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THIS IS A BETA VERSION OF THIS APPLICATION NOTE, please give us your
suggestions and opinions.


Date: 6/21/93

The purpose of this function is to provide the ability to detect printer 
states or to reset the printer from FORTRAN.  This function is based on BIOS 
function 17h. and is limited to a subset of it's capabilities.
It will provide services for LPT1, 2, & 3 as per the description of BIOS
function 17h.

Files included in this sample:

	PRINTQQ.ZIP:  A PKZIP v2.04G compressed file that includes all of the 
				  below files.  This file may or may not be sent with the 
				  files listed below.
	README.TXT:   This file
	PR.FOR:       Fortran code that calls PRINTQQ and displays the results.
				  This code includes all of the known printer state values 
				  for the function.
				  The executable will display the printer status.  
				  Build with FORTRAN Powerstation 1.0 
	PRINTQQ.FI:   Include file with the INTERFACE statement for FORTRAN.
	PRINTQQ.FD:   Include file with data declairations for PRINTQQ.
				  This file defines the different switches that can be used
				  when calling PRINTQQ().
	PRINTQQ.ASM:  MASM source for the PRINTQQ function.
	PRINTQQ.OBJ:  Binary immage of PRINTQQ function compiled wi MASM 6.10


To create the example:

Just include the OBJ file with your FORTRAN source files in your build.  

For Example:

	FL32 pr.for printqq.obj<ENTER>      ! Command line build.


COMMENT:  This code was originally written for a customer that was interested in writing
to a printer.  It was observed that if the printer was off the program would stop during 
a call to WRITE.  This function could be used with a wrapper function for WRITE() that 
would give more control while writing to printers.