Mfilemon

Mfilemon is a print monitor for 32 and 64 bit MS Windows (XP and greater). It automates "print to file" jobs choosing the filename according to a pattern. It can redirect data to an external program (e.g. Ghostscript, to produce PDF).

Sample usage

• Install Mfilemon
• Install Ghostscript
• Create a new printer. Choose manual configuration. Pick the driver from ghostscript\lib\ghostpdf.inf
• Create a new port for the printer, select "Multi file port", name it GSPDF: or whatever
• Configure the newly created port as follows:
  • Output path = C:\autopdf
  • Filename pattern = %Y_%m_%d\file%i.pdf
  • User command (change Ghostscript path as needed) = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.53.3\bin\gswin64c.exe" @"C:\Program Files\mfilemon\conf\gspdf.conf" -sOutputFile="%f" -
  • Use pipe to send data to user command = yes
  • Hide process = yes
• Print a sample page. You should get a PDF in C:\autopdf\year_month_day\file0001.pdf

Important note for TSplus users

An incompatibility issue has been observed on systems running the TSplus software together with Mfilemon. The problem is due to a naming conflict: both software use "mfilemon.dll" and "mfilemonui.dll" for the executable files and "Multi file port" as the port name. For those who have problems, a custom version has been created that resolves the clash of names: download and install amfilemon-setup.exe instead of mfilemon-setup.exe, then choose "Auto multi file port" when creating the printer port.