df> You can redirect the output of printf() using the redirection 
  df> operator from the OS/2 command line like this: 
  df> 
  df> [c:\] myprog >output.txt 
  df> 
  df> After "myprog" is finished, you can use the system editor to view
  df> its output. If you don't redirect the output this way, OS/2 
  df> simply discards it. I think you could probably redirect the 
  df> output to AUX or PRN also, but I've never tried it.... :-) 
 
This will work on a PM program?  Would the printf() message disappear if
not redirected?

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