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AIX Version 4.3 Kernel and Subsystems Technical Reference, Volume 2

Subroutines for Print Formatters

The pioformat formatter driver provides the following subroutines for the print formatters that it loads, links, and drives:

piocmdout Outputs an attribute string for a printer formatter.
pioexit Exits from a printer formatter.
piogetstr Retrieves an attribute string for a printer formatter.
piogetopt Used by printer formatters to overlay default flag values from the database with override values from the command line.
piogetvals Initializes a copy of the database variables for a printer formatter.
piomsgout Sends a message from a printer formatter.

Related Information

Understanding Embedded References in Printer Attribute Strings.

Printer Addition Management Subsystem: Programming Overview.

Adding a New Printer Type to Your System.

Example of Print Formatter.

Subroutines for Writing a Print Formatter.

Adding a Printer Formatter to the Printer Backend.


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