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INstalling an application as a printer....

Stu
Hi,

I have been asked to write an application that stores a copy of any item
printed on a Win2k/XP machine. The app is to act as a printer in the
standard windows printer dialogue, and grab any data printed to it.

Has anyone got any pointers/tutorials on how to install an executable as a
printer, or to automatically run an application when something is printed?

Any help at all is appreciated, we have been scouring the web for over a
week and getting nowhere fast!

Thanks in advance,

Stu
Nov 20 '05 #1
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Hello,

"Stu" <st****@ntpcl.uk.com> schrieb:
I have been asked to write an application that stores a copy of any item
printed on a Win2k/XP machine. The app is to act as a printer in the
standard windows printer dialogue, and grab any data printed to it.


You may want to develop a printer driver (for example in unmanaged C++).

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet
Nov 20 '05 #2

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