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21UPRT.ZIP
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Version 7.2a- 04/15/97
Contents - 21UPREAD.1ST
21UP.EXE
21UPTEST.FIL
FILE_ID.DIZ
Author - Roger Lapp
Arlington, TX
CompuServe - 70573,2577
Internet - 70573.2577@compuserve.com
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 package are posted to the following three
Forums on CompuServe:
OS2USER Forum - Library 4 - Applications
OS2CENT Forum - Library 3 - Tools/Utilities
PCUTIL Forum - Library 2 - OS/2 Utilities
STARDOC Forum - Library 6 - OS/2 Utilities
The package also gets posted to various other locations around the world but
I am NOT responsible for posting it or ensuring that they have the latest
version. If you get this package from other locations then I would
appreciate knowing what VERSION you got, the DATE you got it and the NAME
and LOCATION that you got it from. If you post this package to other
locations then I would appreciate knowing where you posted it.
LOCATIONS KNOWN TO CARRY THE CURRENT VERSION OF 21UPRT.ZIP
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OS2 Shareware BBS - Fairfax, VA
America Online - OS/2 Forum
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/printer (21UPRTxx.ZIP)
http://www.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/new (21UPRTxx.ZIP)
http://www.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/pmtools/21uprt72.zip
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/print (21UPRTxx.ZIP)
To search for additional sources on the WWW I suggest you go to:
www.yahoo.com and enter: 21UPRT.ZIP as the search argument. Look
carefully to find the most recent version as many sites have old versions.
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 package 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. I will also notify you
when new releases of 21UP become available.
Many of the changes and enhancements to this program were a direct result
of user suggestions and testing 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 to a directory which is included in the PATH statement.
2. 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.
3. From the Menu bar select PRINTER - SETTINGS.
4. Select the appropriate settings for your printer (Printer, Print
Mode and Paper Size) and then select RETURN.
5. From the Menu bar select HELP - PRINT HELP.
6. 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).
7. 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:
- Which version number you are using (from the main screen).
- 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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V7.2:
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1. Fixed a problem with lines per page on A4 paper.
2. Fixed an incompatability problem with 4OS2.
3. Fixed a problem with hole punch adjust and 2UP portrait and 1UP
landscape.
4. Fixed a problem with filenames with imbedded spaces. You couldn't
print these from the command line or by drag and drop. You can now.
You may not have more than 1 consecutive blank in the name.
5. Added a total page count to the top of the main menu along with
file count.
6. The font in the check boxes and buttons has been made smaller to
improve the readability of 21UP at high resolutions.
V7.1:
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1. Added support for 1UP printing in Landscape mode. Good for extra
long print lines.
2. Added support for 2UP printing in Portrait mode. Good for real
short print lines.
3. Added support for saving the current path and optionally the
file name when leaving 21UP. This allows you to get back to
where you last left 21UP and is almost always better than the
default path.
4. Added a new menu option under Files called Select List. This
allows you to select a file which contains a list of files to
process.
5. Added a new menu option under Files called Create List. This
allows you to create a file (21UPFILE.LIS) which contains a list
of files in the directory selected. This file is also stored in
that directory. You may then select this file with Select List.
6. Added the Append Files option to Print Format. This will NOT
eject to a new page when printing a new file, instead it inserts
the filename at the start of a new file. This option has the
potential to save a lot of paper when printing many short files.
7. Added a progress bar just below the menu to track the processing
progress by file.
8. Significant performance improvements have been made to file
processing. Most noticable with larger files.
9. Changed the following for duplex printing:
a. - If only 1 page is printed then no prompt is displayed to
reinsert the paper.
b. - If an odd number of total pages are printed then 21UP will
eject the last page at the end of pass 2.
10. The Help/Documentation has not only been changed to reflect
the above additions but has been extensively revised to clarify
meanings. In addition, some limited examples of command line
invokation have been added.
V7.1 SPECIAL NOTE:
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THE PROFILE FORMAT HAS CHANGED! If you are a new user or do NOT have
any saved profiles then you do NOT have to do anything. If you are
MIGRATING from a previous version WITH saved profiles AND you have a
user defined printer name in the profile then:
- Edit your profile(s) and INSERT 000 AFTER position 27 in the profile.
- Save the profile.
otherwise you do not have to do anything.
To help ensure that this will not happen again (at least for a while)
I have added a Reserved field to the profile layout.
V6.4:
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1. Fixed bugs with: 1UP printing in PCL4 mode
Duplex printing
PostScript printing on A4 and Legal paper
2. Changed the User printer function of Printer Settings to allow
for up to 50 characters and to allow the block to be scrolled so
you can see what you type. Also changed the documentation to
clarify and give examples of what can be put in this field.
3. Added Page Num. on Main menu to allow you to set the initial
page number (useful when printing selected lines).
4. Added VERY LIMITED support for generic 132 and 80 column non-laser
printers. Not all options will work (no landscape printing).
V6.3:
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1. Added support to Print Format to allow for wordwrapping instead
of line length wrapping at the end of a line. It is now the default.
2. Added support to Reformat a file to a user specified line length.
3. Fixed printing for duplex and punched hole adjust.
4. Fixed bug with -P option.
5. Changes in the Help/Documentation.
V6.2:
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1. Added support for the user to specify the 'printer name'.
2. Changed the layout of the Printer Settings menu to accomodate the
'printer name' selection.
3. Added support for selecting the Paper Tray.
4. Moved Printer Definition to the Printer Settings Menu.
5. Fixed bug in File Reset function.
6. Fixed bug with -M option.
7. Misc. other cosmetic changes.
V6.1b:
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1. Fixed bug in Duplex printing.
V6.1a:
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1. Fixed bug in 'From File' date and time specification.
2. Fixed bug in printing multiple files (Sometimes only partial files
were printed).
V6.1:
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1. Added support for Multiple Profiles. Changed the Main Menu:
Replaced Save menu item with Profile. Submenus under Profile
allow you to:
a) Load the default profile
b) Load other profiles
c) Save the default profile
d) Save other profiles
There are NO changes to the default profile naming convention
or initial loading.
New profiles are recommended to have a file extension of .21P.
Additional profiles will allow you to have several settings saved
for the same or different printers.
2. Added a command line option of -Pprofilespec to specify the profile
to be used.
3. Added support for Multiple File Selection
- Up to 10 filenames may be passed on the command line.
- A count of the number of files that have been selected has
been added to the Main Menu.
- You may select multiple files from multiple directories
before you print. They will all be printed with the same
print specifications.
4. The -M and -P options (if specified) must now be the FIRST
options.
5. Added option: 'From file' to the Header Format section to use
the date and/or time from the file instead of the current date
and/or time.
6. Removed the highlighting on Radio buttons and Check boxes to
conform to the accepted practice of displaying them.
7. Changed the look of 21UP to give a 'cleaner' feel.
8. Removed the requirement for the VPBEVEL.DLL and VPOBJ.DLL files.
If you only used them for prior versions of 21UP then you may
delete them.