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LISTR Version 3.11 Feb 22, 1992
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Copyright (c) 1986,87,88,89,90,92 Brent W. Miller
565 Ninth Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 CompuServe 71555,1113
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Files included with this distribution
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The following files are included in this distribution:
README.DOC - This text file
DEMO.BAT - A short demonstration of how LISTR formats a file for printing.
Type DEMO to run this demonstration.
LISTR.EXE - The LISTR executable file
LISTR.DOC - The manual for LISTR
LISTRCMD.TXT - A sample LISTR command file that might be used for listing
general text files. See the LISTR.DOC "COMMAND FILES" section
for a discussion of how to have this file used by default for any
file with the .TXT extension.
LISTRCMD.C - A sample LISTR command file that would be appropriate for
listing C programs. This file includes sample printer setup
strings that print more characters and lines per page than the
default 80 column, 66 line mode.
NOGR.CMD - A sample LISTR command file that will strip line graphic
characters from a file and replace them with standard ASCII
characters that are printable on all printers, but not as
esthetically pleasing. See the instructions below to learn how
to use this file.
REGISTER.DOC - LISTR is shareware. You are free to try LISTR, and to copy
it and pass it along to your associates. It is copyrighted,
and you are expected to register if you decide you like
it and plan to use it. If you plan to use LISTR, please
print this registration form and use it to register your copy.
DESCRIBE.DOC - A file with information intended for shareware distributors
and BBS operators. Includes one line, short and long
descriptions of LISTR for inclusion in catalogs. Also includes
author information.
LISTR.DEM - A short text file used by DEMO.BAT to demonstrate LISTR.
LISTRCMD.DEM - Formatting commands used by LISTR in DEMO.BAT
Removing line graphic characters from LISTR.DOC
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LISTR.DOC makes use of the extended character set that is available on PC's
and clones. Most, but not all, printers support this extension to the ASCII
character set. If you see strange characters where lines and boxes should
appear, your printer probably does not support these characters.
LISTR can be used (with the NOGR.CMD command file) to replace the graphic
characters with printable characters. This is a good example of one use for
LISTR. Look at NOGR.CMD on any editor to see how it works. To prepare a
version of LISTR.DOC without graphics, use the following command:
LISTR LISTR.DOC NOGR.CMD LISTR.TXT
This command assumes that you have copied all the files from the
distribution disk to your working directory. When LISTR finishes, the file
LISTR.TXT will be a copy of LISTR.DOC, with the appropriate substitutions
made.
Note that certain of the examples in LISTR.DOC use the line graphic
characters. You will have to use your imagination a bit to understand these
examples after removing graphic characters.
New in this version
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Version 3.11 added the EJECT ON|OFF command. With EJECT OFF, the form
feed or line feeds to eject the last page of a listing is suppressed.
The default operation is identical to previous versions.
A file safety feature has also been added. In previous versions, it was
possible to specify the same file as the input (or command) file and the
output file. The result was to overwrite the input file. LISTR now checks
for the same file being specified as input and output and aborts without
harm. Note, however, that NO CHECK IS MADE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE OUTPUT
FILE if it is not the same as one of the input files. It is possible to
overwrite an existing file. This is the same as with many DOS commands
(e.g., COPY). In many cases, it is desirable to write to a temporary file,
and then print that file using the DOS print spooler or another spooler. If
you use the same temporary file over and over, it is convenient to allow
overwriting. Be careful to specify the correct output file. If you forget
the file name order on the command line, just type LISTR for a short
description of the parameters used with LISTR.
B. Miller 7/06/92
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