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Subject: Calling PRINT from a C program
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 16:42:58 EST
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I am trying to print a file "foo.bar" from C under VMS 3.6.
I have been successful at using LIB$SPAWN to spawn the command
"print foo.bar" BUT this will ONLY work with an interactive session.
It fails as a detached process and a batch job.  I had originally
hoped that there would be a "print.exe" that I could use SYS$CREPRC
on but alas there is none.

Could anyone give me pointers on how to print a file given a string
containing the file name and the appropriate options.  It MUST
be able to run as either a batch job or a detached process.

			-David Robinson
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