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Subject: Re: Calling PRINT from a C program
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Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 09:57:53 EST
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In article <8602062145.AA26209@ucbvax.berkeley.edu> RAY@SRI-KL.ARPA writes:
>
>The best way to submit a print job if there are no options is to, works
>for both v3.x and v4.x, is to set the FAB$V_SPL bit in FAB$L_FOP in the
>file FAB (Translation set the bit that says this file should be spooled
>to SYS$PRINT in the long word Fab OPtions of the File Access Block).
>If you need to specify a different queue with options then the best
>bet is to use the $SNDSMB system service for V3.x or the $SNDJBC system
>service for V4.x (The $SNDSMB is being replaced). You should refer
>to the "Record Managment Services" and "System Services" for details
>on the different methods.
>
>Lib$spawn requires a CLI to do it's setup and therefore doesn't work
>from a detached process.
>
>Ray
	The best way ??? For a macro programmer, perhaps !! What is
	wrong with

	fopen(file_spec, a_mode, ... "fop=spl");
or
	open(file_spec, flags, mode, ... "fop=spl");

	Which opens the file for "spool on close". Of course, if
	the file did not yet exist, one can use "creat" with the
	same attribute.

	See PROGRAMMING IN VAX C (ordr # AA-L370B-TE)
	pages: 18-3 to 18-6	(create)
	       18-7 to 18-9	(open)
	       16-10		(fopen)

Oz
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