C# to Create a Virtual Printer?
 

So has anyone run accross anything about how you can use C# to create a Virtual Printer to save documents as PDF or anything like that?

What do virtual pointers have to do with creating PDF documents? I have never heard of any such thing. Maybe if you have a library which creates a PDF document you have to use a virtual pointer in one of your parameters to any given function, but that has nothing specifically to do with creating a PDF document.

There are a number of PDF creation programs that masquerade as printers, so that if you print to them, they generate a PDF of the document.

I don't know what API calls would be needed to create one in C#, however.

I've found tons of them, unfortunately the good ones/ easy ones to use cost money.

Here, try this. And as many people here will inform you, google is your friend:p

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=120461

I found that and it isnt what I was looking for. I want to create a 'virtual printer' so any application can call upon this program of mine, to save the file as a pdf or whatever I program it to.

Thanks.

Think link mentioned in this thread may be helpful.

It turned up when I Googled for c# virtual printer driver.

Thank, I'm looking into it right now.

I've found from reading that I should use a mix between Ghostscript and RedMon to complete this. Since in fact those are the bits of software most of the Pro Virtual Printer Software companies are using it seems.

Thanks Eoion for the link and I'll post my finding or my end Source Code so this thread is more than research for some :D

Well I havent had much time to continue working on this problem, anyone else have any luck?