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     The Print function prints files or selections. If the Printcmd
     switch is set, PWB uses the command line given in the switch.
     Otherwise, PWB copies the file or selection to PRN. Under
     multithreaded environments, PWB runs the print command in the
     background.
     See: Printcmd
 
     Print («print»)
          Prints the current file.
 
     Arg <textarg> Print («arg» <textarg> «print»)
          Prints all the files listed in <textarg>. Use a space to
          separate each name from the preceding name. You can use
          environment variables to specify paths for the files.
          See: ◄Environment-Variable Specifiers►
 
     Arg <boxarg> │ <linearg> │ <streamarg> Print
     («arg» <boxarg> │ <linearg> │ <streamarg> «print»)
          Prints the selected text.
 
     Arg Meta Print («arg» «meta» «print»)
          Cancels the current background print.
 
     Returns
 
     True:  Print successfully submitted.
     False: Could not start print job.
 
     Update
 
     In PWB 1.x there is no way to cancel a background print.
 
     See
 
     ◄File menu, Print►
     ◄File menu, Cancel Print►
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