Feature Matrix for directMON series

Redirect Windows printer driver to file

The directMON series are print port monitors allowing redirection of arbitrary Microsoft Windows printer drivers to file or applications.

		directMON 3.0	directMON NT
Option	Description	Standard	Standard	Server
Operating System:	Windows NT 4.0
	Windows 2000, Windows XP
	Windows Vista, Windows 7
	Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003
	Windows Server 2008
Driver type:	Microsoft port monitor interface	Type 3	Type 2	Type 2
Input formats:	RAW, dependant on connected printer driver
Output formats:	RAW, original output data of connected printer driver, saved to file.
File output:	Output of connected printer driver data, saved into preconfigured directory.
Dynamic filenames	Macros provides dynamical filenames, providing filenames containing the printdate, jobname, file counter, random hash, hostname and under some circumstances, the original document filename.
Terminal Session ID	Provides support of Terminal Server printing applications by exporting the Terminal Session ID as macro for filenames or as meta data.
Program output:	Output of connected printer driver data to preconfigured application via temporary file. The commandline of the executed application can be dynamically created through macros, providing all meta printjob infos as mentioned above to the application. Note: Application is executed in account "SYSTEM".
FTP-output:	Output of connected printer driver data to preconfigured FTP server. Supports pivate logins (passwords) and proxy servers. Dynamical filenames (macros, see above) provides meta informations in the name of the saved jobfile.
Network:	Supports printing over network (Windows - Printserver).
directPLUGIN:	Easy and reassignable configuration of multiple used commandline parameters. Plugin technologie using directPLUGIN presets. Free working directory and programm parameters.
directTOOLS Plugins:	Direct integration of directTOOLS applications directESC, directPCL, directPRINT and other.
Converts ESC/P:	Converts ESC/P printer streams to TIFF or supports print forwarding to arbitrary Windows printer. directESC needed.
Converts PCL:	Converts PCL printer streams to TIFF or supports print forwarding to arbitrary Windows printer. directPCL needed.
Converts Postscript	Converts Postscript printer streams to TIFF or PDF, supports print forwarding to arbitrary Windows printer. Ghostscript needed.
Multiple targets:	Supports output of printer stream data to mulitple destinations and in different data formats.
Documentation:	Help file included.