Printing to a NUL printer

Printers

When you send jobs to a NUL printer, files leave the spool as if they are being printed, but are deleted instead. Complete the following steps to print to a NUL printer.

To add a Windows printer, you must be a member of the Administrators group. If you are using Windows 2000, you can also be a member of the Printer Operators or Server Operators group or a Power User on a workstation.

1. Define a Windows printer

2. Enable 'Print directly to the printer' (optional)

3. Define a spool printer

See also:

• Modifying a printer's port settings

Defining a Windows printer

Complete the following steps to define a Windows printer.

1. Open the Windows Add Printer Wizard.

2. Select to define a local printer. Click Next.

3. Create a new port selecting Local port.

4. Enter NUL for the Port name. Click OK.

5. From the Manufacturers list, select Barr. From the Printers list, select Barr ASCII - Printer Driver. Click Next.

6. Select Keep existing driver. Click Next.

7. Enter the printer Name as you want it to appear in the Windows Printers folder. Choose whether or not to use this printer as your default printer. Click Next.

We recommend using a name that is easy to identify such as NUL.

8. Choose whether or not this printer will be shared with other network users. If this printer will be shared, you will need to type a share name. Click Next.

To set up a printer for sharing, the printer and users who will access it must be in the same domain. You must assign corresponding printer permissions from the Security tab of the shared printer’s Properties dialog box.

9. Choose whether or not to print a test page. Click Finish. The new Windows printer displays in the Printers folder. To define another printer, open the Printers folder and select Add Printers.

Defining a spool printer

The options you specify for a spool printer affect all documents.

1. Open the Configuration Utility.

2. From the Spool Printers tab, click Add. The Printer Properties dialog box displays.

   

3. In the Name box, enter a printer name. The printer name cannot contain a backslash '\'. This name displays in the Spool Window’s printer list and is called the spool printer.

4. Under Physical printer, select Existing. From the list of defined Windows printers, select the Windows printer to associate with the spool printer. The spool documents will be routed to this physical device.

5. Click Banners to select the header and trailer files and how they will be applied to print jobs (optional). The Banner Options dialog box displays.

6. Click Overlays to setup overlays and configure how they will be applied to print jobs (optional). The Overlay Options dialog box displays.

7. Click Advanced. The Advanced Printer Options dialog box displays. Review the following table to select the required and desired options.

   

Selecting Special: Pass data to printer without conversion will increase the printing/deletion speed.

8. Close  the Configuration Utility.