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 21UPRT.ZIP
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   Version 4.6 - 6/16/94

   Contents    - 21UP.EXE
                 21UP.ICO
                 VPBEVEL.DLL
                 VPOBJ.DLL
                 21UPREAD.1ST
                 21UPTEST.FIL

   Author      - Roger Lapp

                 CompuServe - 70573,2577
                 Internet   - [e-mail]

   REXX PM program to print 2UP in landscape mode or 1UP in portrait mode
   on laser printers using PPDS, PCL or PostScript commands. Will number
   lines or support ANSI control characters. Suppresses multiple blank lines
   and page ejects. Supports A4 (European) paper size.

   The latest updates to this program are posted to the following two
   Forums on CompuServe:
                         OS2USER Forum - Library 4 - Applications
                         IBMSYS  Forum - Library 2 - OS/2 Utilities

   This package is free for anyone to use or distribute in its entirety
   and I am not responsible for any problems that this program may cause.

   I DO ASK that if you find this program useful then please send me a note.
   This is only so that I may get an idea if anyone is using the program and
   if further enhancements would be worth my time.

   Many of the changes and enhancements to this program were a direct result
   of user suggestions and I wish to thank all of these people. If you have
   any suggestions, problems or just have comments about the package then
   please let me know.


 GETTING STARTED:
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   1. Copy 21UP.EXE and 21UP.ICO to a directory which is included in the
      PATH statement.
   2. Copy VPBEVEL.DLL and VPOBJ.DLL to a directory which is included in
      the LIBPATH statement.
   3. Start 21UP. You may start it from a command line or you may create
      a 21UP object on your desktop or in a folder using standard OS/2
      procedures and start it from there.
   4. From the Menu bar select Printer - Settings.
   5. Select the appropriate settings for your printer (Printer, Print
      Mode and Paper Size) and then select RETURN.
   6. From the Menu bar select Help - Print Help.
   7. The documentation will print. Read and follow instructions there.
      NOTE the INITIAL SET UP section, especially if the documentation
      did not print correctly (It should be readable enough to follow).
   8. If you still have problems then DO THE FOLLOWING:
       - Print the 21UPTEST.FIL enclosed with the package.
       - Send me a note with the following information:
          - The version number of the program.
          - The settings you used that were different from the defaults.
          - A description of the problem.
          - What lines (in the test file) printed in what columns and on
            what pages?
          - What was the first character printed on the last (continued)
            part of the last line (200)?
          - Any other information you feel will help.


 21UP CHANGES:
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  V4.6:
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    1. Added 21UPTEST.FIL to aid in resolving any problems (see the
       GETTING STARTED section above).
    2. Added the ability for the user to specify how much to adjust for
       hole punching.
    3. Major changes to the PCL code to hopefully eliminate compatability
       problems with PCL printers other than HP LaserJets.
    4. Added the ability to allow printing of multiple sequential blank
       lines and allow an imbedded page eject character to skip to a new
       logical page.
    5. Added support for Legal size (8.5x14) paper.

  V4.5:
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    1. Added frames around menus to enhance their appearance (this
       requires the DLL files).
    2. Removed the -Q option on the command line and replaced it with
       the -M option in order to allow full drag and drop support without
       prompting. See the Help file for details.
    3. Some PostScript printers were not able to recognize the program
       output file as a PostScript format file so a minimum set of
       comment lines were added to the output file to identify it as a
       PostScript EPS file.

  V4.4:
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    1. Fixed a problem with a missing piece of the program.

  V4.3:
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    1. Fixed the printing of the file name in the header line in
       PostScript mode.
    2. Fixed 1UP printing in PostScript mode.
    3. Added an option to the Printer Settings menu to expand tabs to
       1-9 spaces.
    4. Added an option to the Printer Settings menu to allow you to
       select the PostScript Font size.
    5. Added a Product Information section to the Help menu selection.
    6. Fix to only allow one instance of each secondary window to be
       open at a time.
    7. Changed the format of the Main Menu to isolate the 'information
       only' part of the menu from the 'user' part.

  V4.2:
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    1. Embedded the DOC file into the program as HELP.
    2. Moved the CHG file into 21UPREAD.1ST.
    3. Added a Getting Started section to 21UPREAD.1ST.
    4. Added the ability to print the Help from the Help Menu.
    5. Added translating all non-printable ASCII codes to blanks.
    6. Added a Print Format section with the ability to limit printing
       to 1 line per record and optionally center the text on each line.
    7. Added ability to control the Page Size definition by using
       printer controls to print less than full size pages.
    8. Added a dynamic display of the values used for calculating
       characters per line and lines per page.
    9. Rearranged all of the informational values into one group:
       Current Print Estimates and Values.
   10. Added ability to print to a file.
   11. Added ability to print multiple copies of the file.
   12. Print will now automatically reset the file selection since
       you can now select the number of copies.
   13. Added a small process indicator (Watch the arrow pointing to
       the laser when you select print) to show printing activity
       along with the title bar change.

  V4.1:
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    1. After a file is selected, then future file selections will start
       with the same directory that the prior file was in.
    2. Rearranged the top part of the Main Menu and changed 'Format'
       to 'Print Layout'.
    3. Added a No Header option to the Print Options.
    4. Corrected the Print Estimates calculation.
    5. Made the Help Menu sizable.
    6. Added mnemonics for the menu items and the push buttons.
    7. Cleaned up the tab sequence for the Main and Printer menus.
    8. Made the default buttons: Print for the Main Menu and Return
       for the Printer Setup Menu.
    9. Adjusted the default line counts for A4 paper using PCL4.
   10. Added a check box to the Printer Settings menu for using the
       IBM-Denmark symbol set in PCL4 mode.
   11. Added a check box to the Printer Settings menu for adjusting the
       printing to allow for hole punching.
   12. Added a check box to the Printer Settings menu for adjusting the
       printing to allow for hole punching after cutting the 2UP output
       page in half (5.5x8.5).
   13. 21UP will no longer terminate when CANCEL is selected from the
       File Select screen.
   14. Removed the restriction on the number of lines that are printed
       for each record.
   15. Removed the restriction on the program name being changed.
   16. Increased the adjustment allowed on lines per page to 99.