I have this same problem.  Any suggestions?  thanks.

 Have you found a solution to this?  I have the same issue.  Thanks -Kevin

 

Actually I gave up researching since I found another paid product (QuickPDFLibrary) that works well for me.

 I have this problem too

Can you help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or, tell what reason of it

What program can print on 2 printer (example XYZ and PDFcreator)

It is very important for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 31.10.2009 12:31:01: PDFCreator Program Start
31.10.2009 12:31:01: Windowsversion: Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 (Service Pack 3) [TerminalServer WinXP WinXPProEdition IsWinXPPlus IsWinXPProEdition]
31.10.2009 12:31:01: UseINI: False
31.10.2009 12:31:01: InstalledAsServer: False
31.10.2009 12:31:01: MyAppData: C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Application Data
31.10.2009 12:31:01: Autosavemodus: 1files
31.10.2009 12:31:01: Autosavemodus: Create File 'D:\20091031123101.pdf'
31.10.2009 12:31:01: Ghostscriptparameter:
-IC:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GS8.64\gs8.64\Lib\;C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\
-q
-dNOPAUSE
-dBATCH
-sFONTPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
-sDEVICE=pdfwrite
-dPDFSETTINGS=/default
-dCompatibilityLevel=1.4
-r600x600
-dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK
-dAutoRotatePages=/PageByPage
-dCompressPages=true
-dEmbedAllFonts=true
-dSubsetFonts=true
-dMaxSubsetPct=100
-dConvertCMYKImagesToRGB=false
-sOutputFile=D:\20091031123101.pdf
-dEncodeColorImages=true
-dAutoFilterColorImages=true
-dEncodeGrayImages=true
-dAutoFilterGrayImages=true
-dEncodeMonoImages=true
-dMonoImageFilter=/CCITTFaxEncode
-dDownsampleMonoImages=false
-dPreserveOverprintSettings=true
-dUCRandBGInfo=/Preserve
-dUseFlateCompression=true
-dParseDSCCommentsForDocInfo=true
-dParseDSCComments=true
-dOPM=0
-dOffOptimizations=0
-dLockDistillerParams=false
-dGrayImageDepth=-1
-dASCII85EncodePages=false
-dDefaultRenderingIntent=/Default
-dTransferFunctionInfo=/Preserve
-dPreserveHalftoneInfo=false
-dDetectBlends=true
-f
C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Temp\PDFCreator\PDFCreatorSpool\~PSD1.tmp
31.10.2009 12:31:02: Time for converting [PDF without encryption]: 00:00:00:262
31.10.2009 12:31:02: Autosavemodus: Create File 'D:\20091031123101.pdf' success
31.10.2009 12:31:02: Ghostscriptparameter:
-IC:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GS8.64\gs8.64\Lib\;C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Gs8.64\Fonts\;C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GS8.64\gs8.64\Resource\;C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\
-q
-dNOPAUSE
-dBATCH
-sFONTPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
-sDEVICE=mswinpr2
-sOutputFile=\\spool\HP LaserJet 1020
-f
C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Temp\PDFCreator\PDFCreatorSpool\~PSD1.tmp
31.10.2009 12:31:02: Error: 
31.10.2009 12:31:02: Time for converting [mswinpr2]: 00:00:00:278

 

I'm also looking for a solution to this!

Can anyone help me about this?

Thank You

 A complete solution for how to get here print out from their software is as follows

Hello,

I am not getting any solution for my problem. Help me please. Thank You

you need to install older ghostscript version 8.61 and choose this in pdfcreator-settings under ghostscript. for me that worked. thanks at dx80486

I have the same problem and tried out the older GS version (8.61). The result was I get a nice printout on any printer but emty PDF-Files (autosave for user unattended PDF creation and printing). So this seems to be no solution ?!

would be nice to solve this problem caus I know no other PDF tool, that tends to offer the possibility of pdf creation an printing at the same time! This function will be very interesting for document management and archiving and production of masses of printouts and pdf's (bills etc.)

I testet this problem with 0.9.9 and GS 8.7 (as with older ones!) and still this problem exists (Win XP SP3 as still used in most environments/companies because of  special applications that are not jet approved to Win7!)!!!

and no solutions in sight ? any suggestions to solve this problem? Hope this is not a hopeless case! Thanx for any solution ;-)

 

I tried with multiple version of ghostscript, the ones mentioned on these forums as well and still no go. Below is an output from the log. Can anyone help?

 

 

 1/14/2010 12:27:55 PM: Error: Error: /rangecheck in -->>--; Operand stack:;    --nostringval--   NoCancel; Execution stack:;    %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--; Dictionary stack:;    --dict:1152/1684(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:70/200(L)--; Current allocation mode is local; Last OS error: No such file or directory; GPL Ghostscript 8.61: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1; 

1/14/2010 12:27:55 PM: Time for converting [mswinpr2]: 00:00:00:345

There are so many different printers and drivers that it is hard to tell why it does not print.

