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   Enalpria to Envitro   
   Re: Capture Print Job and Data   
   13 Aug 23 22:05:00   
   
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   On Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at 9:12:53 AM UTC+3, Envitro wrote:   
   > >   
   > > Not sure about the user info, but all the other stuff should be   
   > > embedded in the file. Sometimes we had to do that beacuse   
   > > of memory issues or some other problem. To actually print the   
   > > file, we just did a binary copy of the file to the port. If it were an   
   > > HP Laser printer, you would have to know how to decode PCL 6   
   > > to get that, though. Or postscript, or whatever it is that inkjet   
   > > printers use.   
   > Seems like to much work to worry about all of the different printer types   
   > and formats (PCL, PS).. I might need a different method than that.   
   > >   
   > > Is there a print spooler involved? Nowadays all my printers are direct   
   > > connected to the network with IP addresses and built in spooling.   
   > > When the server was managing the spooler, I believe you could   
   > > set up an application to pre-process the print jobs. We never used   
   > > it because the print files were always sent directly to the printer,   
   > > but that might provide the hook you need.   
   > >   
   > The Win32 spooler is involved, so maybe I will do some more research into   
   > this possibility.   
   > Thanks for your help...   
      
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