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- XPRT
-
- XPRT formats text for output to the HP LaserJet Family, and compatible
- laser printers. Some of XPRT's features are:
-
- 1. Graybar toggle - Provides shading of alternating lines of text to
- help delineate lines of source code.
-
- 2. Smart word wrap - Will wrap at a whitespace if possible. Maintains
- text indentation (source code structure).
-
- 3. Port Selection - Allow selection of LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or a file
- for output. If file is chosen, it can later be typed or copied to
- the printer.
-
- 4. Miniature Type - Allows combining subscript, superscript, and
- compressed print. This lets you cram lots more on a page.
-
- 5. Menu or Command Line - Command line operation allows XPRT to be
- called from another program for hands-off operation.
-
- 6. Page heading that includes file name, date, and page number. An
- alternate heading also provides the FILE date and time. Page
- headings may also be turned off.
-
- 7. The current configuration of XPRT may be saved as the default.
- Selecting 'S' from the menu establishes new default settings.
-
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- Note
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-
- For use on a Local Area Network... if XPRT.EXE is write-protected
- for any reason, XPRT.CFG will be created in the current directory.
- When XPRT starts, it will attempt to open XPRT.CFG for default
- setup information. If the .CFG file cannot be opened, XRPT will
- use it's internal setup data.
-
- If XPRT.EXE is not write-protected, the setup data will be saved
- to the executable file. XPRT.CFG will not be created.
-
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 8. If the resulting printout is 10 pages or more, XPRT will beep
- upon completion. This is to prevent you from having to watch
- the monitor for long periods of time.
-
- 9. Support for legal size paper.
-
- 10. Once registered, one need only download later versions to upgrade.
- There is no charge for upgrades unless mailing a disk is required.
- This will cost $10.00.
-
- 11. Support for using other printer utilities prior to XPRT.
-
- XPRT will check for a printer connected to the port if an LPT is
- selected. It cannot, however, determine it the printer is LaserJet
- compatible. It must assume that the operator knows. This is
- unavoidable as the LaserJet provides no means of identification
- via software.
-
- Oh-by-the-way... The LaserJet II does not provide ELITE type without
- one of several font cartridges. If ELITE is selected but not
- available, the printer will default to COMPRESSED print. This does
- not apply to the LaserJet III.
-
- If you experience problems viewing XPRT with a monochrome monitor,
- set an environment variable MONITOR equal to MONO in your autoexec.bat
- file.
- i.e. set MONITOR=MONO
-
- Command line switches can all be jammed together or separated by
- whitespace.
-
- Syntax: XPRT [filename] [switches]
-
- Where: filename = Name of text file to be printed, path included.
- switches = Optional formatting switches (see below).
-
- Command line switches:
-
- A = Compressed print.
- B = Elite print (if supported.)
- C = Pica print.
- D = Miniature print.
- L = Landscape (letter size.)
- M = Landscape (legal size.)
- Q = Portrait (letter size.)
- V = Portrait (legal size.)
- F = Respond to embedded formfeed character.
- Y = Ignore embedded formfeed character.
- R = Do not reset printer prior to printing.
- Gnnn = Shade alternating lines of text.
- Where nnn is the width of the shading.
-
- The command line:
-
- XPRT somefile.txt G3
-
- Will shade alternating sets of three lines.
-
- XPRT somefile.txt G100
-
- Will shade the entire page.
-
- Hn = Page heading select.
- If n is 0 - No heading is printed.
- If n is 1 - The heading contains the file name, page number,
- and the current date/time.
- If n is 2 - The file date/time is added to the heading also.
-
- Inn = Indent left margin nn spaces. Max is 25.
- Tnn = Expand tabs to nn spaces. Max is 25.
- Pn = Printer port selection.
- If n is 1 - Print to LPT1
- If n is 2 - Print to LPT2
- If n is 3 - Print to LPT3
- If n is 4 - Print to FILE
-
- The command line:
-
- XPRT somefile.txt p4
-
- Will produce an output file named 'filename.XPR' in the current
- directory. If this file already exists, it will be overwritten
- without warning.
-
- XPRT /r will allow the user to enter the serial number that is assigned
- upon registration.
-
- XPRT /? will display a list of command line switches for batch mode.