I think it is best if you generate the postscript file from first. Then you execute the Ghostscript command and set the Output to PDFCreator with standard settings instead of your printer.

If it does not work you can post your Postscript file here and we can try out, if it works on our installations.

 Thank you for the quick reply.

Well I have it set right now to auto save and open pdf. That works the pdf comes out properly. Then the ghostscript output gets stuck in the physical devices print queue for about 1-2 mins and disappears without a print.

Printer is HP P1006

 

Regarding your postscript method, can you give me a few more details on that.

You can stop searching because I have found the reason.

It also does not work for me (version 0.9.9), Win7 x64

The log for the normal PDF generation starts with:

-IE:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70\Lib\
-q
-dNOPAUSE

The log for the printing output starts with:

-IE:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70\Lib\;E:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\Gs8.70\Fonts\;E:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70\Resource\
-q
-dNOPAUSE

The relevant part of the Error message is: 

*** Warning: GenericResourceDir doesn't point to a valid resource directory.;

This is because after a new installation of PDFCreator 0.9.9 (did a complete deinstallation first and deleted the PDFCreator dir afterwards) there are only these directories in the Ghostscript dir:

E:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\GS8.70

E:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70

E:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70\Bin

E:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70\Lib

Fonts and Resource do not exist.

These dirs are not used for normal pdf output, so creating the .pdf works.

 

Looking into the source I have found the following code:

CreatePDF:

Private Function CreatePDF(GSInputFile As String, ByVal GSOutputFile As String, Options As tOptions)

tStr = Options.DirectoryGhostscriptLibraries & GetGhostscriptResourceString
50070
50080  If LenB(LTrim(Options.AdditionalGhostscriptSearchpath)) > 0 Then
50090   tStr = tStr & ";" & LTrim(Options.AdditionalGhostscriptSearchpath)
50100  End If
50110  AddParams "-I" & tStr
50120  AddParams "-q"
50130  AddParams "-dNOPAUSE"

 

GetGhostscriptResourceString:

Public Function GetGhostscriptResourceString() As String
50010  Dim tStr As String
50020  If (GetGhostscriptVersion.Major < 8) Or (GetGhostscriptVersion.Major = 8 And GetGhostscriptVersion.Minor <= 62) Then
50030   If LenB(LTrim(Options.DirectoryGhostscriptFonts)) > 0 Then
50040    tStr = tStr & ";" & LTrim(Options.DirectoryGhostscriptFonts)
50050   End If
50060   If LenB(LTrim(Options.DirectoryGhostscriptResource)) > 0 Then
50070    tStr = tStr & ";" & LTrim(Options.DirectoryGhostscriptResource)
50080   End If
50090  End If
50100  GetGhostscriptResourceString = tStr

Font Directory and Resource Directory are only include in Ghostscript 8.61 and before (PDFCreator version <0.9.8 I think)

The code for Printing looks like this:

Public Sub CheckForPrintingAfterSaving(GSInputFile As String, Options As tOptions)

50110  tStr = Options.DirectoryGhostscriptLibraries & ";" & Options.DirectoryGhostscriptFonts
50120  If LenB(LTrim(Options.DirectoryGhostscriptResource)) > 0 Then
50130   tStr = tStr & ";" & LTrim(Options.DirectoryGhostscriptResource)
50140  End If
50150  If LenB(LTrim(Options.AdditionalGhostscriptSearchpath)) > 0 Then
50160   tStr = tStr & ";" & LTrim(Options.AdditionalGhostscriptSearchpath)
50170  End If
50180  AddParams "-I" & tStr
50190  AddParams "-q"
50200  AddParams "-dNOPAUSE"

Here they are always included, even if Ghostscript 8.64 or 8.70 is installed.

If I change the code in CheckForPrintingAfterSaving to call GetGhostscriptResourceString to pdf is printed on my Laser printer.

I got it working temporarily with version 9.5, thats the latest with the resource and fonts folders. But then it stopped working again.  

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\PDFCreator\PDFCreatorSpool\~PSF2.tmp

1/15/2010 11:04:30 AM: Time for converting [PDF without encryption]: 00:00:00:162

1/15/2010 11:04:30 AM: Autosavemodus: Create File 'C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\test.pdf' success

1/15/2010 11:04:30 AM: Ghostscriptparameter:

-IC:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GS8.61\gs8.61\Lib\;C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Gs8.61\Fonts\;C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GS8.61\gs8.61\Resource

-q

-dNOPAUSE

-dSAFER

-dBATCH

-sFONTPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

-sDEVICE=mswinpr2

-sOutputFile=\\spool\HP LaserJet P1006

-c

<< /NoCancel >> setpagedevice

-f

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\PDFCreator\PDFCreatorSpool\~PSF2.tmp

1/15/2010 11:04:31 AM: Error: Error: /rangecheck in -->>--; Operand stack:;    --nostringval--   NoCancel; Execution stack:;    %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--; Dictionary stack:;    --dict:1152/1684(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:70/200(L)--; Current allocation mode is local; Last OS error: No such file or directory; GPL Ghostscript 8.61: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1; 

1/15/2010 11:04:31 AM: Time for converting [mswinpr2]: 00:00:00:352

@all

We have updated the setup with new languages and improved the print after saving. Please download it again (from here or from sourceforge) and check it out.

