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PCBOOK
Jay Munro
October 16, 1990 (Utilities)
Purpose
Prints README and similar ASCII files in booklet format on an
HP LaserJet II, IIp, or III printer. Uses two-sided printing in
landscape mode, with Line Printer font so that four standard pages of
80 characters/line, 66 lines/page are printed on each sheet without
formatting changes.
SYNTAX PCBOOK [D:] [path] filename [/F] [/P] [/D]
[/C] [/2] [/A] [/W] [/S] [/R] [/I]
Filename Name of the text file to print
/F Print file name on every page
/P Print page numbers
/D Print date on every page
/C Display page count and prompt for confirmation before
starting
/2 Output to LPT2 (default=LPT1)
/A Print to a file rather than a printer
/W Enable line wrap
/S Turn sound on for user prompts
/R Collate for rear paper tray
/I Ignore printer errors
DESCRIPTION
PCBOOK prints text files in book form on LaserJet printers. Output pages
can be stacked together, folded at the center, and stapled at the spine
to create a book. The first pass through the printer prints everything
on one side; second pass through prints the opposite sides of the pages.
Once the pages come out in the top output tray after the first pass, lay
them back in the paper tray with text facing down to print the second
side. Use the /F, /P, and /D switches to print file names, page numbers,
and the current date at the top of every page if desired. If you want to
know how many sheets of paper will be required, use the/C switch, PCBOOK
will display a page count and ask you whether you want to proceed or
quit. The /A switch lets you print to a file rather than a printer--
convenient if you'll be doing the actual printing on someone else's PC.
By default, lines tat are more than 80 characters long are truncated.
The /W switch turns line wrap on so that lines will be printed in their
entirety. The source code for PCBOOK is available on ZiffNet.
EXAMPLES
To print README.DOC in booklet form and number the pages, type
PCBOOK README.DOC /P
** Special Note: This utility is also a mentioned in the Ziff-Davis Press
book "PC Magazine's DOS 5 Techniques and Utilities" by Jeff Prosise. Both
this DOCumentation file and in the book's utility reference stand as correct.