How is the networked printer attached to the network?

Rick Q
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On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Michael Madigan <[email protected]>wrote:

> we have a difficult situation.
>
> The only way we have of taking data from one system to another is to print
> reports to a printer, scan them, and import them into a new system.  There
> are a 100,000 + records.
>
> We have no access to any of the setup or controls of the printing computer
> and the computer is not a windows system.  We have no access to the
> database.
>
> Is there a way to capture the data between the network cable and the
> network printer with some black box or laptop or something?   In other words
> I want to emulate a laser printer with a black box and capture the output to
> a print file, then I can convert that to plain text.  I want the computer to
> think it's printing to a physical printer instead of a black box.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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