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S P L O T - The Pen Plotter Simulator V2.52
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Copyright (C) 1989-94 by Alexandr NOVY
All rights reserved.
The latest changes not described in SPLOT.DOC file
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July 1994
1. BATCH MODE
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The SPLOT program can now operate in the so-called 'batch'
mode. This non-graphic mode is designated for automatic
exporting of the HP-GL files without user intervention.
If you want to run the SPLOT program in the batch mode, you
must use the /BAT option on the SPLOT command line. The
complete command line syntax is:
SPLOT /BAT [options] [input_file_mask] [output_file_mask]
All parameters are case insensitive.
The input file mask parameter is optional, however you must
use it if you use the output file mask parameter. The default
input mask is * and the default input extension is the
standard plot file extension set in the DEFAULT EXTENSIONS
dialog in the SPLOT program. The default output mask is *
and the default output extension is the standard extension
according to the type of export set in the DEFAULT EXTENSIONS
dialog in the SPLOT program.
The options parameters are voluntary. All options parameters
must be preceded by the / (slash) character. The only options
parameters supported now are:
1. The EXPORT TYPE parameter can be:
parameter export type
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HPGL HP-GL
HPGL2 HP-GL/2
DXYGL DXY-GL
PCALL PLOTCALL
DXF DXF
PSBW PostScript black&white
PSC PostScript color
IBMGR IBM Graphics printer
IBMX24 IBM X24 printer
ELX EPSON LX printer
EFX EPSON FX printer
EEX EPSON EX printer
EEXC EPSON EX printer color mode
ELQ EPSON LQ printer
ELQC EPSON LQ printer color mode
NEC24 NEC 24 pin printer
NEC24C NEC 24 pin printer color mode
HPLJ HP LaserJet printer
HPDJBW HP DeskJet printer B&W mode
HPDJC HP DeskJet printer color mode
HPDJ550C HP DeskJet 550C color mode
HPPJBW HP PaintJet printer B&W mode
HPPJC HP PaintJet printer color mode
HPPJXBW HP PaintJet XL300 B&W mode
HPPJXC HP PaintJet XL300 color mode
HPQJ HP QuietJet printer
HPTJ HP ThinkJet printer
Example:
SPLOT /bat /hplj *.plt prn
exports all files having a PLT extension to the DOS
printer port in the HP LaserJet format.
If the export type option is not used, the SPLOT
program uses the last used export type saved in the
SPLOT.INI file. Also all other export parameters
(which cannot be set from the command line yet) are
loaded from this initialization file. If the SPLOT.INI
file does not exist, the default values are used.
Note: When running SPLOT program in batch mode the
program parameters are not saved to the SPLOT.INI file
after program exit.
2. The APPEND parameter can be used if you want to append
the output data to an existing file(s). Normally the
SPLOT program in batch mode truncates all the output
files to zero length before exporting. If the output
file is common to all input files, the output data
stream is appended automatically to this output file.
However if you don't use the APPEND parameter the output
file is first time opened with overwrite flag.
Examples:
SPLOT /bat /append *.plt *.prn
appends all output data to the *.prn files.
SPLOT /bat *.plt splot.prn
truncates the SPLOT.PRN file to zero length, then
appends all output data to it.
SPLOT /bat /append *.plt splot.prn
appends all output data to the SPLOT.PRN file.