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- August 29, 1991
-
- DOWNLOAD Version 1.2
- UNLOAD Version 1.1
-
- (C) Copyright 1989, 1991 by TaxWare, PO Box 2014, Provo, UT 84603
- All rights reserved
-
- DOWNLOAD and UNLOAD are utilities used to download and unload soft fonts
- and graphic macros to/from the printer memory of HP LaserJet (and compatible)
- printers. DOWNLOAD and UNLOAD are generally included as supplemental utilities
- with other shareware and commercial software from TaxWare.
-
- ***************************** DOWNLOAD ****************************************
-
- DOWNLOADing a soft font file or graphic macro to the printer's memory allows
- you to access the same from within your software. Refer to your printer manual
- or software reference manual to determine how to access downloaded fonts and
- macros from within your software.
-
- Usage
-
- Type DOWNLOAD or UNLOAD at the DOS prompt to receive usage help for either
- utility. For DOWNLOAD, the following screen (or a similar screen) will appear:
-
- DOWNLOAD Version 1.2 - Downloader For HP Soft Fonts And Macros
- (C) Copyright TaxWare 1989, 1991. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Usage: DOWNLOAD macroFile /M# [/O] [/L] [/C] [/P or /T] [/1 or /2 or /3]
- DOWNLOAD fontFile /I# [/P or /T] [/1 or /2 or /3]
-
- Brackets [] indicate optional parameters
- macroFile - file containing the macro escape sequences
- fontFile - soft font file to be downloaded
- /I# is a font ID you must assign to the font (ex: /I85)
- /M# is a macro ID you must assign to the macro (ex: /M31)
- /O print macro on every page
- /L download macro for landscape (envelope) printing
- /C restore printer cursor to its pre-macro position
- /P or /T font or macro status (Permanent (default) or Temporary)
- /1, /2 or /3 is the printer number (1 = LPT1, and so on); default is /1
-
- Examples
-
- The following example downloads the soft font file HV140RPN.SFP with a font ID
- of 25 to printer LPT1 and with a permanent status.
-
- >DOWNLOAD HV140RPN.SFP /I25 /P /1
-
- Because the status defaults to "Permanent" and the printer defaults to LPT1,
- the following example will yield the same results as the first example.
-
- >DOWNLOAD HV140RPN.SFP /I25
-
- The following examples download the graphic macro file LOGO.PCL with a macro ID
- of 1 and Permanent status to the printer LPT1. The macro can then be accessed
- as your software permits.
-
- >DOWNLOAD LOGO.PCL /M1 /P /1
- >DOWNLOAD LOGO.PCL /M1 /1
- >DOWNLOAD LOGO.PCL /M1 /P
- >DOWNLOAD LOGO.PCL /M1
-
- You can also download a graphic macro as a macro overlay by using the /O option
- as in the following example. This means that the macro will print in the same
- place on every page until it is unloaded (if Permanent status), or until the
- printer is reset (if Temporary status). It is not recommended that you use the
- overlay option unless you have a thorough understanding of what you are doing.
-
- >DOWNLOAD LOGO.PCL /M1 /O
-
- ******************************* UNLOAD ****************************************
-
- UNLOADing a font or a graphic macro from the printer memory frees the memory
- taken up by the font or the graphic macro. Fonts and graphic macros which you
- have downloaded should be unloaded from the printers memory when you no longer
- need them, thus allowing the printer memory to be utilized for other work.
-
- Usage
-
- For UNLOAD, the following screen (or a similar screen) will appear:
-
- Usage: UNLOAD /M# [/1 or /2 or /3]
- UNLOAD /I# [/1 or /2 or /3]
-
- Brackets [] indicate optional parameters
- inputFile is the name of a file containing download information
- /M# unloads the macro with the assigned macro ID #
- /I# unloads the font with the assigned font ID #
- /1, /2 or /3 is the printer number (1 = LPT1, and so on); default is /1
-
- Examples
-
- The following example unloads the graphic macro with an ID of 31 from the
- printer's memory. The graphic macro may or may not have been downloaded as
- an "overlay" macro.
-
- >UNLOAD /M31
-
- The following example unloads the soft font having a font ID of 6 from the
- printer's memory.
-
- >UNLOAD /I6
-
-