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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: file to printer (spooling)
Date: 2000/03/23
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In article <38DA51C3.A9A4C592@res.raytheon.com>,
  John J Cupak Jr <John_J_Cupak@res.raytheon.com> wrote:
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> Peter,
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> I've been able to "automagically" spool a file to the printer
when closing
> on a DEC(Compaq?) VAX using the FORM string when the file is
opened:


Note that this is not part of Ada (83 or 95), it is an
implementation dependent feature, which as far as I know
is not duplicated in any modern Ada compiler. Well I guess
that's not quite right, GNAT on VMS will in fact allow you
to use the old DEC I/O libraries with all their form params
etc :-)


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