DOS printing to PDF printers

How to print from DOS programs to PDF printers or direcly create PDF files

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In the previous video, we've seen how to make a DOS program printing to all the installed Windows printers, including USB, Wi-Fi, Fax, etc.

In this video, we see how to export the DOS print jobs to PDF files.

Let's start:

• Start a DOS program
• Print the document to the printer on LPT1:
• Printfil captures the print job and you can print it (even to virtual printers) but PDF and E-MAIL are disabled

To enable PDF and E-mail:

• Open the Printfil manual, Chapter 9 - How to create PDF and PDF/A files
• Download Ghostscript by the provided link
• Install it (the default values usually are ok)
• Create the Printfil virtual printer by its own menu item
• Select it at Configuration -> Standard

That's all. Now:

• Print again from the DOS program
• Now PDF and E-MAIL are enabled
• You can enable Encryption, Permissions, Passwords or create a PDF/A
• The PDF has been created and you can open it with your favorite PDF viewer