Help with printer setup

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Lidia Bujor

2007-04-09 16:20:49 UTC

Hello,

Here is the system's information:

AlphaServer 800

OpenVMS 7.3-2

Multinet V5.1 with patches

DCPS V2.6

I recently installed DCPS V2.6 which is supposed to support Xerox
WorkCentre Pro 35 printers.

I was trying to setup the print queues and print to it but was not
successful.

Does anybody have this kind of printer setup on VMS using DCPS?

If so, could you send me a sample DCPS configuration file?

Thank you,

Lidia Bujor

VMS Systems Manager

Phillip du Plooy

2007-04-09 16:21:48 UTC

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Hallo,

Ek is op verlof vanaf 10 April en is weer terug op kantoor 2 Mei. Kontak
vir Le Roux Kruger ( ***@puk.ac.za ) as daar dringende probleme is.

dankie
Phillip du Plooy

Info-MultiNet 04/09/07 18:20 >>>

Kattalia, Mark

2007-04-09 16:33:19 UTC

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I usually setup my Xerox printers as LPR/LPD printers. This works great.
Unless DCPS has a signature for those printers, I don't believe you can get
full function on these. Scriptserver (from Graymatter Software) works well
too. We gave up DCPS in favor of Scriptserver.

Works good here.

Mark Kattalia

CALLAN ASSOCIATES Inc.

101 California St. Suite 3500

San Francisco, Ca. 94111

(415) 274-3099

***@callan.com

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From: Lidia Bujor [mailto:***@onsemi.com]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:21 AM
To: info-***@process.com
Subject: Help with printer setup

Hello,

Here is the system's information:

AlphaServer 800

OpenVMS 7.3-2

Multinet V5.1 with patches

DCPS V2.6

I recently installed DCPS V2.6 which is supposed to support Xerox WorkCentre
Pro 35 printers.

I was trying to setup the print queues and print to it but was not
successful.

Does anybody have this kind of printer setup on VMS using DCPS?

If so, could you send me a sample DCPS configuration file?

Thank you,

Lidia Bujor

VMS Systems Manager

James Byrne

2007-04-09 16:38:27 UTC

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From SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$STARTUP.COM

$ @sys$startup:DCPS$execution_queue -
CO121H$DCPS - ! P1 - Execution queue name
"IP_RAWTCP/130.68.6.10:9100" - ! P2 - Serial Device name or
- ! PrintServer node name
DCPS_LIB - ! P3 - Logical name for library(ies)
"" - ! P4 - Default queue parameters
/separate=(flag,noburst,notrailer)/description="HP 4050" - ! P5 - Default?
"" - ! P6 - Communication speed(serial
- ! devices only)
"" - ! P7 - Device characteristics
"" ! P8 - Verify on/off
$!
$ define/system dcps$CO121H$dcps_no_sync 1

Jim

Post by Lidia Bujor
Hello,
AlphaServer 800
OpenVMS 7.3-2
Multinet V5.1 with patches
DCPS V2.6
I recently installed DCPS V2.6 which is supposed to support Xerox
WorkCentre Pro 35 printers.
I was trying to setup the print queues and print to it but was not
successful.
Does anybody have this kind of printer setup on VMS using DCPS?
If so, could you send me a sample DCPS configuration file?
Thank you,
Lidia Bujor
VMS Systems Manager

Paul Anderson

2007-04-09 16:56:08 UTC

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Post by Lidia Bujor
I recently installed DCPS V2.6 which is supposed to support Xerox
WorkCentre Pro 35 printers.
I was trying to setup the print queues and print to it but was not
successful.
Does anybody have this kind of printer setup on VMS using DCPS?
If so, could you send me a sample DCPS configuration file?

What is not working?

When using DCPS, these printers require the use of spooled LPD. This
means you need to create the queue like this:

$ @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE -
queuename -
"IP_LPD/printerhostname" -
DCPS_LIB

adding additional parameters or qualifiers if you want.

You also have to turn on spooling...

$ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$queuename_SPOOL TRUE

...and define the printer's product name:

$ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$queuename_PRODUCT_NAME -
"Xerox WCP 35"

Paul

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Paul Anderson
OpenVMS Engineering
Hewlett-Packard Company

Lidia Bujor

2007-04-09 18:24:31 UTC

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James,

Thank you. That is how I have the queue setup however it is giving me
an error when I try to print.

Regards,

Lidia

-----Original Message-----
From: James Byrne [mailto:***@mail.montclair.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:38 AM
To: info-***@process.com
Subject: Re: Help with printer setup

From SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$STARTUP.COM

$ @sys$startup:DCPS$execution_queue -
CO121H$DCPS - ! P1 - Execution queue name
"IP_RAWTCP/130.68.6.10:9100" - ! P2 - Serial Device name or
- ! PrintServer node name
DCPS_LIB - ! P3 - Logical name for library(ies)
"" - ! P4 - Default queue parameters
/separate=(flag,noburst,notrailer)/description="HP 4050" - ! P5 -
Default?
"" - ! P6 - Communication speed(serial
- ! devices only)
"" - ! P7 - Device characteristics
"" ! P8 - Verify on/off
$!
$ define/system dcps$CO121H$dcps_no_sync 1

Jim

Lidia Bujor

2007-04-09 18:25:20 UTC

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Paul,

Thank you very much for the information. I will try setting up the
queue like that.

Regards,

Lidia

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Anderson [mailto:***@hp.com]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:56 AM
To: info-***@process.com
Subject: Re: Help with printer setup

In article

What is not working?

When using DCPS, these printers require the use of spooled LPD. This
means you need to create the queue like this:

$ @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE -
queuename -
"IP_LPD/printerhostname" -
DCPS_LIB

adding additional parameters or qualifiers if you want.

You also have to turn on spooling...

$ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$queuename_SPOOL TRUE

..and define the printer's product name:

$ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$queuename_PRODUCT_NAME -
"Xerox WCP 35"

Paul

--
Paul Anderson
OpenVMS Engineering
Hewlett-Packard Company