From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Output to the Printer
Date: 5 Mar 1997 05:48:36 GMT
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Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il) writes:
> On 3 Mar 1997, Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> 
>>   printer=fopen("PRN:","w");
> 
> Did you actually try this?  AFAIK, it should be "PRN", not "PRN:".

All my DOS manuals call the device PRN:. Same for all the COM, LPT, and CON.

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