Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:54:25 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: cannot output to stdprn
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On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, tshep wrote:

>  Whenever I enter
> fprintf(stdprn, " my string here");
> the printer does not print. All I get is a blank screen.

What type of printer do you have?

Many printers won't print anything until they see a newline, so try
this:

  fprintf(stdprn, " my string here\r\n");

(You need \r\n because stdprn is by default in binary mode.)

Some printers, typically laser printers, won't print anything unless
they see a form-feed character, so try this as well:

  fprintf(stdprn, " my string here\r\n\f");

> Could I possibly have the wrong printer as the default or
> is there some unique way of outputting to the printer in
> Djgpp

No, there's nothing unique about printer output in DJGPP.