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How to continuously auto print files in a directory [ Windows ]

Print File is Windows utility which allows you to keep watch on any directory and print them as you copy files to it. This can be helpful if you have lot of files to print or lot of computers can connect to same directory and can be printed on by one.

Features:

  • Acts as a Directory Spooler. i.e Keeps watch on a directory and prints it whenever a file is copied in it.
  • Drag and Drop operations for batch printing of files.
  • The program recognizes plain text, PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and binary formats.
  • For EPSit is possible to to select an arbitrary range of pages for the printout when printing multiple page PostScript files and to do n-up printing.
  • PostScript and EPS files created on Macintosh and UNIX systems can also be printed by PrintFile.

How to make spool directory :

  1. After you install the program and go to settings. Check the option for enabling the spooler.
  2. Now go to command prompt and type D:\PrintFile>prfile32.exe /s:d:\spool\*.* /b:d:/spool/bkp . )Note I have installed this in my D drive. ). Lets try to understand this
  • prfile32.exe – This is the printfile program you installed.
  • /s:d:\spool\*.* – /s option makes the spooling start “:” ( colon ) and path is directory which is to be watched
  • /b:d:/spool/bkp – /b option makes the backup of printed file in another directory ( d:/spool/bkp ) as by default it will be deleted from spooled directory.

In case you have any problem check out the help file, They have more details. Download PrintFile

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Posted on 12th February 2008 by Ashish Mohta , A Professional Tech blogger, Editor and Writer who talks about solving day to day problems of people who use computer. He also writes on How to use the applications like Office, PC tips, Online tools,Browsers and more. All posts by Ashish Mohta | Connect with me @ Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Stumble

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