Print to File, Where does it go?

Where O Where is my "Print to File" Gone?
Where O Where can she be?
I hit print to file & now it's gone,
Where O Where can it be?

I tried a print to file yesterday. It took awhile for it to output but it finished. Now where does it/did it go?

Did an CMYK seperation with Print to File selected. It exported each one.

I looked in the Installed Xara folder & my working folders. Didn't see it where-ever I decided to look, Any Ideas? Does it get a special name & put in some Que somewhere? A windows thing perhaps? I'm at a loss.

Thanks Ya'll!

wALDO sLACK

Where O Where is my "Print to File" Gone?
Where O Where can she be?
I hit print to file & now it's gone,
Where O Where can it be?

I tried a print to file yesterday. It took awhile for it to output but it finished. Now where does it/did it go?

Did an CMYK seperation with Print to File selected. It exported each one.

I looked in the Installed Xara folder & my working folders. Didn't see it where-ever I decided to look, Any Ideas? Does it get a special name & put in some Que somewhere? A windows thing perhaps? I'm at a loss.

Thanks Ya'll!

wALDO sLACK

possible folders:

Winnt
root (c:\)
temp
tmp
winnt\temp
winnt\system32\spool

depending on the setup of your system. You might check spooled files as well.

It's kind of strange because usually the print dialog opens up a field to specify a filename for your print file before it will start writing.

jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de

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If you don't know how to dream you'll never be a designer.
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Waldo

When you Print to File, you get a Print to File dialog in which you designate where you want to print your file to.

Not any big mystery. Select a destination and print.

The trick is to print to file to a location where you can find the file.

Gary

Gary Priester

Moderator Person


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"The trick is to print to file to a location where you can find the file. Gary"

Gee Thanks Garie, I don't know what I would do with out your guiding hand. Next time I will pay attention to where it goes. Your such a swell guy, Thanks again for that nugget o wealth... Don't know what I'd do without you. I LUV U MAN! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

No, Yes, actually, it must have been a Xara fluke. I was expecting to get that dialog then it started eporting each cmyk plate. I never got the chance to give it a direction or name.
Xara has been crashing on me lately, not wanting to open without a reboot. But that may be a Windows98 issue. I'll try again in the morning. I really don't recall seeing that dialog. It just started sending.

I don't think this is a user issue. Has to be a software problem. When in doubt, do as I do, Blame the software. Any software! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

I'll give that print thing a look & the windows folder a gander. But if I don't know the name it exported, then I really don't think I will have much luck. I'll try a search under the actual Xara file name with a *.*.

What is the extension on a print to file?

wALDO

[This message was edited by wW on November 12, 2003 at 21:21.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by gwpriester:

The trick is to print to file to a location where you can find the file.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Too funny!

the extension for print files is *.prn

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Did an CMYK seperation with Print to File selected. It exported each one. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

If you check the appropriate box in the print dialogs 'separations tab', Xara will print all 4 plates to one file. The result will be 4 black and white pages.

In addition you can adjust the dot types, screen angles, dot sizes etc.

BTW - to search for the file you can run a search from start -> search for files -> sort by date -> only for data november 12, 2003. One of the files should be your nameless print file.

jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de

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If you don't know how to dream you'll never be a designer.
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Hi,

Just wondered if perhaps you would like to print to a PDF file? Try: pdf995, a free PDF printer driver which works fine for me :-)

Cheers,

Sten

Thanks all for the help gentlemen. Jen http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/eek.gif, thats some good info you've posted. Should help folks that aren't familiar with printing in Xara.
I've used every option but print to file, so I'm a bit green regarding this particular aspect of Xara Printing.

I found the prn file. Now how do I open it or print it? What program do I associate it to? Lastly, How the heck do I know if it seperated properly. No way of knowing if Xara did the job right if'n I can't check it somehow. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

Hey Netsi/Sten, does that PDF printer file thing work from, or with Xara?

wAL(no-spam)DO

[This message was edited by wW on November 13, 2003 at 08:22.]

You may be able to use....

Ghostscript GSview to view your file as it can convert .prn files into PDF files. However, since Windows is non-discriminating with the default extension for "print-to-file" filenames, a .prn file could be PostScript or a version of PCL (Printer Control Language).

Ghostscript and GSview can be obtained here http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/

To print your file you might try "Free Raw Print 1.0" which is a tool for sending raw print or PRN files directly to a Windows printer, bypassing the printer driver. It can be used for reprinting captured PostScript or PCL files.
http://www.sharewareriver.com/product.php?id=1035

-- stratocast
http://www.aphroditesun.com

"It's a small world, but I wouldn't like to paint it"

Hey Strat,

I tried the Free Raw Print 1.0. It worked great.
Thanks for pointing me there.

I went to the link for GSview but not sure If I'm going to install that one. If I ever need to edit or view a PRN, hopefully I'll remember the program. Can you tell me more about it & Ghostscript? You may have said enough but is there anything else about we should know other than how confusing the DL site is?

Thanks

Ww

Gary: "The trick is to print to file to a location where you can find the file."

Wow, I'm gonna post those immprtal words of wisdom on . . . on . . . on my bathroom door!

PRN is indeed the common print file extension, though PS can also occur with PostScript printer files.

K
www.klausnordby.com/xara (big how-to article)
www.xaraxone.com/FeaturedArt/kn/ (I was the first-ever featured artist in the Xone)
www.graphics.com (columnist, "The I of The Perceiver")

wW - Ghostscript is....

An interpreter for the PostScript (TM) language, with the ability to convert PostScript language files to many raster formats, view them on displays, and print them on printers that don't have PostScript language capability built in.

An interpreter for Portable Document Format (PDF) files, with the same abilities.

The ability to convert PostScript language files to PDF (with some limitations) and vice versa.

A set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library) that implement the graphics capabilities that appear as primitive operations in the PostScript language.

Gsview
GSview is a graphical interface for Ghostscript, allowing selected pages to be viewed or printed.

GSview requires Ghostscript.


I agree the site is somewhat confusing. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/confused.gif However, a Google search for "ghostscript" should find some other resources.

-- stratocast
http://www.aphroditesun.com

"It's a small world, but I wouldn't like to paint it"