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- Additional option: a new option has been added that compromises between
- handling straight text files and "funny" text files (files that overprint
- lines, advance the paper without doing a carriage return, etc.) By default,
- ALTPAGE expects a straight text file that only has line feeds and carriage
- returns occurring in pairs (a CR/LF). If your file has "funny" lines in it
- (if it uses "overprinting," "no new line" printing, or is intended to produce
- underlining and bold for any printer) you should use the -b option for binary
- mode. However, when you use this option, due to some DOS restrictions, using
- standard input as input (filename [STDIN]) will not work well because file
- translation is always done with standard input (that's a technical
- explanation). If you find such things as lines that repeat themselves across
- the paper, or a long string of underlines at the end of a line instead of
- directly over it, use this option. Processing the ALTPAGE documentation
- requires this option.
- Yes, your first file you can try is the ALTPAGE.PRN documentation
- enclosed. Do it this way:
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- C> ALTPAGE -b ALTPAGE.PRN ALTPAGE.ODD ALTPAGE.EVN
-
- and print out each side. You can see what will happen without the -b option,
- and exactly how ALTPAGE works.
-
- REVISION HISTORY:
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- Version 1.2: Added options to change page length, operate in binary mode,
- append Ctrl-Zs, eject paper, and eject paper with soft form feeds. [STDIN] can
- now be in lowercase. Switched compilers to Turbo C and generated a .COM file.
- Improved error messages from very vague to MSDOS specific messages.
- Errorlevels are now supported, non-zero on any disk file failure. Improved
- documentation per user's request.
-
- Version 1.1: Private upgrade. Added ability to cut the propaganda lines.
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- Version 1.0: Initial release, November 1985. Written under DeSmet C.
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