1st, add a 'NUL:' port then install a dummy printer to it. Print jobs to this dummy printer will go nowhere and then get flushed from your spool. To use it, you'll need to set it as the default printer and 'pause' the printer to keep the spool filled with your coupon. 2nd, go the spool and copy the .SPL file. That's the coupon waiting in queue before it gets flushed. Its usually in the C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTER\ folder. 3rd, use an SPL View program to view and print the captured SPL file. I use SPL View from lvbprint.de website. 4th, 'resume printing' the dummy printer to flush out the print jobs. I usually print a whole bunch of coupons on the 'paused' printer, then copy them when I'm done since the spool will not empty them until they've been printed ala 'resume printing'. FYI... printing via virtual machine is easy as well. Its a just registry setting that the installer looks for when it is first run. HKLM\System\CuurentControlSet\services\Disk\enum and remote the word 'virtual' or 'vm' from this key.
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Easy to catch and print the spool job
2nd, go the spool and copy the .SPL file. That's the coupon waiting in queue before it gets flushed. Its usually in the C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTER\ folder.
3rd, use an SPL View program to view and print the captured SPL file. I use SPL View from lvbprint.de website.
4th, 'resume printing' the dummy printer to flush out the print jobs.
I usually print a whole bunch of coupons on the 'paused' printer, then copy them when I'm done since the spool will not empty them until they've been printed ala 'resume printing'.
FYI... printing via virtual machine is easy as well. Its a just registry setting that the installer looks for when it is first run. HKLM\System\CuurentControlSet\services\Disk\enum and remote the word 'virtual' or 'vm' from this key.
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