Using a Windows driver with arbitrary output connectors

The native Windows Driver (WIN2) can be used together with a Spool output connector to send print jobs to a named Windows printer. When the native WIN2 driver is used together with other connectors, the name of the destination printer is not known to the driver and the print job cannot be started.

To be able to use the WIN2 driver together with other connectors you must use a virtual Windows printer that prints the output as a file to a local spool folder. This file is retrieved by the connector and then delivered as output. To achieve this you must:

•	Install StreamServe Port Monitor and Print Processor. See OpenText StreamServe 5.6.2 Installation Guide for more information.

•	Add a virtual printer for Port Monitor.

•	Create a custom WIN2 driver where you add options for the printer name and spool folder.

•	Reference the printer (printer name and spool folder) in the connector settings.

In this chapter

•	Adding a virtual printer

•	Creating a custom Windows driver

•	Referencing the printer in the connector settings