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printing to printer

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conjurer111

conjurer111

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Aug 11, 2002
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hi,

how do we print directly to the printer in C ?
 
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why not something like

fd = popen("/bin/lp -d printer","w");
fprintf(fd,"%s\n",your-buff);
....
pclose(fd); vox clamantis in deserto.
 
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