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October 1999, Week 4

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Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:35:13 EDT
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Jeff Kell writes:

> Wirt Atmar wrote:
>  >
>  > I just wrote a moment ago:
>  >
>  > > Charles asks:
>  > >
>  > >  > Is there a way to print output from the HP3000 to two logical
>  > >  > devices, if user has specified a single device?
>
>  > >  Yes.
>
>  > I obviously answered the question for physical devices, skipping over
>  > the question of logical devices. Thus, in one sense, let me say in
>  > honor of the memory of the late Rosanna Danna: Nevermind.
>
>  If you run it via "callci" from the Posix shell, you could print to a
>  number of devices using a chain of pipes and "tee"s.  How's that for
>  plumbing?

Or you could what someone who is stuck in the middle ages would do: redirect
the program's output to a pre-named flat file and then write a 5 to 10 line
BASIC program to read and reprint that output to as many logical devices as
you wished.

In effect, it's the same thing.

Wirt Atmar

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