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From: jillj@brspyr1.BRS.Com (Jill Jacomine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: HELP! Using DOS print
Message-ID: <6534@brspyr1.BRS.Com>
Date: 28 Nov 89 21:21:56 GMT
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Organization: BRS Information Technologies; Latham, NY
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I  am  trying to execute the DOS (version 3.1) print command from within
an executable (compliled using MSC 5.1).  The command I am using is:

	spawnvp(P_WAIT,"print.com",args);

The  value  of  args  is  "print /D:prn filename".  Now, this works well
enough to print the file out, the problem seems to be setting the device
within the program eats up about 200k of memory, and never lets  it  go.
(I  tried  setting the device before executing the program, and it seems
to work fine, therefore I am relativly sure  the  problem  is  with  the
/D:prn  option).  A chkdsk before running the program shows 655360 bytes
total memory and 594256 bytes free, after execution it is  426720  bytes
total memory and 356616 bytes free.

I  have  tried  using  the  SYSTEM  function, as well as different SPAWN
functions, but they all yield the same results.  Has  anyone  else  come
across  this  problem,  or  can  anyone offer information as to why this
happens and how it can be corrected.

Thanks in advance.

Jill Jacomine
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