Capturing .prn file for each print job

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I have googled alot for the past few days to find an answer but i am unable to find anything.

Problem Statement:

I want to save a .prn file for each print job without prompting the user. but my problem is not restricted to a particular printer. I want to capture the .prn file for each file that is printed through any printer on my pc. I want to integrate this functionality in my C# application.

Any help, guidance, links or sample codes will be highly appreciated

Posted 6-Sep-14 2:26am

Aitizaz Khan

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Richard MacCutchan 6-Sep-14 9:08am

Most printer drivers send the data direct to the printere, there is no .prn file involved. Maybe you need to clarify exactly what you are trying to do.

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George Jonsson · Answer 1 · 2014-09-06T03:25:00

Solution 1

You most likely need to hook into the spool server in order to do what you want.

This CodeProject article describes how to do it.
API hooking revealed[^]

More specifically you need to look into methods inside spoolsv.exe, spoolss.dll and gdi32.dll

Here is a list of printer functions
Print Spooler API Functions[^]

Good luck with the coding.

Posted 6-Sep-14 3:25am

George Jonsson

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George Jonsson 7-Sep-14 13:30pm

So what is wrong with these tips?

Aitizaz Khan 8-Sep-14 9:48am

I have used the spooler api functions it provides you the details of the job but no the exact data in the job and that is what i want

Marc Gabrie · Answer 2 · 2014-09-07T02:16:00

Solution 2

What if you attach a FileSystemWatcher to %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\PRINTERS

Posted 7-Sep-14 2:16am

Marc Gabrie