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DVPrint
v. 1.00b
Copr., Scott Royall
COPYRIGHT
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This program is released as FREE copyrighted software. You may do with
the distributed files as you chose; no donation is requested. However,
the software remains my property as I intend to enhance it over time.
CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE
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DVP began as a Microsoft QuickC translation of Ron Epps' Qupie.
Thus, thanks goes to him for the basic program design. There are
significant differences, however. Run the program with no parameters
first to receive instructions.
WHY I BOTHERED?
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It seems that everyone has written print spoolers for DesqView. DOS's
PRINT command does not properly work because it relies on there being
unused CPU cycles. Of course there are precious few free cycles in a
multitasking environment. Printing does not itself halt other tasks, but
DOS is not re-entrant. Other tasks cannot perform DOS functions while
task does so. This means that the DOS PRINT command, with its heavy use
of DOS itself, can impede DV tasks. Of all the substitute spoolers I
have tried, none support filename wildcards. That's mainly why I wrote
DVP. It handles wildcards, and allows the user to have files
automatically deleted after printing. The latter feature is useful for
such things as dumping BBS log stats to the printer.
WARRANTY/SUPPORT
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There is no warranty; DVP is distributed as-is. Use and any
consequences are the user's responsibility. HOWEVER, I do support what I
produce. I have tested all functions in DVP, but a program is never
fully debugged. If you have any suggestions or problems, please contact
me at the following address:
US Mail -
Scott Royall
3326 Westridge
Houston, TX 77025
Fidonet -
1:106/357
USENET -
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