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@author "Marc Kelly"
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@remark Created with Heddley v1.1 (c) Edd Dumbill 1994

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                                        @{u}RawPrint@{uu}
                                      Version 1.0


                                @{i}(c) Marc Kelly, 1997@{ui}



A system friendly printer dump tool.

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Recently I added a PC to my network and installed SAMBA to allow file and
printer sharing. But I could not get the printer sharing to work correctly. So
I came upone this as part of the solution. It is a simple idea; The program
takes an input file and dumps it to the printer.device, but the cleaver part is
it bypasses the usual Amiga printer drivers. The reason being that the PC's
output file is already formatted for the printer.

Another use is if you use CMD to spool a file to disk you can then use this to
dump it back, in a system freindly manner. I use the updated printer.device
42.50 from Aminet as it allows more control and more than one printer to be
installed on a system. Plus it performs primative printer queuing. Since
RawPrint used the printer.device it is also system friendly, unlike a @{b}@{i}copy
<filename> par:@{ub}@{ui} Since if like me you have your printer on an expansion card
then par: is not the correct place to dump.

See @{"Usage" link "Usage" 0} for Command Line Options.

Distributation of this archive is unlimited, but I would like to know if it is
ever used on any coverdisks. Aminet, its owner(s) and CD compilers are given
permission to include it on any CD they produce.

No Warrenty is given, implied or even hinted at. Use this at your own risk and
if it destroyes your secret collection of love letters then I'm sorry, but not
my problem.

Finally; This software is dedicated to Janice Garr, a lady whom I care for
deeply.
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RawPrint Command Line Option.

@{b}FILE/A,UNIT/K/N@{ub}

@{b}FILE@{ub}
        The file name you wish to print.

@{b}UNIT@{ub}
        An optional Unit argument to be passed to printer.device, useful if
        you have a system where more than one printer is installed.

@{b}
EXAMPLE@{ub}
        @{i}RawPrint T:tempfile.prt UNIT 2@{ui}

        Prints the file T:tempfile.prt to the printer.device unit 2
        Can be aborted with CTRL-C during output
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 If you have any problems with RawPrint then please don't hesitate to contact
me. I will do my best to resolve them quicky. Although I make no claims that
this software is bug free I will do my best to fix any found.

It was written in under an hour on a boring Sunday afternoon

Compiled with SAS/C 6.51

Source is available to anyone who wants it, but its not exactly useful reaseach
material.

Previously I have written a few small home network utils that are not availble
to the public. My next released project will be a GUIFinger client for AmiTCP.
Sometime in the next month.


I can be contacted via email on marc@achenar.demon.co.uk

My website http://www.achenar.demon.co.uk contains all sorts of things, and
will include any new software I realease.
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