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Re: printing to a random file name
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike King)
Wed Oct 19 15:39:09 2011
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I used to administer Meridian Mail, and the only way to get reports out of
it were to print them using procomm plus.
I used the following directions to get text formatted versions of print jobs
, so i could import them into excel for further manipulation.
I don't think this will help you since you state you want PCL format, but it
might.
1. Create a Generic / Text Only Printer. Do this (on Windows XP)by:
1. Select Add a Printer
2. Hit next on the Wizard, Select "Local Printer Attached to this
computer", Deselect "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play
Printer" and hit Next
3. In the "Use the Following Port:" dialog, from the drop down box,
select FILE: (Print to File) and press Next.
4. In the next screen, From the Manufacturer select Generic and in
the Model box select Generic / Text Only and hit Next.
5. Hit Next on the rest of the dialog boxes, and you should be
done. You might want to change the Default printer question to No.
2. In Procomm, select the Generic Text Only Printer in the Printer Setup
dialog
3. In Notepad, type out the path of the file you want to save it to, and
put copy it to the clipboard.
4. Select Print from Procomm
5. A box will pop up asking for the filename. Paste the filename you
prepared in step 3 into this box. You have to do this VERY quickly.
6. Leave it alone until Meridian Mail stops saying Working.
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Brian Gibson <
gibson_brian@wheatoncollege.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I sent this message on the 16th and I see it in the archives but I never
> received confirmation and my colleague who is on the list said he didn't get
> a copy.... any way, sorry for the double posting if you did receive this
> before.
>
> I am trying to capture formatted print jobs from a Windows print queue and
> save the file to a random file name and I am looking to do it without buying
> any products.
>
> I found I can set a print queue to be of type "local port" and point it to
> a file path, for example
>
> c:\queue\printfile
>
> and as expected, when I print a job the file c:\queue\printfile contains
> the formatted print job (for example, a PCL formatted file).
>
> The problem is, if I print a second file it overwrites c:\queue\printfile.
> I'm afraid I won't be able to process the first job before the second one
> overwrites it.
>
> So far the only way I have found to do this is have a running script that
> checks for the existence of c:\queue\printfile and have it be moved to a new
> location.
>
> Any thoughts on how to tackle this?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
>
>
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Brian Gibson
> Systems Administrator
> Wheaton College
>
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I used to administer Meridian Mail, and the only way to get reports out of =
it were to print them using procomm plus.<div><br></div><div>I used the fol=
lowing directions to get text=A0formatted=A0versions of print jobs , so i c=
ould import them into excel for further manipulation.=A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>I don't think this will help you since you state yo=
u want PCL format, but it might.</div><div><br></div><div><span class=3D"Ap=
ple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: verdana, aria=
l, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255); ">=A0 =A01. Create a Generic / Text Only Printer.=A0 Do this (on Wind=
ows XP)by:<br>
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=A0 2. Hit next on the Wizard, Select "Local Printer Attached to this =
computer", Deselect "Automatically detect and install my Plug and=
Play Printer" and hit Next<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 3. In the "Use the Following Port:" dial=
og, from the drop down box, select FILE: (Print to File) and press Next.<br=
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 4. In the next screen, From the Manufacturer sele=
ct Generic and in the Model box select Generic / Text Only and hit Next.<br=
>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 5. Hit Next on the rest of the dialog boxes, and y=
ou should be done.=A0 You might want to change the Default printer question=
to No.<br>=A0=A0 2. In Procomm, select the Generic Text Only Printer in th=
e Printer Setup dialog<br>
=A0=A0 3. In Notepad, type out the path of the file you want to save it to,=
and put copy it to the clipboard.<br>=A0=A0 4. Select Print from Procomm<b=
r>=A0=A0 5. A box will pop up asking for the filename.=A0 Paste the filenam=
e you prepared in step 3 into this box.=A0 You have to do this VERY quickly=
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=A0=A0 6. Leave it alone until Meridian Mail stops saying Working.</span><b=
r><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Brian Gi=
bson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gibson_brian@wheatoncollege.ed=
u">gibson_brian@wheatoncollege.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi all,<br>
<br>
I sent this message on the 16th and I see it in the archives but I never re=
ceived confirmation and my colleague who is on the list said he didn't =
get a copy.... any way, sorry for the double posting if you did receive thi=
s before.<br>
<br>
I am trying to capture formatted print jobs from a Windows print queue and =
save the file to a random file name and I am looking to do it without buyin=
g any products.<br>
<br>
I found I can set a print queue to be of type "local port" and po=
int it to a file path, for example<br>
<br>
c:\queue\printfile<br>
<br>
and as expected, when I print a job the file c:\queue\printfile contains th=
e formatted print job (for example, a PCL formatted file).<br>
<br>
The problem is, if I print a second file it overwrites c:\queue\printfile. =
I'm afraid I won't be able to process the first job before the seco=
nd one overwrites it.<br>
<br>
So far the only way I have found to do this is have a running script that c=
hecks for the existence of c:\queue\printfile and have it be moved to a new=
location.<br>
<br>
Any thoughts on how to tackle this?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>
Brian Gibson<br>
Systems Administrator<br>
Wheaton College<br>
<br>
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