RE: W2K Print to file
Thank you for the help, guys. William -Original Message- From: Struve, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 11:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You don't need to install an LJ II driver - use the File: port, Generic manufacturer and Text Only as the printer. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file BFD - Ebay for $100. bottom line, why spend money on the product when he doesn't need to? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Michael W. Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Adobe Acrobat pricing from CDW: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279808 http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279809 ($221.87 or $89.97 upgrade) Michael -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm Want to unsub? Do that here: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=unsub Need a good FAQ? Try this one first: http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/
RE: W2K Print to file
Adobe Acrobat pricing from CDW: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279808 http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279809 ($221.87 or $89.97 upgrade) Michael -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
BFD - Ebay for $100. bottom line, why spend money on the product when he doesn't need to? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Michael W. Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Adobe Acrobat pricing from CDW: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279808 http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279809 ($221.87 or $89.97 upgrade) Michael -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
Re: W2K Print to file
You don't need to install the full Acrobat product. You need to use postscript printer drivers to get this ability. You can install Adobe Postscript to get the print to file ability. Then you can use Ghostscript to convert it to a more useful format (text/pdf). The key thing is to use postscript drivers for the printer. Both of the programs I mention are useful for this and the end price tag - $0. Goes something like this after installing the Adobe Postscript and Ghostscript programs: 1: Choose print and check the ptint to file. 2. Save as filename.ps 3. Use Ghostscript's ps2pdf converter. ps2pdf filename.ps filename.pdf 4. Use Acrobat Reader to view. 5. Use ps2ascii if you want plain text file output conversion. I'm using version 5.50 of Ghostscript and the latest version of Adobe Postscript for NT4. Here are the urls: Ghostscript www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ or www.alladin.com Adobe Postscript www.adobe.com/products/postscript/main.html John Scott Clark, Steve wrote: BFD - Ebay for $100. bottom line, why spend money on the product when he doesn't need to? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Michael W. Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Adobe Acrobat pricing from CDW: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279808 http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279809 ($221.87 or $89.97 upgrade) Michael -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
You don't need to install an LJ II driver - use the File: port, Generic manufacturer and Text Only as the printer. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file BFD - Ebay for $100. bottom line, why spend money on the product when he doesn't need to? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Michael W. Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Adobe Acrobat pricing from CDW: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279808 http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=279809 ($221.87 or $89.97 upgrade) Michael -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
So do a net use to a bogus printer (will have to do the share on the server) and remap to the port. Reconnect using a batch file in the Run key of startup so you don't have to worry about someone removing by accident - lusers. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Joe L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file I am guessing no, cuz the dos program doesn't know windows printers, it knows hardware lpt's... I think you will have to use the acro idea, or one of your programs you mentioned. You could create the printer as you said, but then map another ltpx to that one, and see if that works... jlc -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
Well, yeah, if you don't already have it then I wouldn't do it :-) -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
Isn't that essentially more complicated way of doing what I said? You can share the File printer on your own wkst, then map an lptx to it on your wkst... jlc -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file So do a net use to a bogus printer (will have to do the share on the server) and remap to the port. Reconnect using a batch file in the Run key of startup so you don't have to worry about someone removing by accident - lusers. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Joe L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file I am guessing no, cuz the dos program doesn't know windows printers, it knows hardware lpt's... I think you will have to use the acro idea, or one of your programs you mentioned. You could create the printer as you said, but then map another ltpx to that one, and see if that works... jlc -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
But it is the perfect solution -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
More centralized - more complicated? It can be pushed across a network as opposed to running to each wkst and mapping the drive. I don't know about you but 90% of the time I've mapped through the GUI, it fails on reboot regardless of the settings. Forcing through batch seems to work each time. Regardless of the method, we both arrive at the same solution - I've been on the end of touching each one and it gets old. My $.02. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Joe L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Isn't that essentially more complicated way of doing what I said? You can share the File printer on your own wkst, then map an lptx to it on your wkst... jlc -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file So do a net use to a bogus printer (will have to do the share on the server) and remap to the port. Reconnect using a batch file in the Run key of startup so you don't have to worry about someone removing by accident - lusers. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Joe L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file I am guessing no, cuz the dos program doesn't know windows printers, it knows hardware lpt's... I think you will have to use the acro idea, or one of your programs you mentioned. You could create the printer as you said, but then map another ltpx to that one, and see if that works... jlc -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: W2K Print to file
Agreed - it works very well. I contacted a sales person recently regarding PDF sales crap. She said - I'll turn that into our marketing people. I ran the company's white paper through the distiller and sent it to her in email. I love turning the complicated into simplicity and spinning the sales people. Some days, I love this stuff. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file But it is the perfect solution -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Yeah but adobe is like $400. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Mier, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file You could also install Adobe Acrobat and print to that. That will produce a PDF file that you can then print anywhere or just read with Reader. -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: W2K Print to file Couldn't you just map a fake printer to a file - it would then prompt the user for a location and a name for a bit more control. In other words, install a HP LJ II driver and send it to a file rather than a port. Is that what you're looking for? Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: W2K Print to file We have a 16bit legacy application that runs reports to dot matrix printers. We'd like to redirect this output to a file. In Windows2000, can I configure an LPT port to redirect to a file? I've seen previous utilities like Lpt2file and Redirect. Are these still my best options? Thank you in advance. William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
