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i need to issue an 'lpr' que command from within my C program.

i would be really grateful for a pointer.

thanks.

dave mallery

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man system

Jon
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Jon Bloom, KE3Z

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Hi,

I used the following in a C++ program of mine, but it's in stdlib.h (I think), and if
I'm not mistaken, that's a C library.

Give a look at the system() function.

As in...

system('ls');

or something like that.

I think it takes an array of char or something like that, I forget.

~Chris Greer

: i need to issue an 'lpr' que command from within my C program.

: i would be really grateful for a pointer.

: thanks.

: dave mallery

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