diff --git a/src/ca/ca_printf.c b/src/ca/ca_printf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d9ca9a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ca/ca_printf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS)
+#	include <stdio.h>
+#elif defined(vxWorks)
+# 	include <vxWorks.h>
+#endif
+#include <varargs.h>
+
+
+/*
+ *
+ *
+ *	ca_printf()
+ *
+ *	Dump error messages to the appropriate place
+ *
+ */
+int
+ca_printf(va_alist)
+va_dcl
+{
+	va_list		args;
+	char		*pformat;
+	int		status;
+
+	va_start(args);
+
+	pformat = va_arg(args, char *);
+
+#	if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS)
+	{
+		status = vfprintf(
+				stderr,
+				pformat,
+				args);
+	}
+#	elif defined(vxWorks)
+	{
+		int	logMsgArgs[6];
+		int	i;
+
+		for(i=0; i< NELEMENTS(logMsgArgs); i++){
+			logMsgArgs[i] = va_arg(args, int);	
+		}
+
+		status = logMsg(
+				pformat,
+				logMsgArgs[0],
+				logMsgArgs[1],
+				logMsgArgs[2],
+				logMsgArgs[3],
+				logMsgArgs[4],
+				logMsgArgs[5],
+				logMsgArgs[6]);
+			
+	}
+#	else
+		#### dont compile in this case ####
+#	endif
+
+	va_end(args);
+
+	return status;
+}