Thanks for all of the ideas.  It looks like I will have to try a couple
of the work-arounds and see which one works best for me.  Is this
something to put on a wishlist for HP?  It seems I'm not the only one
who could benefit from such an intrinsic.

Kevin D. Joseph ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: I am looking for an intrinsic that I can call from a COBOL program
: to determine if a printer device exists.  We need to allow our users to
: enter a device name on a view form.  Does anyone know of such a beast?

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