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doc file for mmshare.exe 6/2/94 S. Benedict
Purpose:
2up-2 sided ASCII file collator for POSTSCRIPT printers. Reduces
page count by as much as 4:1 when printing out documentation. Adds
page numbers and title page if desired.
Operation:
The program is self explanatory, you type mmshare and the program
prompts you for the input file, output file (or lpt1:), number of
lines/page and whether or not you want page numbers and a cover page.
The first time you run the program, you are prompted for the type
of printer, either HP or NEC, the difference being the way the paper
is handled. The HP prints on the top of the sheet, while the NEC
prints on the top of the sheet. A file called mmaker.ini is created
with this selection. If you need to change your printer setup, delete
this file and the next time you run the program you can re-enter the
printer type.
If you print to a file you will have 2 output files xxxxxxxx.ps1 and
xxxxxxxx.ps2 for the 2 sides of the pages. You can print these from
the command line or run prnbook.bat giving it the prefix of the files
as a parameter. If you add the directory to your path and set the
environment variable MMDIR=C:\MMSHARE\ or whatever your respective
directory is, the program can be run from any directory.
(Be sure to include the trailing backslash)
Known Quirks:
If a line is more than 80 characters, the program will break it into
2 lines, append the first line with ~~ and indent the remainder 10
spaces on the next line.
You will notice instructions for flipping/not flipping your output
stack between side 1 and side 2 in both the program and the batch
file, depending on the printer you are using.
I've tested the program on both the NEC and an HP IIISi, hopefully
this would include all the variations on paper handling.
Conclusion:
This is the shareware version, limited to 8 page documents, the full
version, capable of 420 pages is available for $12.95 (includes S&H,
U.S.), see order.txt for more info.
If you have any comments or suggestions, send them to:
af469@cleveland.freenet.edu