Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] win32 printing

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From: Richard Urwin <RUrwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 09:26:47 -0000
>> b) on windows send the printed report to a temporary file and then run
the
>> given application on that file. If the application was "notepad /p" this
>> would have the required effect.
> d) on Windows, use the native Windows APIs to print to a printer, rather
>   than piping to a command
(snip)
>d) is probably the best solution, but it requires a significant amount
> of work, especially for somebody not familiar with those APIs

Which means that (b) might get done and (d) probably wont get done for the
foreseeable future. Since I think windows printing would be useful, and I
know what a can of worms windows printing is, I am still leaning toward (b),
at least until (d) can gather momentum.

If I had a compilation environment for ethereal...
It would be an easy introduction to the project...
I really don't have the time...

What's involved in compiling on WinNT?

-- 
Richard Urwin, Software Design Engineer
Ricardo Test Automation
Open House, 3 Watling Drv., Hinckley, UK.
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