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echo: os2prog
to: Mike Bilow
from: Peter Fitzsimmons
date: 1996-02-07 11:58:28
subject: DOS printing

PF> stdprn (and stdaux) are not supported by os/2 compilers.

 MB> The constants, at least, certainly are defined in 
 MB> STDIO.H for both Watcom C 10.x and Microsoft C 6.0.
 MB>

The msc ref man states they aren't supported (even if they are defined).

I think it is pretty clear why they can't work under os/2 the way one is
used to for dos,  and choosing not to support them is the best route I
think,  since the work around is so simple (fopen("prn",...) and
also works for dos.

IBM/Borland don't even define them.

Watcom considers them an extension (so stdprn isn't even ISO eh?  Good
choice on their part).


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