ppd_file_new_from_filep(3)	       ppd_file_new_from_filep(3)


NAME
       ppd_file_new_from_filep, 	    ppd_file_new_from_fd,
       ppd_file_new - Parse a ppd  file  and  load  it	into  the
       ppd_file_t structure.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <ppd.h>

       ppd_file_t *ppd_file_new_from_filep(FILE* fp");"

       ppd_file_t *ppd_file_new_from_fd(int fd");"

       ppd_file_t *ppd_file_new(const char * filename");"

DESCRIPTION
       The  ppd_file_new_from_filep function parses the specified
       PPD file.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon   successful   completion	 ppd_file_new_from_filep,
       ppd_file_new_from_fd  ,	ppd_file_new  return a ppd_file_t
       pointer. Otherwise, NULL is returned and errno is set.

       ENODEV the      FILE	  pointer	passed	     into
	      ppd_file_new_from_filep	or  the  file  descriptor
	      passed into ppd_file_new_from_fd is NULL.

       EBADF  the file doesn't appear to be a PPD file.

       ENOTTY no idea what these errors are. Probably  PPD  parse
	      errors.

       Other  errors  can be returned in errno by a failure in
       fdopen or fopen.


SEE ALSO
       ppd_file_free(3), ppd_emit_to_file(3)




Linux Programmer's Manual  14 July 2000 			1