Re: How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer?

From	ken <ken@spamcop.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.postscript
Subject	Re: How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer?
Date	2021-04-21 07:58 +0100
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In article <alpine.WNT.2.23.453.2104202042040.2880@DESKTOP-PDEAHLL>, 
coulon@cacas.pam.obs-nice.fr says...
> 
> If I have a PostScript printer installed, with Acrobat Reader I can say 
> Print to a file when I print something with this printer, to obtain a 
> PostScript file.
> 
> But Word, Excel and Powerpoint do not offer the Print to file option.
> How can I work around?

In the Printer Properties (so that's the Printers and devices control 
panel, right-cick the printer and select 'Printer Properties', not just 
'Properties'), select the Ports tab; the printer will be on a Port. 
Change the Port from whatever it currently is (eg LPT1: USB001 etc) to 
FILE:

Whenever you print to that printer instance it will prompt for a 
filename to save to.

This won't work for remote printers (ie those on another computer), 
you'll have to set up a local instance of the printer to do the same 
thing. When you create hte printer you can select FILE: as the Port.

As Eli suggested, if you Google for it there's probably a YouTube video 
showing you how to do this.

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How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer? Jean-Pierre Coulon <coulon@cacas.pam.obs-nice.fr> - 2021-04-20 20:47 +0200
  Re: How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-04-20 19:48 +0000
    Re: How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer? John Forkosh <forkosh@panix.com> - 2021-04-21 03:26 +0000
      Re: How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer? Jean-Pierre Coulon <coulon@cacas.pam.oca.eu> - 2021-04-22 08:36 +0200
  Re: How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer? ken <ken@spamcop.net> - 2021-04-21 07:58 +0100
    Re: How can I save a PostScript with a PostScript printer? Jean-Pierre Coulon <coulon@cacas.pam.oca.eu> - 2021-04-21 11:02 +0200

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