 Hello Frank, thank you for looking into this, unfortunately its still not printing. 

Im also trying a variety of printers, so its not just one kind. Installed it again from here and still no go. Below is the log.

 

1/23/2010 1:25:31 PM: Autosavemodus: 1files

1/23/2010 1:25:31 PM: Autosavemodus: Create File 'C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\TEST.pdf'

1/23/2010 1:25:31 PM: Ghostscriptparameter:

-IC:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70\Lib\

-q

-dNOPAUSE

-dBATCH

-sFONTPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

-sDEVICE=pdfwrite

-dPDFSETTINGS=/default

-dCompatibilityLevel=1.4

-r600x600

-dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK

-dAutoRotatePages=/PageByPage

-dCompressPages=true

-dEmbedAllFonts=true

-dSubsetFonts=true

-dMaxSubsetPct=100

-dConvertCMYKImagesToRGB=false

-sOutputFile=C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\TEST.pdf

-dEncodeColorImages=true

-dAutoFilterColorImages=true

-dEncodeGrayImages=true

-dAutoFilterGrayImages=true

-dEncodeMonoImages=true

-dMonoImageFilter=/CCITTFaxEncode

-dDownsampleMonoImages=false

-dPreserveOverprintSettings=true

-dUCRandBGInfo=/Preserve

-dUseFlateCompression=true

-dParseDSCCommentsForDocInfo=true

-dParseDSCComments=true

-dOPM=0

-dOffOptimizations=0

-dLockDistillerParams=false

-dGrayImageDepth=-1

-dASCII85EncodePages=false

-dDefaultRenderingIntent=/Default

-dTransferFunctionInfo=/Preserve

-dPreserveHalftoneInfo=false

-dDetectBlends=true

-f

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\PDFCreator\PDFCreatorSpool\~PS53.tmp

1/23/2010 1:25:31 PM: Time for converting [PDF without encryption]: 00:00:00:370

1/23/2010 1:25:31 PM: Autosavemodus: Create File 'C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\TEST.pdf' success

1/23/2010 1:25:31 PM: Ghostscriptparameter:

-IC:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GS8.70\gs8.70\Lib\

-q

-dNOPAUSE

-dBATCH

-sFONTPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

-sDEVICE=mswinpr2

-sOutputFile=\\spool\HP LaserJet P1505

-c

<< /NoCancel >> setpagedevice

-f

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\PDFCreator\PDFCreatorSpool\~PS53.tmp

1/23/2010 1:25:33 PM: Error: Error: /rangecheck in -->>--; Operand stack:;    --nostringval--   NoCancel; Execution stack:;    %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--; Dictionary stack:;    --dict:1161/1684(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:70/200(L)--; Current allocation mode is local; Last OS error: No such file or directory; GPL Ghostscript 8.70: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1; 

1/23/2010 1:25:33 PM: Time for converting [mswinpr2]: 00:00:02:385

 Ok Frank and all, dont know if it says anywhere how to configure this properly, but after further testing I noticed that if you check the box beside "hide the progress dialog during printing" then it doesnt print. Printing to a XPS document shows a blank file. The Ghostscript output in queue is always 1.47kb in size. Printing to any other printer also shows 1.47kb.

When removing this check box, the print goes through no problem. The size in queue is a lot larger as well. The XPS document shows the test page from PDFcreator.

No wonder it worked sometimes when I just installed. Because I didnt set it up fully and I always checked hide the progress bar...

This is under pdfcreator version 9.5 and now the most recent one currently 9.9

Question is, what does "hide the progress dialog during printing" have to do with printing after saving?

Any input would be appreciated.

Having the same trouble. Tried gs864 with fonts from gs861 - yep, it prints after saving, but some saved files have 4 kb in size and if opened they display nothing. The thing is that, for instance, if I print from Word 2010, saved file looks fine, however if I try to print a PDF file then saved file is empty and is of 4 kb in size.

hello all !

I can print after automatically saving the pdf, but when the pdf is print out, it is just black&white ... (settings from printer is color) 
The PDF is automatically saved with color! 

Has anyone the same kind of problem ? Maybe someone knows a work around ? I am using PDFCreator 0.9.9 with Windows XP Sp3.

Thank you for your help ! 
Nice greetings Alex

Black&White printing and the other problems are fixed in version 1.0.

Best regards,