[WinPrnDev] Re: Creating a Printer Driver
- From: Sam Elamin <hussam_88@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 14:44:44 +0000
Clinton
Thanks alot i will take a look at it, although I much prefer C to VB. You know
how it is with us programmers if you love C you hate VB and vice versa :)
But I was just wondering, RedMon actually allows you to point to which exe you
want to start with, so instead of reirecting to ghostscript i should redirect
to my .net app right? RegardsSam
> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:35:23 +0100
> Subject: [WinPrnDev] Re: Creating a Printer Driver
> From: clinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi Sam,
> I think you are getting there.
> The INF file is nothing more than a text configuration file used by the
> "Windows Add printer" User Interface. Primarily you don't need to rely on
> this and can install a printer driver, portmonitor automatically, BUT if
> you wish users to add a printer manually then the .inf is the way to go.
> It instructs the interface where files should be placed and what name to
> give the driver file with all its dependancies.
>
> Lets see you prefer VB, I have found a VB source site that does everything
> you require. Welcome to the world of opensource..
>
> http://www.pdfforge.org/download ( download the source and away you go )
> The will install a printer driver, portmonitor, ghostscript. You might
> want to do things differently BUT I thought the language syntax would be
> familiar so would make more sense than me sending you C snippets.
>
> Have Fun!
> Clinton
> >
> > Sorry everyone, just goes to show how new I am to all of this. I assumed
> > the INF file would be produced after compilation when its just a simple
> > text file containing information about the driver and tells windows to
> > copy the drivers to the system directory
> > I relise this because compiling the local port sample on WDK, it produced
> > DDLs
> > but RedMon has its own setup, I am assuming that given the RedMon DDLs i
> > can easily write an INF file to install the ports, so I need to actually
> > manipulate the code to stdout to a .net application instead of ghostscript
> > which does the same thing as ghostscript (as in create a temp file then
> > PDF) and then upload to server.
> > If thats correct then im finally beginning to understand what i need to
> > do, but there still the matter of the document name, how will I get it?
> > Will the output RedMon produces contain the name of the document
> > somewhere? Maybe GhostScript has a field for document name?
> > RegardsSam
> >
> > From: hussam_88@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [WinPrnDev] Re: Creating a Printer Driver
> > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 11:21:35 +0000
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Clinton
> > Thank you for your email, I am just looking at the RedMon source code, I
> > still have no idea how they produce the INF from the code but i am
> > assuming that to build an inf of a printer port I will have to maybe work
> > with the WDK.
> >
> >
> > I guess im just lost as to where to start with creating the Port, once i
> > compile the C Code for the port monitor would that create an inf file?
> >
> > From what i understood in your email your advising that I write a bridge
> > program that creates the temp file of the input(Stdin) that it receives
> > from RedMon and then call Ghostscript to create the PDF from the temp
> > file, and although Ghost script does this its better if I am in control of
> > this process incase of bugs or crashes.
> > so the first thing i need to do is create the Redmon that would redirect
> > to my program instead of Ghostscript and although i know i can just do
> > that via the configure in the port menu I would muh rather get stuck in!
> > and start learning by playing around with it.
> > how do i create the inf file for my new redirection port though?
> > RegardsSam
> >> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 12:13:19 +0100
> >> Subject: [WinPrnDev] Re: Creating a Printer Driver
> >> From: clinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> Hi Sam,
> >> If I remember correctly. REDMON can output to stdout ( Program handles
> >> output ). So you would need to create a little app ( C would do ), that
> >> accepts stdin, creates a TEMPFile and then calls Ghostscript to create
> >> the
> >> PDF ( another Temp ). This then can be "remotely sent". Technically
> >> GhostScript can accept stdin stdout, BUT I do advise you controlling the
> >> file creation ( if something goes wrong, you know where ) and passing
> >> these as parameters to the PDF driver type.
> >>
> >> Hope it helps!
> >> Clinton
> >> PS: I read in a previous email someone saying that Microsoft were trying
> >> to remove sockets/ports, this I don't think will ever happen as the
> >> spooler CORE is designed around this also CLUSTERED PRINTING only
> >> support
> >> TCP/IP printing ( which is socket based through ports )
> >>
> >> >
> >> > That sounds like much neater. OK so the next step is to actuallly
> >> learn
> >> > how Redmon works and modify it to launch a .Net application. I will
> >> also
> >> > need to learn how Ghostscript works and how to convert the Postscript
> >> file
> >> > produced to PDF, but what about naming. Does the port monitor know the
> >> > name of the document? or will it be overwritten?
> >> > RegardsSam
> >> >
> >> >> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 11:33:36 +0200
> >> >> Subject: [WinPrnDev] Re: Creating a Printer Driver
> >> >> From: jjflash@xxxxxxxxx
> >> >> To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Sam Elamin <hussam_88@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > So what if I print to a redmon port (RE1) which will redirect to
> >> >> ghostscript
> >> >> > which produces the PDF, then print the PDF to RedMon Port 2 (RE2)
> >> and
> >> >> the
> >> >> > second port will print to a .NET application which was created
> >> soley
> >> >> to
> >> >> > upload a job.
> >> >>
> >> >> Or have RedMon Port 1 launch your .Net app that first spawns
> >> >> GhostScript to do the conversion and next upload the result
> >> somewhere?
> >> >>
> >> >> ;)
> >> >>
> >> >> --
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