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Print to file - what is the format?
If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print
option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. |
Print to file - what is the format?
File/Save As .../Web Page HTML Only
or as a .txt file. -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. |
Print to file - what is the format?
M Skabialka wrote:
If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. "Print to file" is a close-to-useless option. The resulting *.prn file can only be used to print to the printer that was active at the time you selected "print to file." This is done by copying the *.prn file to the printer, generally from a Command Prompt window. If you want to preserve a web page, your options limited. You can - use File Save as and then select from various formats. Some or all of these formats may not save satisfactorily, depending on the complexity of the web page or - take a screen shot, which will only capture what is showing on the screen, and not any portion of the web page that isn't showing or - print it on paper and then scan the resulting document or - install Adobe Acrobat and use the "convert web page to pdf" feature (this feature may or may not be available in some of the freeware or at least not-as-expensive-as-Adobe pdf creating applications) If you really want to print to a file, you need to install the "Generic/text-only Printer", but this will not give satisfactory results when printing a web page with graphics. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
Print to file - what is the format?
"M Skabialka" wrote in message ... | If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print | option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file | extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. | You don't understand the function of the "Print to file". This process does not give you a readable file. It is used to take advantage of a printer you do not have connected to your computer. Example: Your relative has a fancy new color laser jet printer, but he does not have the program required to read the file you want to print. You can install his printer driver in your computer, then choose "print to file" using his driver software and save the file to flash drive. You then put your flash drive in his computer and using the "cmd" prompt, you send that file to his printer even if he does not have the software to display the file, you copied. |
Print to file - what is the format?
There are various possibilities.
Install a Postscript printer driver, use file as the port. Set it as the default. Printer the web page to this printer. Open the resulting file in a graphics application. Possibly GSview works well for that. It's free. Also, you can install GhostSctipt and use that to print to a file. Display in GSview. Also, I recall that the files will display correctly in versions of Corel Draw. Not free. There might well be other, easier options. It's been a while..... Tom Ferguson "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. |
Print to file - what is the format?
This only saved the header and side bar info as html, and garbage as the
text file as follows... E&u600D&l7H&l0O&l2A&l8.0c1e0z0U*r0F*p0x0Y *c5760x7680Y*c0T*v1N*v1O*v0T*l204O%1BIN;IP0 ,0,8128,10837SC0,1.6933,0,-1.6933,2IR0,100,0,100WU0SP1LTPW0.04SV0;PP1CF2LO21P A0,0%1A*p1R : *v0N*v0T*p416x417Y*r4296s96T*t600R*r1A*b5M *b6005W ÁÁÁ ǁ ~~~~~ x "JS" @ wrote in message ... File/Save As .../Web Page HTML Only or as a .txt file. -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. |
Print to file - what is the format?
The page was a list in a table format. I am unable to select and copy, so
was hoping to output to some other format where I could capture the info. "Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message ... M Skabialka wrote: If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. "Print to file" is a close-to-useless option. The resulting *.prn file can only be used to print to the printer that was active at the time you selected "print to file." This is done by copying the *.prn file to the printer, generally from a Command Prompt window. If you want to preserve a web page, your options limited. You can - use File Save as and then select from various formats. Some or all of these formats may not save satisfactorily, depending on the complexity of the web page or - take a screen shot, which will only capture what is showing on the screen, and not any portion of the web page that isn't showing or - print it on paper and then scan the resulting document or - install Adobe Acrobat and use the "convert web page to pdf" feature (this feature may or may not be available in some of the freeware or at least not-as-expensive-as-Adobe pdf creating applications) If you really want to print to a file, you need to install the "Generic/text-only Printer", but this will not give satisfactory results when printing a web page with graphics. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
Print to file - what is the format?
M Skabialka wrote:
The page was a list in a table format. I am unable to select and copy, so was hoping to output to some other format where I could capture the info. "Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message ... M Skabialka wrote: If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. "Print to file" is a close-to-useless option. The resulting *.prn file can only be used to print to the printer that was active at the time you selected "print to file." This is done by copying the *.prn file to the printer, generally from a Command Prompt window. If you want to preserve a web page, your options limited. You can - use File Save as and then select from various formats. Some or all of these formats may not save satisfactorily, depending on the complexity of the web page or - take a screen shot, which will only capture what is showing on the screen, and not any portion of the web page that isn't showing or - print it on paper and then scan the resulting document or - install Adobe Acrobat and use the "convert web page to pdf" feature (this feature may or may not be available in some of the freeware or at least not-as-expensive-as-Adobe pdf creating applications) If you really want to print to a file, you need to install the "Generic/text-only Printer", but this will not give satisfactory results when printing a web page with graphics. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm Try View Source. You'll have to edit out the HTML coding, but you should be able to capture the data. File Save as [save as txt file] also may do what you want. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
Print to file - what is the format?
