Overview

HTMLPrint  runs on Windows 9.x, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and Windows 7 and is intended for printing HTML Documents and image files, including files with the following file extensions. .htm, .html, .png, .gif, .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .wmf and .emf.

Printing can be done in three ways:

• Batching documents as retainable lists which can be automatically printed in document sequence of your choice.

• Sending the file name to be printed as a command line parameter to HTMLPrint. Continue reading the text below to learn how to use the command line.

• Directory Monitoring. HTMLPrint watches a folder for documents and prints them to a specified printer.

HTMLPrint runs as a visible application only when it is started without passing any argument in the command-line. It cannot run as a service.

Printing Modes

There are two printing modes, that are selected through the Printing Mode menu:

• Internet Explorer Printing Engine

• Embedded Printing Engine

More information about Printing Modes.

Command line parameters usage

Command-line parameter were widely used in the DOS days, when programs were called by typing their file name, which may be followed by additional parameters. In the present time parameters are commonly used in .bat files and by computer programmers, but many Window users also use them.

Bersoft HTML Print is designed to work with and be called by other software or at least, by a batch file, passing the filename (HTML page, GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, WMF or EMF image) to be printed as a parameter in the command line.

Learn more about Command line usage.

Printing lists or files incoming in a predefined directory (Directory Monitoring)

HTMLPrint can watch a folder for HTML documents or images and print them to a specified printer.

Also file lists can be predefined, saved and printed on schedule.

See Directory Monitoring & List Printing and Printing List Editor

Using Configuration files

Besides settings options through the command line, most options are set by using a configuration file. This file can be created by other applications or by using HTMLPrint  File > Configuration File > Edit menu command, which opens a screen for setting all options in the configuration file.

See HTMLPrint configuration file

Using HTML files as headers/footers  (only applies when using the Embedded Printer Engine mode. See Printing Modes)

By including some special tags in the HTML file, HTML files may be printed as headers or footers or headers/footers can be predefined in the configuration file..

See Footer/Header Tab to learn more about printing headers and footers.

Error log

If there are any errors while printing files, the error messages will be logged to the error_log.txt file. Learn more.