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Re: Can the device type (DEVTYPE) of an external print file be determined

On 30-Dec-2011 10:47 , Alan Shore wrote:
Unfortunately, I need to know the device type prior to me
opening the file.

Morgan, Paul on Friday, December 30, 2011 1:11 PM wrote

Would you find that in the open feedback area of the file
information data structure?

Alan Shore on Friday, December 30, 2011 12:23 PM wrote:
Is there a command or api to programmatically determine the
device type of an external defined print file? As always, all
responses gratefully accepted



But since the DEVTYPE() is an open [run-time] attribute versus restricted to only a file [definition-time] attribute, the device type that will be utilized during open, could have been overridden to that value using a prior request to OVRPRTF DEVTYPE(different). Thus the only truly valid way to know how the file is being utilized, is at run-time, via the open feedback, or I suppose to retrieve the overrides too\first.?

Regards, Chuck

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