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with the PSPrimaryPPDOp
opcode to retrieve the FSSpec
record locating the current PPD file chosen for the printer, and the parent directory that you are interested in. (from "LaserWriter 8 for Fun and Profit" in develop issue 16 (page 78)). Then place the PPD file there.PrGeneral
, then you must look for a folder called 'Printer Descriptions' and install the PPD there. This of course requires a list of what that folder gets named for various localized systems.Under System 8.0, Apple has added a Find Folder Selector for this folder, 'ppdf', that makes installation of your PPD easier for Mac OS 8.0 and above. Please see Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Toolbox Essentials, page 7-54 for more information on FindFolder
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