PDFtypewriter's PDF Printer Driver can be configured through a proprietary Application Programming Interface (API).
This API is manipulated via the Windows Registry.
All printer API parameters are placed in the Windows Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CTdeveloping\PDFtypewriter\Printer
The following values can be set:
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Name
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Type
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Value
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AutoSave
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REG_SZ
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0 = The printer driver will prompt for a location to save output (default)
1 = The printer driver will automatically save output to it to a single file as specified by the SavePath value and the other API settings
2 = The printer driver will automatically save output to it to a single folder as specified by the SaveFolder value and the other API settings
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AutoSaveOne
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REG_SZ
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0 = Typical value (default)
1 = If AutoSave > 0, AutoSave will be set to 0 upon completion of the AutoSave.
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Quit
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REG_SZ
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0 = Typical value (default)
1 = Set to 1 if the PDFtypewriter PDF Printer Driver monitor should gracefully close itself and exit.
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SavePath
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REG_SZ
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If AutoSave = 1, a string which is the full file path to which an output PDF will be saved
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SaveFolder
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REG_SZ
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If AutoSave = 2, a string which is the full folder path into which an output PDF will be saved. The file name will be automatically determined by other API settings.
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AutoName
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REG_SZ
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0 = Typical Value (default). If AutoSave = 2, the date only will be used in naming the output PDF file
1 = The date as well as the printer's printing job name will be used in naming the output PDF file
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AppendFile
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REG_SZ
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0 = Typical Value (default). PDF file is simply the single file output
1 = If a file exists at the output PDF file path, the output will be appended to the end of the existing file
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ReplaceFile
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REG_SZ
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0 = The output file will not overwrite any existing PDF file
1 = Typical Value (default). The output file will replace any existing file.
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DoAfter
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REG_SZ
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0 = Typical Value (default), no action
1 = If AutoSave > 0, Execute the value of DoAfterPath upon completion of PDF creation. %1 will be replaced with the full path of the created PDF file.
2 = If AutoSave > 0, Open the recently created PDF file in PDFtypewriter
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DoAfterPath
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REG_SZ
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If DoAfter = 1, the path which will be executed upon completion of creation of the PDF file. If this path contains %1, it will be replaced with the full path of the recently created files. This can be used to print or open the PDF file in 3rd party applications.
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ShowPreview
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REG_SZ
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0 = No preview will be shown in the user interface
1 = Preview will be shown (default)
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Signature
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REG_SZ
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0 = Typical Value (default)
1 = Before AutoSaving a PDF, a signature must be obtained and added to the PDF file from a Topaz Signature Device
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SignatureP
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REG_SZ
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Page to which signature should be added. A value of 0 indicates the last page in the PDF
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SignatureX
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REG_SZ
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X coordinate on the specified page of where the signature will be added
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SignatureY
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REG_SZ
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Y coordinate on the specified page of where the signature will be added
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SignatureW
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REG_SZ
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Width of the signature which will be added
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SignatureH
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REG_SZ
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Height of the signature which will be added
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The following values can be monitored:
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Name
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Type
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Value
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Status
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REG_SZ
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0 = The printer driver is is use
1 = PDFtypewriter completed successfully
-1 = PDFtypewriter completed with error
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LastSavedPath
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REG_SZ
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The full file path of the last file saved
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Path
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REG_SZ
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The full file path of the PDFtypewriter Printer Monitor exe
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