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2UPPRT.ZIP Version 2.3 - 03/20/93 Title : V2.3 - Print 2UP or 1UP on Lasers - PPDS, HPLJ,PS Keywords: 2UP 1UP REXX LASER LANDSCAPE PORTRAIT PRINT ANSI HPLJ PPDS REXX command files to print 2UP in landscape mode or 1UP in portrait mode on laser printers using PPDS, HPLJ or PostScript commands. Will number lines or support ANSI control characters. Suppresses multiple blank lines and page ejects. Includes VREXX support. Supports A4 (European) paper size. 2UPPRT.ZIP Contents: 2UP.CMD 1UP.CMD 2UP.ICO 1UP.ICO 21UPA4.CHG (Changes for A4 paper) 2UPPRT.CHG (Changes to 2UPPRT) 2UPREAD.ME (This file) 2UP.CMD: This REXX command will print a file in landscape mode - 2 columns wide. This is a modified version of REXXPR.ZIP found on CompuServe. - IBM PPDS Mode is the default. If you want to print in HP or PostScript Mode then change LINE 2 to: mode=2 or 3. NOTE: For DeskJet users: Set mode=2 and change lpp=114 for 2UP and lpp=76 for 1UP. Thanks to Alex Yeilding for this information. - To enable VREXX support change LINE 3 to: vrexx=1. Do NOT do this unless you have the VREXX2.ZIP package installed. - A4 Paper - The changes for A4 paper size are contained in the 21UPA4.CHG file. Merge these changes into 2UP.CMD and 1UP.CMD. The locations to change are noted in 21UPA4. Thanks to Mike Walsh for suggesting and testing some changes for A4 paper. (Please let me know if you find errors in this function, not every possibility was tested.) - The LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3 port assignments are the default ones for the IBM 40x9 LaserPrinter AES Code. You may change them. - Lines longer than the line length are continued onto the next line up to a maximum of 3 print lines for 2UP and 2 print lines for 1UP. - Consecutive blank lines are suppressed. - Control characters imbedded in the file, such as new page and tabs, are translated to blanks, so you should expand all tabs before printing in order to get better looking output. - Format: 2UP filespec <B> <N> <A> <F> <H> The following option (if specified) MUST be the FIRST option: B - will print in larger type. Use this if the normal type is too small for you to comfortably read. Of course this reduces the amount you may print on a page (see the table below). You may use this option in conjunction with any of the following options. The following options are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE: N - will Number the lines as they are printed. A - uses ANSI print controls as the first character on each line. Consecutive blank lines are NOT suppressed. Lines longer than the line length are truncated. The bar frame and the header lines are NOT printed. This option is NOT supported in PostScript mode. ANSI Controls: Code Action before printing ----- ---------------------- blank space 1 line 0 space 2 lines - space 3 lines 1 skip to line 1 on a new page + suppress space (NOT implemented, treated as blank) F - will NOT print the bar Frame around the output. H - will NOT print the bar frame or the Header lines. 1UP.CMD: This REXX command is the same as 2UP except it prints in portrait mode - 1 column wide. - Format: 1UP filespec <B> <N> <A> <F> <H> SPECIFICATION TABLE: The following table shows the variables that change depending on the type of printing and options chosen: ╔════════════════════╗╔════════════════════╗ ║ 2UP ║║ 1UP ║ ╠══════╤══════╤══════╣╠══════╤══════╤══════╣ Mode ║ PPDS │ HP │ PS ║║ PPDS │ HP │ PS ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Printer ║ LPT1 │ LPT2 │ LPT3 ║║ LPT1 │ LPT2 │ LPT3 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Char/Line ║ 87 │ 84 │ 110 ║║ 132 │ 129 │ 133 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ 184 │ 118 │ 186 ║║ 121 │ 78 │ 123 ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ A4 Paper: Char/Line ║ 92 │ 89 │ 117 ║║ 128 │ 125 │ 129 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ 180 │ 114 │ 174 ║║ 125 │ 83 │ 131 ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ OPTIONS: N - Char/Line ║ -4 │ -4 │ -4 ║║ -4 │ -4 │ -4 ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ F - Char/Line ║ +2 │ +2 │ +2 ║║ +4 │ +4 │ +4 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ +2 │ +2 │ N/C ║║ +1 │ +1 │ N/C ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ H - Char/Line ║ +2 │ +2 │ +2 ║║ +4 │ +4 │ +4 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ +6 │ +6 │ N/C ║║ +3 │ +3 │ N/C ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ A - Char/Line ║ +2 │ +2 │ N/A ║║ +4 │ +4 │ N/A ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ +6 │ +6 │ N/C ║║ +3 │ +3 │ N/C ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ OPTION B and: ║ ║║ ║ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ Char/Line ║ 59 │ 49 │ 86 ║║ 91 │ 76 │ 104 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ 120 │ N/C │ 140 ║║ 79 │ N/C │ 92 ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ A4 Paper: Char/Line ║ 64 │ 47 │ 91 ║║ 88 │ 73 │ 101 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ 118 │ N/C │ 136 ║║ 84 │ N/C │ 98 ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ OPTIONS: N - Char/Line ║ -4 │ -4 │ -4 ║║ -4 │ -4 │ -4 ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ F - Char/Line ║ +2 │ +2 │ +2 ║║ +4 │ +4 │ +4 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ +2 │ +2 │ N/C ║║ +1 │ +1 │ N/C ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ H - Char/Line ║ +2 │ +2 │ +2 ║║ +4 │ +4 │ +4 ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ +6 │ +6 │ N/C ║║ +3 │ +3 │ N/C ║ ╟──────┴──────┴──────╢╟──────┴──────┴──────╢ ╟──────┬──────┬──────╢╟──────┬──────┬──────╢ A - Char/Line ║ +2 │ +2 │ N/A ║║ +4 │ +4 │ N/A ║ ╟──────┼──────┼──────╢╟──────┼──────┼──────╢ Lines/Page ║ +6 │ +6 │ N/C ║║ +3 │ +3 │ N/C ║ ╚══════╧══════╧══════╝╚══════╧══════╧══════╝ N/C - No Change N/A - Not Applicable OBJECTIVE and LOGIC: The objective of these programs is to print as much information, in a readable form, in as small amount of paper as possible. To meet this objective I have elected to translate page ejects to blanks and suppress multiple blank lines. If you change this to allow page ejects then it will mess up the line counts and formatting. By using this logic I can typically print 100 pages of formatted output on 30-38 pages of paper (instead of 50) and it is still very readable. If you make any other enhancements I would appreciate a note and a copy of the new file or if you have suggestions please let me know. Roger Lapp - 70573,2577 (CompuServe) - TMGC69A (Prodigy)