Index: trunk/src/plug_io.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 27315)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 27316)
@@ -654,6 +654,11 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
+int pcb_save_buffer(const char *Filename, const char *fmt)
+{
+	return pcb_write_pipe(Filename, pcb_false, fmt, pcb_false);
+}
+
 int pcb_save_pcb(const char *file, const char *fmt)
 {
 	int retcode;
Index: trunk/src/plug_io.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 27315)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 27316)
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 void pcb_disable_emergency_save(void);
 int pcb_revert_pcb(void);
 int pcb_save_buffer_elements(const char *, const char *fmt);
+int pcb_save_buffer(const char *Filename, const char *fmt);
 void pcb_print_quoted_string_(FILE *, const char *); /* without wrapping in "" */
 void pcb_print_quoted_string(FILE *, const char *); /* with wrapping in "" */
 int pcb_write_pcb_file(const char *Filename, pcb_bool thePcb, const char *fmt, pcb_bool emergency, pcb_bool elem_only);