Drain-Printer, SYSTEM_MGMT, Capture a print stream into a file When OpenVMS is used as a print server, text printouts flow right through on their way to an actual printer. There are times an electronic copy of the printout would be useful. This program acts as a virtual printer and captures the print stream into a text file instead of sending it to a physical printer. Drain-Printer is an expansion on an older program by Aaron Leonard; the first copy I found was called DRAIN_TO_FILE and was posted to comp.os.vms on November 11, 1997 under "SUBJ: Re: Multinet LPD Queue to File?" (and also to vmsnet.sysmgt on October 10, 1997). Drain-Printer is written in C and was developed for the Multinet TCP/IP package; it may require modifications to work with another stack; see AAA_README.TXT, SETUP_DETAILS.TXT and the included source code for more information and setup details. Verne ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Verne Britton, Lead Systems Programmer voice: (304) 293-5192 x230 Systems Support Group (in WV, call 1-800-253-1558) West Virginia Network for FAX: (304) 293-5540 Educational Telecomputing verne@wvnet.edu 837 Chestnut Ridge Road http://vaxa.wvnet.edu/~verne Morgantown, WV 26505