Print to file

lothar · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject: Print to file

Is it possible to make a printer in cups that I can share with samba that prints documents to a file?

I've got a linux fileserver and some windows clients, I need to be able to print to a file instead of a printer.. I've tried some programs in windows but the output includes some non-human-readable characters..

So since i use cups and samba to share printers I was wondering if this is possible?

adaptr · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:18 pm Post subject:

Since you can print to a file from Windows, logic dictates that you can then save this file on a Linux server - which accomplishes the same thing.

But yes, you can specify a file:// as a printer device in CUPS - something you would have seen inside a minute if you just tried it ;-)

I think, however, that you want to just output text to the file - which needs a plain-text driver; not sure if CUPS will do that.
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lothar · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject:

Hehe.. I have tried the print to file in windows, of course.. but it includes some non-human-readable stuff that i need to get rid of.. but i made a solution using sed.