Converting .prn to a readable format

Hi,
I need to capture the .prn files that a certain application creates in a TMP folder and somehow convert it to a readable format like .txt or .doc or .pdf. There are two major problems -
1. The .prn files get removed from the folder as soon as the print job is over. How do i make them stay??
2. How to convert the prn file to a readable form such that there are no extra ascii garbage characters.
3. I tried the windows print dialog box "print to file" option. That doesnt work somehow. It doesnt ask me for any file name. Any ideas about this??
Can we do something in java to solve this problem.
Thanks

I need to capture the .prn files that a certain
tain application creates in a TMP folder and somehow
convert it to a readable format like .txt or .doc or
.pdf. There are two major problems -
1. The .prn files get removed from the folder as soon
as the print job is over. How do i make them stay??Ask the people who wrote the application.
2. How to convert the prn file to a readable form
such that there are no extra ascii garbage
characters.Ask the people who wrote the application.
3. I tried the windows print dialog box "print to
file" option. That doesnt work somehow. It doesnt ask
me for any file name. Any ideas about this??Ask the people who wrote the application.
Can we do something in java to solve this problem.Ask the people...

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I need to capture the .prn files that a certain
tain application creates in a TMP folder and somehow
convert it to a readable format like .txt or .doc or
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1. The .prn files get removed from the folder as soon
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