Automatic Printing to a File Name in Windows

[Guest JimR]

I have read the article "kbprint KB119256", in Microsoft

KnowledgeBase, which explains how to setup

a path and file name for a printer that basically has a FILE port

type.

 

I am wondering if it is possible to have the filename change

dynamically. For example: append some sequence counter. The idea

being

that in a multiple-user network many users printing to the same

printer would not overlay each others files. The prefix would be

consistent: "\\server\path\fileXXXX.txt" where XXXX will be the

result

of some sequence counter generated by Windows automatically.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Automatic Printing to a File Name in Windows

 

 

Having read the article, you should have seen this in the Additional

Information section.

 

"Windows NT stores all the user-defined print information in the

registry; it does not allow you to modify an .ini file to disable the

pop-up messages prompting for a file name from program."

 

Using that info, and being crafty. you could then "merge" any filename

changes to the registry entry where you found the unique filename you

created when you made the original entry. You could then use a batch

file to create your "new" registry reg file for the next round.

 

 

 

JimR wrote:

> I have read the article "kbprint KB119256", in Microsoft

> KnowledgeBase, which explains how to setup

> a path and file name for a printer that basically has a FILE port

> type.

>

> I am wondering if it is possible to have the filename change

> dynamically. For example: append some sequence counter. The idea

> being

> that in a multiple-user network many users printing to the same

> printer would not overlay each others files. The prefix would be

> consistent: "\\server\path\fileXXXX.txt" where XXXX will be the

> result

> of some sequence counter generated by Windows automatically.

>