EMF Virtual Printer Driver SDK, Export EMF format from ActMask EMF Virtual Printer Driver

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Export EMF file (Enhanced-Format Metafiles), develop your own application based on ActMask EMF Virtual Printer SDK !
Designed for Win 9X/2K/XP/2003/Vista/7 32 and 64 bit

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Product / Output

EMF

SPL

PDF

TXT

JPG

PNG

GIF

BMP

TIF

TGA

PCX

ActMask Universe Virtual Printer SDK

Yes

Why ActMask

We provide low cost, easy to use, high performance and high reliability SDK products which are used by a number of companies. Our SDKs experienced rigorous testing on Win9X/2K/2003/XP/Vista32 and 64 bit operating system and obtained trust from customers such as Lexmark, ARTI(XEROR), Overnite Express Limited, Worthware Systems, Techleader Co., Ltd, Extract Systems, LLC, Neotechsoft Co. Ltd etc.

How it works

Print any file to ActMask Virtual Printer (you can request us to custom the printer name) simply, then EMF file(s) and a ini file will be created automatically. Your application can receive fullname of file(s) exported, Job Title and page size from the ini file.

How to embed SDK to product

You'll get full version after purchasing, no limitation, no message box about our company, and you can request us add custom notice message (OPTIONAL).

1. Embed SDK to your installation packet.
2. Simply extract the SDK exe while installing, save to temporary folder and execute the exe with below command line while installing.
x:\temp folder\virtual-printer-sdk-emf.exe /VERYSILENT /DISABLEPOPS

SDK Settings

Registry Key Name

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ActMask EMF Virtual Printer SDK

Registry Value Name	Data Type	Default Value
AppFileName	String	"{sys}\PrtClient.exe" You can use constants below or exe fullname: {sys} - Windows system folder {pf} - Windows Program Files folder
TransMode	DWORD	0 Constants: 0 - CommandLine mode 1 - WM_COPYDATA Message mode 2 - Clipboard mode
TagWndMsgID	DWORD	32768
TagWndClass	String	""
TagWndTitle	String	"Your Virtual Printer Example Title"
ClipboardFormat	String	"Your Virtual Printer Example Clipboard Format"

TransMode Setting

Run "Configure driver" shortcut in Program Group to choose TransMode type. Your application will receive all information about EMF file(s) created and the document you printed.

TransMode	Action
CommandLine mode	ActMask SDK will call command line below. YourAppFileName.exe szIniFileName
WM_COPYDATA Message mode	ActMask SDK will call Windows API FindWindow(TagWndClass, TagWndTitle) to get HWND of YourAppFileName.exe first, fill out COPYDATASTRUCT Structure, then send WM_COPYDATA message to your application. typedef struct tagCOPYDATASTRUCT { ULONG_PTR dwData; DWORD cbData; PVOID lpData; } COPYDATASTRUCT, *PCOPYDATASTRUCT; COPYDATASTRUCT stCopyData; //Get HWND of YourAppFileName.exe stCopyData.dwData = iTagWndMsgID; //TagWndMsgID setting in Registry stCopyData.lpData = szIniFileName; //Includes terminating null ansi characters stCopyData.cbData = strlen(szIniFileName) + 1; //Size of ini filename + 1 //Send WM_COPYDATA Message to YourAppFileName.exe
Clipboard mode	ActMask SDK calls Windows API FindWindow(TagWndClass, TagWndTitle) to get HWND of YourAppFileName.exe first, Registers your Clipboard format, copies ini filename (ansi characters, includes terminating null) to Clipboard, then sends message to notice YourAppFileName.exe .

Ini File Example

[Info]
DocumentName=Microsoft Word - test.doc
PageWidth_Mm=216
PageHeight_Mm=279
PageWidth_Pixel=3060
PageHeight_Pixel=3960

[Output]
FileCount=4
File0=C:\Temp\Microsoft Word - test.emf
File1=C:\Temp\Microsoft Word - test_1.emf
File2=C:\Temp\Microsoft Word - test_2.emf
File3=C:\Temp\Microsoft Word - test_3.emf

Set Virtual Printer Preferences quickly

Run "Printer Preferences" shortcut in Program Group to set printer orientation or printer paper size.

Develop your software with ActMask PDF Virtual Printer SDK

Please see sample projects (VB6, VB.Net, C#, MFC) in Program group