From DOS printing on carbon copy paper to a multipage PDF

How to obtain a multipage PDF rather than printing from DOS to carbonless sheets

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In another video, we've seen how to make a DOS program printing an invoice to a PDF file including the background form.

But what if the DOS program was designed to print on carbon copy preprinted stationery by a dot-matrix printer (like an invoice in 2 copies: Customer copy / Internal copy)?

In this video, we'll see how to make Printfil automatically duplicating the single DOS print job and insert different background images on the different pages.

Preparation:

We've previously created 2 similar BMP files for the 2 pages (Customer copy / Internal copy)
and the optional CFG to add each image on its own page and print 2 copies of the original single-page DOS invoice
Now go to Configuration -> Standard -> Options
Setup ManCopies=2 to make Printfil duplicate the single page print job to 2 copies (pages)

That's all. Now:

Print the DOS invoice to LPT1: as usual
Printfil captures the print job and creates 2 identical pages with the 2 different backgrounds merged
Now you can create the complete PDF (or directly print the 2 pages to a laser USB printer)

Update: the newest Printfil version adds the ability to merge multiple background images (instead of just one), along with the additional positioning parameters, directly in the Standard configuration dialog, without needing the optional CFG file.

There is a new tab at Configuration -> Standard -> Images with a grid where you can choose multiple images, their position on the sheet(s), and the pages where they should appear, as described in the manual, Chapter 6 - How to merge logos and other background image files.

If you've questions, you can comment the Facebook video or the YouTube one in this page, or you can contact us at https://www.printfil.com/esupp.htm

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