NET Framework 4. Configuration In the application config file PdfScribe. OutputFile - if there is a constant filename you want the PDF to be saved to, set its value here. Environment variables can be used. PdfScribe will overwrite each time. OpenAfterCreating - set value to true if you want the PDF automatically opened with the default viewer.
This setting is ignored if the file extension is not. Release notes v1. Now defaults to use the print spooler rather than direct printing. If you are upgrading from v1. GUI for configuration Watermarking output. Topics windows pdf bit printer-driver. Releases 5 PdfScribe v1. The RedMon home page is found here.
Unzip Redmon You may need to be an administrator on your machine to do this so either log in as an admin, or right click on the appropriate setup executable and choose "Run As Administrator" Click "Yes" to the dialog asking "Do you want to install the RedMon redirection port monitor? Don't worry that there aren't any icons or apparent signs of something being installed, You have actually added a new type of port called a "Redirect Port" to the guts of Windows.
Name the printer something useful like "PDF Printer" for example Decide whether or not to share the printer You will have a new printer in your "Devices and Printers" window Click "Finish" Don't click "print a test page" because nothing will happen yet, you need to redirect the PostScript to your rendering engine using the steps below. Step 3: Install a PostScript rendering engine using Ghostscript. Download Ghostscript. The latest version as of this writing is found here.
You will need to select the correct 32 or 64 bit version depending on your version of Windows. The homepage for Ghostscript is here. I find it is easier to create a folder called "gs" before I install Ghostscript. Run the Ghostscript installer downloaded from step 1. Click "Next" Agree to the license terms after carefully reviewing them. They are a good starting point if you want to develop "real" drivers but they are not as helpful if all you need are "virtual", non-hardware based drivers. The bitmap sample is the most helpful, though.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. ChrisW ChrisW Userspace only in post-Vista -- I need to support Windows Douglas Anderson Douglas Anderson 4, 9 9 gold badges 38 38 silver badges 49 49 bronze badges. Yes, the 'virtual' non-hardware part is the monitor not the driver.
Entity 7, 20 20 gold badges 73 73 silver badges bronze badges. Well, I already have that book. The problem is not developing drivers, the problem is finding specific information relevant to developing the kind of Virtual Printer drivers that I want. Link 4 is now broken unfortunately. What was that? Unfortunately most of it? That may not be the printer driver; its directories like "Version 0.
Maybe the VB is some kind of front end to GhostScript, available separately. The contents of "Version 0. Would be more helpful to link to the source instead of the company that funds it — Mooing Duck. Jon Bright Jon Bright Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.
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