PrintFile README
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Overview
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PrintFile is a freeware utility program which can be used to send files
directly to a Windows printer. The program is a Windows replacement for
the DOS command "copy/b filename LPTx". As opposed to this DOS command,
PrintFile works well with network printers which has no connection to
any LPTx. The program is mainly intended for printing PostScript files
but may just as well be used for any file created by a by the "Print to
File" option available for most Windows printer drivers. 

Selection of which files to print can be made by the normal Windows file
selection dialog, or by Drag and Drop operations with one or several
files. The latter facilitates batch printing of files. The standard
Windows printing dialog is used for selection of printer and number of
copies to print. 

PrintFile also has the possibility to print Encapsulated PostScript
files (EPS). These files can normally only be inserted into documents
and not be printed directly. The program also offers some options for
the positioning and layout of the EPS picture on the printer page. Both
EPS files with and without preview can be handled. Another PostScript
feature is the possiblity to select an arbitrary range of pages for the
printout when printing multiple page DSC PostScript files. This can for
instance be used for printing only odd or even pages

Both 16-bit (Windows 3.1x) and 32-bit (Windows 95 and NT) versions are
available in the distribution.

Documentation is included in a Windows Help file.


Requirements
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PrintFile requires a PC running one of the following versions of 
Microsoft Windows:
  * Windows 3.1
  * Windows 3.11
  * Windows 95
  * Windows NT 3.51 or later


Installation
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In order to install PrintFile you first have to unzip the PrintFile ZIP 
archive file. The archive has the following contents:
README.TXT    A short description in text format (this file)
PRFILE.EXE    Executable for Windows 3.1 and 3.11
PRFILE32.EXE  Executable for Windows 95 and NT
PRFILE.HLP    Windows Help File

Unzip the archive into a new directory e.g. C:\PRFILE . Depending on which
version of Windows that you are using you can then remove the obsolete
executable. Please note that it is important to select the correct executable,
it will not run on another operating system than the one it was intended for.
For convenient use you can then create a program manager icon (or in Windows
95 a Taskbar menu item) for the executable. When using Windows 95 it might be
a good idea to create a desktop shortcut to the executable. This can be used
for easy Drag and Drop printing.