how can print to file directly using a fixed name on windows xp pro ?
thanks
Marco
Add a local printer in Windows and when the wizard asks you to select
the port add a new local port and enter a path instead of a port name.
Now whenever you print to that printer you will get a file instead.
Tony Edgecombe
www.printdistributor.com
Print to file software
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