File Inventory:

     FONTS.EXE
     FONTS.BAS
     FONTS.TXT
     EXAMPLE.LST

This program, written and compiled in MicroSoft QuickBasic
3.0, is designed to (hopefully) alleviate some of the tedium
of downloading fonts to the LaserJet+, 500+, II, and
compatible laser printers.  It reads font filenames from an
ASCII text file and downloads those fonts to your printer.
The text file contains just the font filenames, with an
optional path if the fonts are not in the default directory.
It assigns font ID numbers sequentially starting with the
number 1, and makes each font permanent.  The file
EXAMPLE.LST shows a setup that I use on my HP LaserJet II,
with the AD soft font set.

The program uses the BASIC Shell command to execute a DOS
copy. Make sure that COMMAND.COM is available to execute the
copy command.  Also, this program has been LINKed, so no
run-time library is necessary.

Syntax for the command is:

FONTS [d:][\path...\]filename.ext

where filename.ext is the name of the text file that
contains your font list.

I hope this program makes someone's life a little easier.
Feel free to modify it; I've included the BASIC listing with
comments.


Jeffrey R. Drumm
Learning Center Manager
ValCom Computer Center
470 Forest Ave.
Portland, Maine 04101