                           ARTA PC to VAX Utilities
                           ========================
 
 
Floppy disk #4 of the ARTA Kermit Release contains the MS-DOS batch (.BAT)
files and the Kermit script (.SCR) files necessary to implement the ARTA PC to
VAX mail and print commands.  These commands are:  MAIL, CHKMAIL, LAPRINT,
LPRINT, MLAPRINT, MPRINT, MWPRINT, SPRINT, and WPRINT.  The commands are
described below.  Disk #4 should contain the following files:
 
ARTAPC.INS (this document)
CHKMAIL.BAT
LAPRINT.BAT
LPRINT.BAT
MAIL.BAT
MAIL.SCR
MLAPRINT.BAT
MPRINT.BAT
MWPRINT.BAT
PRINT.SCR
SPRINT.BAT
WPRINT.BAT
 
In addition to the above files, MSKERMIT.EXE and one of the Kermit
initialization files (MSKERMIT.INI or ALTKERM.INI, depending on which PC
keyboard you are using) must be located in a directory on the path for the
commands to work. If you decide to use ALTKERM.INI, rename it to MSKERMIT.INI.
The initialization files are on disk #1 and MSKERMIT.EXE is on disk #2.
 
 
Mail Commands
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Before using the MAIL and CHKMAIL commands, the file MAIL.SCR must be modified
to include your VAX id. MAIL.SCR contains the following line:
 
                   output BEETLEJUICE/NOCOMMAND\13
 
In each file, replace "BEETLEJUICE" with your VAX "userid". Also, when
executing the MAIL or CHKMAIL commands, you will be prompted to "Enter VAX
password:". Type your VAX password and press <Enter>.  This is necessary to log
on to the VAX, as you are prohibited from putting your VAX password in a file
on a floppy disk.
 
The MAIL command is used to mail a file from a PC to a user on the VAX or
ARPANET (see the ARTA Automation Manual for more information on VAX MAIL and
ARPANET).  The syntax for this command is:
 
      MAIL filename userid
 
Note:  You CANNOT specify drives or directories in the filename when
       MAILing a file (i.e., the following would NOT work:
       A:/> MAIL C:/DIRECTORY/FILENAME USERID, NOR would:
       A:/> MAIL DIRECTORY/FILENAME USERID).
 
 
CHKMAIL will check to see if you have any new mail messages on the VAX.  A
message such as "You have 2 new mail messages." will appear if the command
completes successfully.  On a PC enter
 
      CHKMAIL
 
 
 
Laser Printer Commands
----------------------
 
The LPRINT command is used to print a file from the PC to the ASRO laser
printer.  The syntax for the command is:
 
      LPRINT filename
 
LAPRINT is the same as LPRINT, except the file will be printed in land-
scape mode.

      LAPRINT filename

The MPRINT command is similar to LPRINT, except it sends the file to the
Management Support Office (MSO) laser printer.  Enter:
 
      MPRINT filename
 
MLAPRINT will send the file to the MSO laser printer to be printed in
landscape mode.

      MLAPRINT filename


SPRINT will send a file to the ASRO line printer.
    
      SPRINT filename


WPRINT is used for sending QMS laser printer files created by the WordPerfect
word processing system to the ASRO laser printer.  The MWPRINT command is used
to print WordPerfect files on the Management Support Office laser printer. To
create a QMS file using WordPerfect, you must print to disk using the QMS
Lasergrafix print option.  See the WordPerfect manual for instructions. WPRINT
and MWPRINT must be used for WordPerfect files instead of LPRINT or MPRINT
because WordPerfect files need to be reformatted before being printed.
Enter:
 
      WPRINT filename     OR     MWPRINT filename
