Question : Problem: Capture print jobs going to an IP printer

The company I work for is in the process of upgrading to a new computer but the one we are on now is running on an AIX box and customization and nearly impossible. The application was written to print documents to a hardcoded printer number which is setup in aix as IP printer using PCL emulation.

My question is ... can I setup something in the middle to capture all of those documents and then send them to the the printer ... so there is a record (I need the full pages) of what was printed?

Answer : Problem: Capture print jobs going to an IP printer

Under AIX (unix) that is possible: you need to set the print queue up so a copy of every spool file is made somewhere else. Note that this will save the PCL file, not the actual documents, i.e. to see the documents you will need to reprint them.

To set it up, something like the"of" filter can be used in printcap, but my unix is so rusty you'd better ask a unix expert to set it up for you.