unofortunately there is no such mode.

You could probably automate this a bit by using a macro programming application to automate the process. Something like Macro Express

Or you could submit a Wish Form to Adobe and tell them this is important to you. Click here to visit the wish form

What seems a bit odd to me is that you would regularly simply publish projects with no editing? It seems odd because if you have the project open anyway making an edit, publishing is pretty quick and straightforward.

Cheers... Rick