Fake printer windows

Any idea if the nul port can do this or any other fake printer driver? You will need to add a new local port and just type NUL: where it asks for port name. I recommend the free and open-source PDFCreator. Else install CutePDF which emulates a printer driver.

For completeness, Microsoft actually has two different virtual printers included with office, depending on which version of office you use: Microsoft Document Image Writer for Office , and Microsoft XPS Document Writer for Office and newer. Of course, like the PDF option these will both still create files on disk.

But in the Windows world it's very likely you may already have one of these available. Once installed it will allow you to convert any type of printable documents to PDF files. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.

Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. How can I emulate a 'fake' printer driver in Windows? Ask Question. Asked 11 years, 1 month ago. Active 7 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 45k times. Improve this question. Once that has been installed Once both programs have been installed, both Executable. Create the 'Fake' Printer. To install a printer physically-connected to the workstation but not via USB Once the printer has been installed with the correct driver and 'Device Definition', the next step is to fine-tune the printing 'Preferences' and 'Properties' for its deployment.

Since this is to be a Code Generator - which will never media physically loaded into it, it is suggested that a page Width equal to the printer model's Maximum Width - probably 4-inch, 6-inch, or 8-inch - is selected: in the Print Preferences window. Also, a length of at least 6-inches is recommended. This will allow for multiple sizes to be generated by the the same 'fake' printer with no further adjustment required.

Click here to download an article that walks through the complete, post-install fine tuning of Honeywell and Intermec printers installed using the latest Honeywell Drivers. As mentioned above, turning on Printer Code Recording is what actually makes this 'fake' printer a code generator. Click here to download instructions for how to do this. Any label may now be designed in Bartender and printed out - through the Code Generator - which will create a.

PRN file: the contents of which will be the printer command code format and data which generates that label. The code will be in the Command Language and Printhead Resolution specified by the Device Definition printer Model selected for the printer installation. Technical Support - PPR.

Search Community and Knowledge Base. Sign in to ask the community. Home Technical Support Why should I register? Bar Code Scanners. Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Joined Feb 7, Messages Greetings, I need to set up a 'fake' printer so I can print to a file through Citrix. I have heard sketchy information about how to do this - it seems you have to set up a 'fake' printer on your local machine I assume Generic Text and make that the default printer.

Then, logging into Citrix maps your default printer and you can send output to it as a txt file rather than actually printing the output. My goal is to 'print' output to a txt file that I can name and put in a path of my choosing. Any ideas how to do this? Thanks, Joe. DaveBurnett Account Closed.

Joined Nov 11, Messages 12, You are spot on. Then go into settings printers and select the generic printer and its properties. Under port, tick file rather than Lpt1 , and OK out. It only needs to be the default printer whilst you are running Citrix. Joined Oct 7, Messages 1, There is an option for chosing "file" as the port. Bob Cerelli. Joined Nov 2, Messages 22, Just create the printer to use the "FILE" port right from the beginning. Then there isn't anything to change afterwards.