Call us now at
+1 708-547-0110
News
Software Technologies Group to Present at ZigBee® Alliance Developers Conference
STG products among First ZigBee™ Certified Products Now Available
Freescale and Software Technologies Group spur OEM development with ZigBee™ Certified products
STG Announces 802.15.4 MAC Software Availability
Technologies
White Papers
Supporting Semiconductor Manufacturers with Improved Software
Creating Market Opportunities for Network Equipment OEMs
Preparing for next generation operating systems?
Our expertise in porting software and 64-bit computing platforms can make sure your products are ready for the latest operating systems so you don't miss a single sales opportunity.
Contact us at sales@stg.com today for a special offer on porting to these new platforms:
· Windows XP 64
· MacOS on Intel
· Microsoft Vista / Longhorn
· Solaris 10 on Intel
While Windows supports an incredible range of printers, in some cases you simply need to get the data out of your application in a form you can use. Seems this would be a simple operation, but sending plain ASCII output to a file from an arbitrary application is tough (and in some cases, not even possible). Many applications support an export feature but you can't always get the data you want in the form you want - this is where the Software Technologies Group TextPrint driver can help.
You can try to set up a "Generic Text Printer" on your system, but you'll soon find that this doesn't capture all of your data. You'll find data truncated, cut off, mashed, loaded with extra print codes, and generally not at all what you expected. You need all of the data in some sort of form you can make sense of, but how can you do it?
The STG TextPrint printer driver provides a way to capture the information that would normally be printed in ASCII form in a file which you specify at print time. With TextPrint, you get all of the data without loss or truncation and with most of the formatting preserved (subject to some restrictions and limitations in the event of varying font sizes and other issues). Once the data has been saved to a file, you're ready to import it into a database, pull it into a spreadsheet, or send it off to another application for further processing. You can collect, collate, sort, and select the data you need using the full capabilities of your application and then get it out in a form you can use. With TextPrint, you'll get all of the data your application is sending, not just some of it.
Here are some output examples from common applications:
Here is a populated copy of the Vehicle Mileage Log template supplied as part of Microsoft Office. If you tried to print this using the Generic Windows driver, you'd get this. Now, take a look at the same spreadsheet printed with the STG TextPrint driver.
You've got all of the data arranged in a form you can see and use. Whether the output is intended to be read by humans or processed by programs, all of your information is present and in a form that makes sense.
Don't just look at these files using your browser -- take a second to save the actual data and take a look at it using other applications like a simple text editor (use the "save as..." function in your browser). The output from the STG TextPrint driver is not only complete but also well formatted with lines cleanly ending using CR/LF delimiters. No missing lines and no extra printer control codes, either.
Peachtree Complete Accounting
Here is an example using the standard Peachtree Employee yearly earnings report. You can get a scanned image of the first page of the report as well as getting the actual report as it was generated using the Windows Generic/Text print driver plus the same report as generated using STG's TextPrint driver.
TextPrint is available today for Windows NT, 2000, and XP systems. The price for a single seat license is $149. Quantity and enterprise licensing terms are available.
Try TextPrint risk free! To make your decision even easier, you can try TextPrint without risk for 30 days.
All it takes is a qualified purchase order. To arrange for your trial of TextPrint, send a message to sales@stg.com with your purchase order number, name, company name, address, phone number and version of Windows. You'll receive a fully functional release of TextPrint for your platform so that you can really put it through its paces. If you decide it doesn't work for your specific needs, let us know and you owe nothing!
Questions? Contact us at (708) 547-0110 or e-mail sales@stg.com and we'll be glad to help.
Interested in embedding TextPrint technology into your product? Customization and licensing for OEM applications is available. We can help you perform the integration, help you tie TextPrint into your application's installation process, provide you with OEM branding, customize the functionality or interface, and handle other needs specific to OEM applications and uses.
To find out more, call Software Technologies Group at (708) 547-0110 or contact us via email at sales@stg.com.