Capture multiple LPT ports simultaneously
Capturing multiple LPT ports is an old DOS concept, because DOS was limited to use 3 printers (max) at once (one for each LPT port).
With Printfil you no more have such limit, because the prints captured from a single LPT port (or from a file directly), can be forwarded to ANY printer which is installed in the Windows Control Panel (even 300 or more).
You just have to enable the "Choose" (printer) option at Configuration: Standard and each time Printfil will capture a job from that single LPT port, it will ask you to which printer you want to send that job.
Alternatively, by the optional CFG file, you can do the same even without user intervention. Please see http://www.printfil.com/efaq18.htm
However, if you really want to capture multiple LPT ports simultaneously, Printfil can do that.
This video shows how to capture LPT1: and LPT2: simultaneously to redirect the prints to 2 different Windows printers.
You can replicate it to capture up to LPT9: and from COM1: to COM9: simultaneously (18 ports in total).
Preparation:
We've created a batch file to start Printfil twice by 2 folders
Each folder contains its own Printfil configuration (Printfil.ini)
Let's go:
Printfil is started twice by the batch file
The 1st instance captures LPT1 and prints to a Canon Wi-Fi printer
The 2nd instance captures LPT2 and prints to a PDF printer
The 2 "File to check" fields must be different.
"Preview" can be disabled later on (we kept it on to better show what happens in the video)
That's all. Now:
Print from DOS to the printer on LPT1
It's captured to be sent to the Canon
Print from DOS to LPT2
You can create the PDF
Download the Free 30 days Printfil trial at https://www.Printfil.com and try it yourself.
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