-
- Initial Defaults: Pica, Portrait, Embedded formfeed on, Gray Bar Off,
- Page Header One, Indent 5, Port LPT1, 4 Spaces/Tab, Reset On.
-
- Typing XPRT with a [filename] will bring up the XPRT options menu.
-
- Typing XPRT with a [filename] and [switches] will go directly to
- printing.
-
- The author may be reached via:
-
- Mail - Paul R. Bearden
- North Texas Computer Solutions
- Box 426 / 312 N. Illinois Street
- Celina, TX 75009
-
- Phone - (214) 382-2867
-
- Compuserve - 72117, 510.
- Internet - 72117.510@compuserve.com
-
- /*****************************************************\
- * This is for Polytron Version Control System
- *
- * $Author: Paul R. Bearden $
- * $Logfile: E:/xprt_dos/xprt.c_v $
- * $Revision: 4.6 $
- * $Date: 29 Jul 1993 19:35:58 $
- *
- * $Log: E:/xprt_dos/xprt.c_v $
- *
- * Rev 4.6 29 Jul 1993 19:35:58 Paul R. Bearden
- * Fixed a problem with command line operation. XPRT was losing the
- * name of the file to print under some circumstances.
- *
- * Rev 4.5 25 Jul 1993 06:53:28 Paul R. Bearden
- * 1. Open file to print in read-only mode. Opening in 'r+' causes
- * problems in OS/2.
- * 2. Fixed one help screen problem.
- * 3. Fixed another wordwrap problem. Was not taking indent into
- * account when wrapping.
- * 4. Changed SaveDefaults () to keep the original XPRT.EXE date
- * and time.
- *
- * Rev 4.4 21 Mar 1993 18:00:46 unknown
- * 1. Added 'New' file selection capability.
- * 2. Added 'Reset' toggle to prevent reset prior to print. This is to
- * allow a printer setup utility to run before XPRT.
- * 3. Changed type selection to [A] toggle.
- * 4. Changed 'About...' to 'Help...'.
- * 5. Updated 'Help' screens.
- *
- * Rev 4.3 19 Jul 1992 10:58:48 Paul R. Bearden
- * Fixed word wrap bug by removing 'ungetch'.
- *
- * Rev 4.2 24 Jun 1992 05:56:42 Paul R. Bearden
- * Correction to cpi in 'About' screens.
- *
- * Rev 4.1 16 Jun 1992 05:35:34 Paul R. Bearden
- * Changed 'Compressed Print' from 6 lpi to 7 lpi.
- *
- * Rev 4.0 14 May 1992 08:02:54 Paul R. Bearden
- * Added room for a few more characters/line in landscape-legal.
- *
- * Rev 3.9 25 Mar 1992 09:23:40 Paul R. Bearden
- * Fixed graybar problem... was not printing last graybar on the page.
- *
- * Rev 3.8 25 Feb 1992 11:34:20 Paul R. Bearden
- * 1. Changed default screen, 'S' is NOT a command line switch.
- * 2. Converted back to Microsoft C 6.0... The QEMM errors stopped
- * when I stopped using Borland C++ 3.0.
- *
- * Rev 3.7b 16 Feb 1992 16:28:26 Paul R. Bearden
- * Fixed problem of crashing under QEMM.
- *
- * Rev 3.7a 08 Feb 1992 07:07:22 Paul R. Bearden
- * Fixed Imbedded Form Feed Toggle.
- *
- * Rev 3.7 05 Feb 1992 08:22:12 Paul R. Bearden
- * 1. Changed 'Elite' print to 7 lpi.
- * 2. Added support for legal size paper.
- * 3. Improved LAN support with XPRT.CFG file. If write access is
- * denied to XPRT.EXE, the configuration information will be
- * saved to XPRT.CFG in the current directory.
- *
- * Rev 3.6 13 Dec 1991 17:26:14 Paul R. Bearden
- * 1. Fixed bugs in command line interface.
- * 2. Added registration instructions to default screen.
- * 3. Fixed 'special keys' in EscPressed ().
- * 4. Changed GoRegister () to delete registration number if an
- * invalid number is entered.
- *
- * Rev 3.5 26 Nov 1991 14:32:18 PBEARDEN
- * 1. Moved registration information to the last 'About' screen.
- * 2. Removed the need for FINDIT.EXE
- * 3. Fixed a minor bug in 'Header Two'.
