Print to File, Where does it go?

[wW]

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

[wW]

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

[jens g.r. benthien]

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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[gwpriester]

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

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[wW]

"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.]

[Horatio]

<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!

[jens g.r. benthien]

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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[netsi]

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

[wW]

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.]

[stratocast]

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

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