[ale] dummy printer device?

[Geoffrey]

cfowler wrote:
> You mean something in perl?

Actually, I was thinking along the lines of a spreadsheet macro. :)

I wanted it it perl, I'd have just sent email to Fletch. :)

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> On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 10:01, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>cfowler wrote:
>>
>>>Dummy Filter
>>>
>>>#!/bin/sh
>>>
>>># This filter will take raw data and place in file
>>>OUTDIR=/tmp
>>>OUTFILE=${OUTDIR}/dummy.print.$$
>>>
>>>cat  - > ${OUTFILE}
>>>
>>># Finished
>>
>>No, no, no, that's too easy and too elegant, I was really expecting 
>>something much more painful. :)
>>
>>Thanks dude, I'll give it a spin.
>>
>>Like the scarecrow said, "I shoulda thought of that with my new brain," 
>>  paraphasing of course...
>>
>>
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>>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
>>
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