.TH ppd_file_new_from_filep 3 "14 July 2000" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH 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.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <ppd.h>
.sp
.BI "ppd_file_t *ppd_file_new_from_filep(FILE* " fp" );"
.sp
.BI "ppd_file_t *ppd_file_new_from_fd(int " fd" );"
.sp
.BI "ppd_file_t *ppd_file_new(const char * " filename" );"
.SH DESCRIPTION
The 
.B ppd_file_new_from_filep
function parses the specified PPD file.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
Upon successful completion 
.BR ppd_file_new_from_filep ,
.B ppd_file_new_from_fd ,
.B ppd_file_new 
return a 
.B ppd_file_t
pointer. Otherwise, 
.B NULL
is returned and 
.B errno
is set.
.TP
.B ENODEV
the FILE pointer passed into ppd_file_new_from_filep or the file descriptor passed into 
ppd_file_new_from_fd is NULL.
.TP
.B EBADF
the file doesn't appear to be a PPD file.
.TP
.B ENOTTY
no idea what these errors are. Probably PPD parse errors.
.TP 
Other errors can be returned in errno by a failure in fdopen or fopen.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ppd_file_free "(3), " ppd_emit_to_file "(3)"