Guest TEK Posted September 24, 2007 Posted September 24, 2007 I have a windows 2003 server that I would like to use as a print server. I want to "print to file" but do NOT want to have to choose a filename EACH TIME. I have a script that moves the file FROM the server to another location to be printed from a unix system but I need to NOT have users have to provide a filename when connecting. I'd like it to be a default filename. NOBODY ANYWHERE has any idea, even Microsoft Consultants working with us.
Guest alphatronics@sprintmail.com Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: 2003 Print Server - Print To File On Sep 23, 10:32 pm, TEK <tommy.kni...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a windows 2003 server that I would like to use as a print > server. > I want to "print to file" but do NOT want to have to choose a filename > EACH TIME. > I have a script that moves the file FROM the server to another > location to be printed from a unix system but I need to NOT have users > have to provide a filename when connecting. I'd like it to be a > default filename. > > NOBODY ANYWHERE has any idea, even Microsoft Consultants working with > us. Virtual Port Monitor... http://www.alphatronics.net/AVPMon.html It acts as a Windows completion port, like LPT1:, except it redirects the print stream to a file. There's a log feature which allows you to select a single filename for all data coming through, but subsequent jobs will be appended to the end. There are multiple filename options that will guarantee a unique filename for each print job. You could have your script scan the folder, or alternately, you could configure the port monitor to launch a post-print application or VBS script to rename each file, or push it to the Unix system via FTP or NFS. Greg
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