"M Skabialka" wrote:
If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? Whatever format the printer expects and the driver outputs. For many (most?) HP printers that would be PCL (Printer Command Language), their proprietary language. For many other printers it would be PostScript. There are many others. I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. I'm not surprised. About the only thing you can do with these things is to send them to a printer that knows the appropriate language. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) http://members.cox.net/slatteryt |
Print to file - what is the format?
View Source only showed me HTML code for the frame.
I will have to get the data from another source maybe, as this is turning out to be more complex than I expected. Thanks for the ideas. Mich "Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message ... M Skabialka wrote: The page was a list in a table format. I am unable to select and copy, so was hoping to output to some other format where I could capture the info. "Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message ... M Skabialka wrote: If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. "Print to file" is a close-to-useless option. The resulting *.prn file can only be used to print to the printer that was active at the time you selected "print to file." This is done by copying the *.prn file to the printer, generally from a Command Prompt window. If you want to preserve a web page, your options limited. You can - use File Save as and then select from various formats. Some or all of these formats may not save satisfactorily, depending on the complexity of the web page or - take a screen shot, which will only capture what is showing on the screen, and not any portion of the web page that isn't showing or - print it on paper and then scan the resulting document or - install Adobe Acrobat and use the "convert web page to pdf" feature (this feature may or may not be available in some of the freeware or at least not-as-expensive-as-Adobe pdf creating applications) If you really want to print to a file, you need to install the "Generic/text-only Printer", but this will not give satisfactory results when printing a web page with graphics. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm Try View Source. You'll have to edit out the HTML coding, but you should be able to capture the data. File Save as [save as txt file] also may do what you want. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
Print to file - what is the format?
"M Skabialka" wrote in
: If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. Install the freeware "CutePDF Writer". It will install a "printer" that will print to a .pdf file that can be viewed or printed at your discretion with any of the free .pdf viewers. I believe you will also have to install freeware GhostScript which is provided at the same website. http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp HTH, John |
Print to file - what is the format?
John Wunderlich wrote:
Install the freeware "CutePDF Writer". It will install a "printer" that will print to a .pdf file that can be viewed or printed at your discretion with any of the free .pdf viewers. I believe you will also have to install freeware GhostScript which is provided at the same website. http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp The freeware PDFCreator is another option. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
Print to file - what is the format?
"Shenan Stanley" wrote in
: John Wunderlich wrote: Install the freeware "CutePDF Writer". It will install a "printer" that will print to a .pdf file that can be viewed or printed at your discretion with any of the free .pdf viewers. I believe you will also have to install freeware GhostScript which is provided at the same website. http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp The freeware PDFCreator is another option. Thanks for the info. I checked PDFCreator's site and in "bug reports" saw that there are reports of PDFCreator installing toolbars and Trojans that are not requested. Unclear as to whether downloads came from official site or elsewhere. http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ -- John |
Print to file - what is the format?
Bullzip is even better. It is free and you don't have any ads!!
http://www.bullzip.com/ hth Shenan Stanley wrote: John Wunderlich wrote: Install the freeware "CutePDF Writer". It will install a "printer" that will print to a .pdf file that can be viewed or printed at your discretion with any of the free .pdf viewers. I believe you will also have to install freeware GhostScript which is provided at the same website. http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp The freeware PDFCreator is another option. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
Print to file - what is the format?
I don't know what you are trying to do but if you want to save a website then
clearly you will be better off using IE7 and above and then you can SAVE AS .....Web archive, single file (.mht). This optin is from FILE, SAVE AS .....) This file can then be opened in any browser ideally IE7 and above. You get all the associated files including style sheets and images. In fact you get the entire website!! Good way to steal somebody's ideas! Hope this helps. M Skabialka wrote: If I have a web page open in IE and I select Print to file as a print option, what format will the file be in? I have been unable to find a file extension that will show me the file contents in a readable format. |
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