Wordsta� Versio� 4.�  ZCP�3.x Prin� Drive� Selector

               January 10, 1988  Joh� �. Brown

        Ma� b� use� freel� b� th� Z-Syste� use� Community

Th� grou� o� file� i� thi� libr�r� ar� fo� th� user� o� �Wordsta� �
Releas� 4.� wh� hav� mor� tha� on� printe� o� wh� lik� t� prin� � �
fil� wit� Wordsta� whil� i� th� operatin� syste� o� � shell (ie� �
promp�, vmenu� o� zfiler/vfiler)� �

LIBRAR� FILE� -
File� i� thi� librar� are:

          1� �prtdrv.co� �� �a� alia� tha� display� �� �men� �vi� �
                             vid.co� wit� PRTDRVR, a Publi� tex�
                             file� 
                       NOTE: MUST be installed with Z3ins14.com
 
          2�  selp�       �  a� arun� alia� scrip� tha� ask� �fo� �
                             th� nam� o� th� printe� drive� �an� �
                             poke� �i� int� Wordsta� �befor� �i� �
                             star�s printing.

          3� prtdrvr      �  tex� fil� men� displaye� wit� vid.

          4� ws4prndv.do� �  thi� file

NOTE� �Prtdrv.co� �ca� �b� mad� int� a� �arun� �script� �bu� �th� �
       executio� wil� b� slightly slower.


OPERATIN� �SYSTE� �REQUIREMENTS � 
Z3� �o� �Z3� �and Zrdo� wit� �publi� �director� �capabilit� �an� �
extende� comman� processin� enable� (CMDRUN.COM). �


FILE� NEEDE� T� OPERAT� -
T� �operat� thi� prin� drive� selecto� routin� yo� wil� nee� �th� �
followin� comman� files:

          1� vid.com
          2� ge� � cpr resident
          3� pok� � c�r resident
          4� g� � cpr resident
          5� public.com
          6� arunz.co� (rename� t� cmdrun.com)
          7� ws.co� (versio� 4.�...o� course!)
          8� prtdrv.co� � alias  NOTE: MUST be installed with Z3ins14.com


FIL� LOCATIO� -

          FIL�                               LOCATION

          vid.co�                            a15:root>
          public.co�                         a15:root>
�          arunz.co� (cmdrun.com�             a15:root>
          ws.co� an� associate� file�        a15:root>
          prtdv.co�                          anywher� alon� path
          selp� � arun� scrip� i� alias.cm�  a15:root>
          prtdrv� � men� tex� fil�           a publi� directory

OPERATIO� -
Onc� �al� �th� preliminar� wor� ha� bee� don� yo� �ar� �read� �t� �
us� �it� �Yo� ca� invok� i� b� enterin� �"PRTDR� �MYFILE.DOC� �O� �
insertin� � comman� i� an� o� you� shell� a� follows:

          SHEL�                         COMMAN� SCRIPT

          men�                        prtdr� $f� (n=syste� file)

          vmenu                 $d$u:;prtdrv $pf (pointed file)

          vfile�                %d%u:;prtdr� %�  (pointe� file)

          zfile�                $d$u:;prtdr� $�  (pointe� file)

Th� men� promp� � us� i�  "� � Prin� fil� w/Specia� Printer"

Whe� �th� progra� i� starte� i� wil� displa� al� o� �th� �curren� �
printe� �driver� tha� Wordsta� has� The� i� wil� promp� �fo� �th� �
prin� drive� o� you� choice� Onc� yo� hav� entere� th� drive� an� �
hi� return� th� progra� doe� th� rest.

Note� �I� � mistak� i� mad� i� enterin� th� drive� nam� �Wordsta� �
       wil� tel� yo� it'� wrong� likewise� � shortene� versio� o� �
       WSPRINT.OV� wil� giv� yo� th� sam� messag� i� yo� choos� � �
       �rive� tha� isn'� there.


CONCLUSIO� -
On� o� th� man� reason� � pu� thi� progra� togethe� i� t� �regai� �
th� backgroun� printin� featur� tha� Mirc� Pr� lef� out� B� usin� �
th� generi� drive� PRVIEW� � ca� prin� th� fil� prview.w� t� dis� �
the� �us� �Bprin� t� prin� tha� fil� whil� � d� �somethin� �else� �
XTRAC� an� ASCI� ar� tw� othe� generi� driver� tha� wil� prin� �� �
fil� t� disk� 

I� conclusion� thi� progra� let'� YO� selec� an� defaul� �printe� �
drive� �dynamicall� withou� usin� an� Wordsta� progra� t� �chang� �
it.

                                             Enjoy!