EP437.EXE KERMIT DISTRIBUTION JANUARY 1990 EP437 is a program that translates files from IBM PC code page 437 (the most commonly used code page for the PC) into the character set used by the Epson FX and RX series printers. Since the Epson printer does not have many of the characters that the PC has, many of them are simulated by overstrike. Greek characters which have no Epson lookalike are printed as Roman characters (alpha as a, sigma as s, etc). Box- and line-drawing characters are drawn using the Epson single-width set, even if the original PC characters are double-width. There are several ways to use the program: ep437 < file1 > file2 Translates file1 into file2, which may later be printed using the DOS PRINT command. ep437 < file > prn Translates the file and prints it on the printer. ep437 file > prn Translates the file and prints it on the printer. ep437 file file file file... > prn Translates the files and prints them on the printer, each file separated by a formfeed. command | ep437 > prn The output of the command is translated by ep437 and printed on the printer. epson > prn The characters you type, up to Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z, are translated and printed on the printer. epson -t > prn Prints two tables on the Epson printer. The first shows the Epson's built-in repertoire of national characters. The second shows this program's rendition of IBM code page 437 on the Epson printer. EP437 is written in the C language. Users are encouraged to adapt it for use with other code pages and with other kinds of printers. End of EP437.HLP.