- *
- * Rev 3.4 21 Nov 1991 15:34:46 PBEARDEN
- * 1. More mouse support.
- * 2. Added option for different page headings.
- * 3. Added option to select number of grayed lines.
- * 4. Allow user to enter registration number.
- *
- * Rev 3.3 21 Oct 1991 15:13:48 PBEARDEN
- * Added mouse support to 'About' screens.
- *
- * Rev 3.2 21 Oct 1991 8:50:08 PBEARDEN
- * Added a registration price list to the 'About' screens.
- *
- * Rev 3.1 11 Oct 1991 6:56:56 PBEARDEN
- * Removed reference to legal size paper in the help screens.
- *
- * Rev 3.0 27 Aug 1991 10:07:18 PBEARDEN
- * 1. Added 'Save Setup' selection.
- * 2. Minor tweaks to embedded page break handling code.
- * 3. Beep when finished printing (if 10 pages or more.)
- * 4. Print correct number of lines when printing w/o headers.
- * 5. Add more 'About' screens. Added 'ESC' to break out of them.
- * 6. Changed default 'Print to' file for batch printing.
- *
- * Rev 2.9 12 Aug 1991 19:00:50 PBEARDEN
- * Added 'About...' selection to menu.
- *
- * Rev 2.8 08 Aug 1991 14:03:32 PBEARDEN
- * Minor tweaks.
- *
- * Rev 2.7 31 Jul 1991 13:12:12 PBEARDEN
- * 1. Don't send a formfeed if it is on the first line of a page.
- * 2. Minor fix to wordwrap.
- *
- * Rev 2.6 29 Jul 1991 9:57:38 PBEARDEN
- * Fixed some uninitialized variables that PC-Lint found.
- *
- * Rev 2.5 11 Jul 1991 17:42:28 PBEARDEN
- * Command line (batch) operation will now exit after printing without
- * displaying the copyright message or waiting for a keypress.
- *
- * Rev 2.4 04 Jul 1991 10:04:24 PBEARDEN
- * Fixed a bug in the command line Header Toggle.
- *
- * Rev 2.3 04 Jul 1991 9:25:58 PBEARDEN
- * Changed default Spaces/Tab from 5 to 4.
- *
- * Rev 2.2 02 Jul 1991 13:04:38 PBEARDEN
- * 1. Added page header toggle.
- * 2. Added space/tab selection.
- *
- * Rev 2.1 29 Jun 1991 18:42:32 PBEARDEN
- * 1. Removed lots of redundant code.
- * 2. Renamed CountLines () to CountPages ().
- * 3. Added GetLine ().
- * 4. Removed path from the filename in the page heading.
- *
- * Rev 2.0 19 Jun 1991 13:48:08 PBEARDEN
- * 1. Display name of file to print at top of menu.
- * 2. Provide means for entering a file name for Print-to-File.
- * 3. Warn if Print-to-File file name already exists.
- * 4. Don't display copyright message on registered copies.
- *
- * Rev 1.8 14 Jun 1991 6:46:30 PBEARDEN
- * A few minor tweaks.
- *
- * Rev 1.7 13 Jun 1991 16:59:52 PBEARDEN
- * Fixed a bug in the embedded page break handling.
- * Added 'Printing page ...' message.
- *
- * Rev 1.6 12 Jun 1991 18:10:26 PBEARDEN
- * Broke into several logical functions... finally.
- *
- * Rev 1.5 05 Jun 1991 13:23:18 PBEARDEN
- * Squashed a few bugs in the blank line handling stuff.
- *
- * Rev 1.4 04 Jun 1991 18:59:48 PBEARDEN
- * Throw away (don't print) blank lines at the end of a file.
- *
- * Rev 1.3 28 May 1991 13:37:06 PBEARDEN
- * Added default instructions.
- * Improved batch mode (command line switches).
- * Allow 2 digit indent value.
- *
- * Rev 1.2 24 May 1991 11:48:54 PBEARDEN
- * Added printer toggle for LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3.
- *
- * Rev 1.1 20 May 1991 13:22:54 PBEARDEN
- * Fixed push/pop problem. Not enough pops.
- *
- * Rev 1.0 01 Mar 1991 8:59:56 PBEARDEN
- * Initial revision.
- *
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