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PrintFile
Version 1.3
Written by John Campion.
1/22/92.
Table of Contents
1. Disclaimer.....................................1
2. Hardware Requirements..........................1
3. Instructions for use...........................1
4. Donations......................................2
5. Miscellaneous..................................2
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DISCLAIMER
I hate long disclaimers, so I'll make this as short as
possible. This software is provided AS IS, and I make no guaran-
tees on it working on every type of computer (from XT's to
Cray's), or on every monitor (Hercules to XGA). I am not re-
sponsible for any damage inflicted by incorrect usage of this
program (I don't believe it is possible).
I have tried to make the software as bug-free as humanly possi-
ble. I believe that it WILL work on every type of IBM Compati-
ble, with every monitor, but, like I said, there are no guaran-
tees.
PrintFile may be legally distributed and copied without written
permission from the author, provided no files in this archive are
changed or altered in any way. No one may charge for giving away
this program, except for a maximum price of $3.00 for a disk with
PrintFile on it.
PrintFile is freeware, or shareware, whichever you prefer (or can
afford). See page 2 (Donations) for details.
There, was that short enough?
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
PrintFile requires:
o Any IBM Compatible computer with at least 40k free RAM.
o A Printer. (PF is designed to work with printers, but I'm
sure that it would work with any TSR that redirects printer
output to a file, although that would defeat the whole
purpose of this program.)
All output is directed to PRN.
o A monitor is not necessary, but it might be helpful to see
what you are typing!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
PrintFile is a program that does just that - print files.
The only thing that makes it any different from any other file
printer is the options that it has.
Well, this shouldn't be too complicated, as this a very
simple program. The whole thing is run from the command line.
Here the syntax and a list of the options.
SYNTAX: PF [options] Filename
Items in []'s are optional.
OPTIONS:
/? : This shows you a help screen.
/Bxx : Where xx is the maximum number of blank
lines that you want PF to print.
Defaults to 0 (no limit).
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (Continued)
/E : This will eject the last page after the
file is done printing. This makes it
easier to tear the last page out.
/H : This also shows you a help screen!
/I : This sends an initial page feed. In other
words, this starts a new page in the
printer.
/Lxx : Where xx is the number of lines on a page for
your printer. Defaults to 66.
/P : Page Feeds, or, if you wish, skip
perforations. This is for long files, and
it will skip page perforations, so that the
text doesn't print on it. (Don't you hate
it when that happens?)
The "/"'s may be replaced with "-"'s, if you like "-"'s
better. Also, the options are NOT case sensitive.
FILENAME must be a legal DOS filename. You may include a
path, but it's not necessary, if the file is in the current
directory. Wildcards are fully supported. This means that you
may use a filename like *.TXT. PrintFile will only print ASCII
files.
DONATIONS
PrintFile is a freeware program. However, it can be share-
ware if you would rather it. I am not demanding money for it,
but no donations are refused. If you send a donation of $5.00 or
more (to help support my efforts), I will send you a disk (either
size) with shareware version of any programs I have written. (At
this point, that's two.) You will also be eligible for discounts
on any of my shareware programs (I'll send you all of them on the
disk).
If you wish to receive what I mentioned above, please send
$5.00 to the address in "Ways to Contact the Author", and a note
telling me where I can locate you (your address), disk size, and
whether or not you're on the RIME Network.
If, however, you can't afford to send any donations, but you
like, and/or use the program often, please let me know that you
appreciate it (and you don't have to feel guilty). See "Ways to
Contact Author" under Miscellaneous.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Ways to contact author
A) U.S. Snail Mail
My address is:
John Campion
3919 Innerdale Ct.
Randallstown, Md, 21133-2203.
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This is liable to change as my house is on the real estate
market.
B) RIME Network
I am available on the RIME (RelayNet International Message
Exchange) Network, in the Shareware Conference, as John
Campion. My BBS ID is EDSHOME (for routing messages).
C) Support BBS
My Support BBS is:
Ed's Home Exchange BBS in Columbia, MD.
Sysop: Ed Bachmann
Node 1 - (410) 730-2917 - 1200/2400/9600/14400 bps
With a USRobotics Dual Standard
Node 2 - (301) 854-3076 - 1200/2400/9600 bps
With a USRobotics 9600
(Node 2 is PC-Pursuitable through WASHDC)
Many thanks to Ed for letting me use his board.
2. Other Programs written by me.
- A menu program, due to be released in the very near
future. All I have to do is write the documentation.
It's still closer to completeion - I keep thinking of
things I want to add! (Still working on it.)