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richclark - 14 Sep 2005 08:56 GMT

Hi

I need to locate a printer driver that will print directly to a generic
text file.
Within Win 98SE I can select the Generic Text Driver which provides the
correct output but there is a prompt that asks for the required
filename. As I want to direct the output to a print spooler can anyone
suggest a solution / utility that will perform the same task but will
use the same pre-defined filename each time without a prompt?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards

Rich

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Davide Guolo - 14 Sep 2005 22:37 GMT

richclark,

> can anyone
> suggest a solution / utility that will perform the same task but will
> use the same pre-defined filename each time without a prompt?

Adds a new "Local Port", name it as the file name and connect the
"Generic/Text Only Driver" to this port.
Each time you print to the "Generic" printer, the file will be created
without user intervention.

Kind regards,
Davide Guolo
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richclark - 15 Sep 2005 09:46 GMT

Thanks Davide

Your solution worked great.
Thanks so much for your help.

Kind Regards

Rich

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