From: rossgl@parknicollet.com Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 9:48 AM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: Printing in VMS Hello, I'm not sure if DCPS will solve an issue I'm having with printing to HP LaserJet printers from VMS but here is what is going on. First the details of the system I'm talking about: AlphaServer 4100 running OpenVMS 6.2-1H3 with Multinet 4.1b. Here is how the queue and form looks: Printer queue LPxx, idle, on HNAA::NLP039:, mounted form TEMP (stock=DEFAULT) < HP4000 80col, on server 192.168.17.187, port 9100 > /BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FORM=TEMP (stock=DEFAULT)) /NOENABLE_GENERIC /LIBRARY=TEMPLETTERS Lowercase /OWNER=[1,4] /PROCESSOR=MULTINET_LPD_SYMBIONT /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S) /SCHEDULE=(NOSIZE) /SEPARATE=(RESET=(HP_RESET)) Form name Number Description --------- ------ ----------- TEMP (stock=DEFAULT) 1952 TEMP Letter Test /LENGTH=60 /SETUP=(HP_RESET,HP_80S,TEMP_LETTERS) /STOCK=DEFAULT /WIDTH=100 /WRAP HP_RESET = E HP_80S = &k3G TEMP_LETTERS = (s1p12v0s0b16901t !Times New Font &l10e !Top Margin 2" &a17l !Left Margin 1" &a170m !Right Margin 1" &l9.2C !Vertical spacing When trying to print a letter to this queue, the text in the file doesn't wrap correctly between the left and right margins. In fact, it actually cuts the data at exactly 100 characters regardless if it's in the middle of a word. When looking at the body of the letter, I noticed that it was one continious line of text with no CR or LF. Is there a setting I'm missing to prevent this or do I need to edit this (and all 9000+ files) with CR and LF ?? Thanks. Gary L. Ross rossgl@parknicollet.com On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 16:48:08 -0500, Paul Anderson wrote: >In article <3a6da49d$0$15873@wodc7nh1.news.uu.net>, "Jason McCormick" > wrote: > >> So I need to tack commands on to the beginning and end of the >> document to have the printer know to use duplexing and legal paper. >> >> 1) Is there a way to tack a command onto the end of a job via the >> SETUP=(...) or other like command when you issue a PRINT? > >> >> 2) Does anyone have a good solution for taking a legal-paper >> formatted document and make the HP print duplexing w/o modifying the >> PS document itself? > >In general, the easiest way to do what you want to do is use DECprint >Supervisor (DCPS). Users can select options like duplexing and trays >when printing. > >See http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/print/print_sw_prods.html for >more information about DCPS. > >Note that if there are specific instructions inside the document (to >select a tray or not to use duplexing, for example) they will override >any instructions given by DCPS or any code sent before the document. > >> The HP printer is an 8150 and that will do PJL, PCL5, PCL6 and PostScript. > >Although the current version of DCPS, V1.8, does not support the 8150, >the next version will. This means that with V1.8 you can't select trays >unless you hack around with the device control modules. You will also >need the DCPS-OPEN license to print to an HP printer in V1.8. > >The next version of DCPS is scheduled to ship in Q2 with a field test >available in early February. > >Paul