ETHTMLPrint.exe is an HTML print engine that we've written to replace 3rd party HTML print engines.

• It is used to print Guest Folios, Registration Forms (Reg Card), Cancellation Letters and more. 

• This is our preferred method of printing reports based on HTML templates.
• If you're using Remote Desktop Services, you must use this method for reliability. 

• With the template (GAFOLWIN.HTM) open in Notepad, locate the title element and make sure it's set to:

 <title>GUEST-FOLIO</title>

• Notice the dash (-), it's important.​

• For the Guest Folio, the top of the template (GAFOLWIN.HTM) should look like this when viewed in Notepad: (Of course, if you add custom settings, they would be included just under $ETHTML.)

1. Print Defaults Embedded in HTML Document

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You can specify Margin, ShrinkToFit and Orientation in the HTML template itself

• This can be helpful if one of your HTML forms needs to print with unique settings.

• Place these settings at the top of the HTML document, before the tag. One setting per line. See Editing HTML Letters, Documents and Forms.

• If you use the $MARGINS setting, all options must be given.

For example, to set: 

• margins to .5 inch all around and not to shrink-to-fit
• orientation to portrait
• display before printing

Add these lines below $ETHTML:

2. ET Set HTML Print Defaults

See Forms Print Too Large.

3. ETHTMLPrint.exe Page Setup

• You can run ETHTMLPrint.exe from the hotel folder.

• When it opens, go to File > Page Setup.

If you edit these settings, be aware that:

• they only apply to the currently logged in Windows user
• they will affect ALL documents that do not have these settings embedded in the document itself.

If you're not a developer wanting to implement this into your application, ignore this section.

Usage:
ETHTMLPrint.exe /f FileName /p PrinterName /o Orientation /c Copies /m Margins /v ViewMode

FileName (Required): Full path to the HTML file.
PrinterName (Optional): Full text name of the printer.
Orientation (Optional): 0 = Portrait (this is the default), 1 = Landscape.
Copies (Optional): The number of copies to print. If not specified 1 copy will print.
Margins (Optional): Top,Right,Bottom,Left,ShrinkToFit (Example (Margins are in inches) = .5,.5,.5,.5,True)
ViewMode (Optional): 0 = Print only don't view, 1 = View only don't print, 2 = View and print.

You can create a separate HTML file for each page and run this once per page.
You can also include all pages in a single file using the following code to insert a page break between the pages.