Print to Any Windows Printer from Any Character-Based Application

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Released on: 11, March 2007
, Author: aSwIt s.r.l.
, Audience: Software related

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aSwIt s.r.l. has released Printfil v. 5.2, a Windows utilitythat lets character-based DOS and UNIX applications print to any printer on yourWindows network, without making changes to the original application. You don't haveto abandon legacy DOS programs or avoid UNIX/Linux applications because of possibleprinter problems on Windows. Printfil grabs thecharacter-based print output from any job on your standalone computer or network,and makes it work on your Windows printer.

In addition to working with all Windows printers, Printfil supports USB printers,network printers, FAX modems, and PDF writers. Even if you have a DOS/Windowsapplication or a UNIX/Linux application running on a Windows PC via Telnet, Printfilwill capture your print output with ease, and without having to change your originalapplication.

Printfi l has two ways to grab the information that you want to print: You can setyour application to write the printed output to an ASCII file, or you can havePrintfil capture the data that your application is sending to your parallel port.Printfil can automatically redirect your print jobs to any printer, including theone that is physically attached to the captured port.

Unlike simple print redirection utilities, Printfil comes with all of the extrasthat you'd expect to find in a professional application. There is a built-in printpreview function. You can include logos and other images stored in separate files.The text can be colorized. Output that was originally destined for a wide dot matrixprinter can be printed in landscape mode on an inkjet.

Printfil supports all Windows printers, including USB, GDI, Windows-only, andvirtual printers. If you can install it on your Windows Printer Control Panel, thenPrintfil can print to it.

Printfil works with third-party fax programs to fax your printed output andthird-party PDF generators to obtain PDF files with or without user intervention,with encryption and password protection. They can also be automatically sent viae-mail, with or without user intervention, without requiring expensive additionalsoftware.

Instead of using complicated printer emulation codes to create special effects suchas bold, italic, underline, and condensed, Printfil can inspect the print file thatyour application creates, and reproduce the corresponding effects on any printerthat you're using, even on GDI and Windows-only printers that do not supportemulation.

So many DOS, UNIX, and older Windows programs have been abandoned because userscan't get them to print on the latest Windows printers. Printfil extends the life ofthese legacy applications by solving your printer-related issues.

Printfil v. 5 runs under Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vist a, even on TerminalServer environments, price starts from 49 Euros, and may be purchased securelyonline at http://www.printfil.com/. Multi-user discounts are available, as well as"Personal Edition" licenses at discounted prices. You can download a free 30-daytrial version of Printfil from the same web site. For more information, contactaSwIt s.r.l., Via Cime di Lavaredo 30, 45100 Rovigo (RO) Italy. Email:info@printfil.com

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About aSwIt s.r.l.:

aSwit s.r.l. has been founded in 2006 with the purpose to continue and enhance thedevelopment and marketing of p.i. Guolo Davide's software utilities. Davide Guolo isstill the Chief Technology Officer.Since 1992, they have been developing and marketing innovative business software.In addition to Printil, they also offer ODBC 4 All, an utility that allows anyapplication, including DOS programs and batch files, to easily run SQL queries usingany ODBC data source (such as Access, MySQL, Oracle, or Informix), and redirects theoutput to the screen, to an ASCII file, or to a table - and @Kill, a freewareutility to list and close Windows applications (including hidden and trayed) with avery simple GUI or from command line and batch files.


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