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is there a way to created a fake/virtual printer? so that our users will be able to choose it, and send their print jobs to it, and then let the c# application receive the job, and send that job to a real printer, with other properties?

my biggest wish is that i don't have to play with drivers, but of course, i don't think i can avoid that, as long as i don't have to write that thing my own... :D

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  • Do your users have client software? Do you have a server as well? – jle Jun 14 '13 at 19:18
  • client software? they will use excel/word that needs to be printet; Server is not a problem, it will be put to use in a company – Daniel Kuntz Jun 14 '13 at 20:15
  • As long as your virtual printer and the actual hardware printer selected are of the same type (Postscript, raster, plain text, etc) and share similar characteristics (color vs B&W, printable area, supported paper sizes, resident fonts), this is fairly easy to do with a port monitor. You won't be able to avoid a print driver, but you only need the Microsoft sample driver from the WDK. You'll have to supply your own .INF and .PPD/.GPD files, though. – Carey Gregory Jun 14 '13 at 21:44

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printer++ is a flexible and powerful windows virtual printer that allows you to print from any application (excel, webpages, word…) and then have the print job sent to a printer++ SDK solution tailored to your needs and requirements.

PrinterPlusPlus seems like an option, there is also Virtual Printer

Another way would be to redirect it, here you can see an example of it but might not be as simple as making your own.

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    I cant seem to see a site a www.PrinterPlusPLus.com for a couple of days, is this still supported? – Mark Redman Aug 04 '13 at 14:28
  • @prix sir, PrinterPlusPlus is no more (they have discontinued it) and the other solution you mentioned is too pricey. do you mind to share a link where i can find the printerplusplus the latest binary release along with sdk and guide? – SalmaBegum Aug 05 '21 at 22:25