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This article is from the Amiga Networking FAQ, by Richard Norman with numerous contributions by others.

62 Is there a way to print from AMosaic using arexx?

    
Thanks to a Quick and Dirty Hack by Mike Meyer there is!

Although I tried to type it in correctly,  I cannot guarantee that it will work
since I have no way to test it.

 / *
 * A QAD hack to print from Mosaic via the Rexx interface
 */
 arg style
 if ~show('Libraries', 'rexxarplib.library') then
 if ~addlib('rexxarplib.library', 0, -30) then do
 say "No rexxarplib, so no posting!"
 exit
 end

 options results

 select
 when style = "TEXT" then 'get text'
 when style = "FORMATTED" then 'get formatted'
 when style = "POSTSCRIPT" then do
 call request 0, 0, "Postscript doesn't work yet!"
 exit
 end

 otherwise call request 0, 0, "Invalid argument" style
 end

 if ~open(printer, "prt:", "Write")  then do
 call request 0, 0, "Can't open printer!"
 exit
 end

 call writech printer, result
 exit
    

 

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