PGPLTR.LSP     v1.1                  (c) Copyright 1993 Bret Young
PCXREV.EXE     v1.0                  (c) Copyright 1993 Bret Young





                             SHAREWARE



PGPLTR and PCXREV were written by Bret Young and are distributed as
shareware. These programs are NOT public domain.  You have the
opportunity to try them program for 15 days. If you find them useful
and intend to use them further, please send $10 to:

    Bret Young
    1081 Lorne Way
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087


Remember, shareware will only be around as long as YOU support it!





                        PERMISSION TO COPY

Individuals, clubs, and other organizations are granted permission by
the author to freely copy and distribute this program and
documentation so long as:

   1. There is no charge for the software or documentation.
   2. The program or its documentation are not modified in any way.
   3. All files are distributed together.  No file may be deleted.





                            DISCLAIMER

This software is sold "as is" without express or implied warranty. In
no event shall the author be liable to you for any damages, including
any lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential
damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this program,
even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such
damages, or for any claim by any other party.








PGPLTR ....

  PagePlotter will plot to your configured plotter(s) or file(s) all
  items surrounded by a block you select.  By creating multiple
  (paperspace or modelspace) views of your drawing within one file,
  and surrounding each with a block, you can automatically print all
  the pages (views) of your drawing.

  If the plotter configuration picked contains the string "fax", then
  the batch file PCX2XCP will be executed to call PCXREV to reverse
  the colors.

  If the plotter configuration picked contains the string "file", then
  PGPLTR will plot to file using the file name you entered.





PCXREV ....

  Reverses the colors of a monochrome PCX file.  Helpful, since
  AutoCAD12 raster export places white lines on a black background.
  This makes for poor faxes!





INSTRUCTIONS ....

  This program works only with AutoCAD R12.


  Here's what to do:

  1.  Copy PGPLTR.* to your \acad12\support\ directory

  2.  Add PGPLTR.LSP to your acad.lsp file (in \acad12 directory)

  3.  Add PCX2XCP.BAT and PCXREV.EXE to a directory on your
      path.

      Note:  PCXREV.EXE reverses the colors of AutoCAD's PCX
             raster export file.  Registration of the AUTOPLOT
             program includes the PCXREV program.                                                                    ;

             Make sure to modify PCX2XCP.BAT to suit your system
             setup.  The batch file included with PGPLTR calls
             PCXREV, then copies *.PCX to the C:\FAXFILES subdirectory
             then deletes *.PCX


  4.  Add the following statement to your ACAD.PGP file:

                PCX,PCX2XCP,    0,,4

      This modification allows execution of the external PCX color
      reverser without exiting ACAD.



  5.  Then type "PGPLTR" from the AutoCAD command line.



  If you still have a problem, fax me @ (408) 249 3435





SUGGESTIONS ....

  I'm interested in your comments and suggestions on PGPLTR, Please
  fax them to me at (408) 249 3435.

  You don't have a fax machine?  OK, then mail your comments to me at
  the address above.  If you'd like a reply, please include a stamped,
  self-addressed envelope.





BACKGROUND ....

  In creating drawings that required multiple 8.5x11 pages to complete
  all the detail, I found myself spending too much time sitting at the
  computer identifying where the corners of the window were for
  plotting each page of the drawing file.  Now, I run this program and
  when it's done, I can initiate faxing the drawing pages to multiple
  destinations and return to AutoCAD while the fax program works in
  the background.



FILES ....

  This shareware package is made up of 8 files:

      pgpltr   dcl      2777 07-09-93  12:00a
      pgpltr   hlp      5187 08-27-93  12:00a
      pgpltr   lsp     28039 08-27-93  12:00a


      pcx2xcp  bat        75 07-09-93  12:00a
      pcxrev   exe     15715 01-23-93  12:00a

      page     dwg      6114 07-09-93  12:00a
      sample   dwg     68051 07-09-93  12:00a

      readme            4624 08-27-93  12:00a

