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		       PTOOLS FOR CLARION FOR WINDOWS
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-  Have you ever needed the capability in your CW applications to print an
existing file that was already formatted, and do it thru MS Windows
mechanisms and not some clunky dangerous way such as "COPY FILE.EXT LPT1:".

-  Does the Report Formatter sometimes force you to (or consider) creating
your report using a DOS/ASCII file and your own report process.  Wouldn't it
be nice to have the capability to safely print the file after it's created?
How do you print it now?

-  Do you need to provide the capability to do something with those already
formatted report files that were created on disk?  No need to go thru the
printer driver as the report file has already been formatted via the printer
driver when it was initially created.  You just need to get it to the
printer.  The CPCS Report template lets you send a report to disk but you're
on your own when it comes to printing the file.

-  Do you want to give your end-users the ability to select ready to print
(already formatted) files via the standard Windows File Dialog and allow them
to specify the printer and copies to print via the standard Printer Dialog?

You can now have all of the above with the NEW PTools Code Template!

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CODE TEMPLATE OPTIONS:
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- Use Windows Printer Dialog (checkbox)
- Printer Dialog Title (specify or leave blank for Windows default)

- Use Windows File Dialog (checkbox)
- File Dialog Title (specify or leave blank for Windows default)

- File to Print: (enter a fixed filespec or use a variable)
- Number of Copies to Print: (enter a fixed number or use a variable)

- Display PrePrint Message (checkbox)
- Message: 50 characters (displayed prior to dialogs and printing of file)
- Display Print Completion Message (checkbox)
- Message: 50 characters (displayed after spooling file)

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The print engine is a command line driven 16bit Visual Basic EXE (requires
VBRUN300.DLL) and works in all versions of Windows.  It is launched via
WinExec().

Although Windows and many DOS programs allow you to print to a file, Windows
has no way to send that file to the printer later on.  PTools allows you to
do this easily.

PTools sends data to the printer without modification. This is different than
normal Windows printing, which interprets file data by passing it through the
application program and the printer driver.

PTools resolves device conflicts, caused when more than one program attempts
to access the same port at the same time, ie: "COPY FILE LPT1:"

The print engine automatically works with or without Print Manager enabled.

Add PTools to your CW RAD Template arsenal TODAY!
