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Software printer device which converts print data into a PostScript, PDF or some another output file

Virtual (software) printer device is simulated printer device, not linked with phisical printer, which converts print data into a PostScript, PDF, Tiff, MS OneNote, XPS or some another output file.

Many of PS-PDF virtual printers are based on library.

The universal printer driver from is known for its multiple outputs (email, fax, SharePoint, DocuWare, FTP, ...).

See Wikipedia article: Virtual printer

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Configure Virtual Printer Port Redirection

I need to configure a virtual printer port to redirect it to a external program(.exe file) through c# code. Right now I am able to install a virtual port with some customization(thanks to bghh code). The attached picture illustrates the…
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Some tips for print to file appending data instead of overwriting

I was looking for information related to a task I need to do but I can't seem to get to the solution I need. Basically the task is to switch from printing on dot matrix printers on paper to generating text files with the information that was…
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Send data from virtual printer to an application

I'm doing Print Driver connectivity with desktop application. I have the virtual printer written in c#. I use RedMon to be the redirect monitor. See image. My problem is if I write a desktop application with flutter, electron, or other…
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get data from printer local port

I have done a virtual printer by using some sample code. But I don't know how to get data from it when it starts printing. When it starts printing It gives notification that ERROR IN PRITNING. And Why there is "C:/MyLocalPort.txt". Anyone Help me to…
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Windows 10: Simple way to print a PDF-file without the save-dialog

I'm trying to print the PDf-file(s) in a certain folder (or alternatively just print the files one-by-one) using for example Micorosft Print to PDF in order to create flattened versions. However when using Microsoft Print to PDF i need to specify…
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How to set up a PDF network printer that will keep the PDF file

I would like to find a way to have a Windows computer share a virtual PDF printer with other local computers (that first part is easy!). However, I would like the PDF to be saved on the print server and not on the computer from which the print out…
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How to save as PDF while printing a document on actual printer

I am trying to find a generalized solution on how to save the document as PDF while giving print on my actual printer on Windows 7/10 OS. Scenario: Whatever I am printing whether an image or a file or from the third party app like POS or Screen…
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Print Word Document using a virtual PDF printer from C# programmatically and silently

I have a Docx Word Document and I am trying to convert it to PDF using a virtual PDF printer such as PDFCreator or similars. I want to do the same as when you open a document in Word and then you print it using an available virtual PDF printer…
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How to get Microsoft Word print docx right with my virtual printer using ghostscript?

I am implementing a program that is the same as google cloud printer. It is a virtual printer using postscript class driver. As the picture shows(I add the 64 suffix). The chinese translating to english is Helpfile, ConfigurationFile DataFile…
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Convert .ps file to .txt (russian language)

I am working on project on virtual printer, and i want to convert ps file to txt and pdf. I am using ps2pdf and it converts well to pdf, but when I want to convert ps file to txt, I use ps2ascii , and then got problem. ps file contains russian…
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How to fake an AirPrint printer

I want to write (preferably in C# but that is not essential, and preferably on Windows though, again, that is not essential) something that looks to iOS devices to be an AirPrint printer. I want the iOS device user experience to be as it would be if…
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Capture virtual printer output on linux

I'm writing a Java screen-scraping application for a 3270 mainframe and rather than scroll through page after page of 80x24 chars I'd like to output all pages to a printer and then capture and parse the printer output. The 3270 client has a print…
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Can user install virtual pdf (postscript) printer on Windows without admin rights?

Can user install virtual pdf (postscript) printer on Windows without admin rights? By default (Ghostscript, doPDF...) require the admin right. May be where is a some way to install virtual printer for user?
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printerplusplus not creating the vitual printer

I am using Printer++ for the virtual printer. All was working fine. To rename the printer I uninstalled the printer++ and removed the printer from the devices list. When I tried to add it back, the application is installing but the printer is not…
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Ghostscript - virtual printer output is only A4

I'm using ghostscript for Virtual Printer and I installed it according to this manual: http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~henrik/GSPSprinter/GSPSprinter.html The problem is, that it prints everything in A4 no matter how big document is. (or what I set in…
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