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For example, to print the FARM.DAT file without the special processing described above, use the following command:
$ PRINT/PASSALL FARM.DAT |
For example, to print FARM.DAT with a lower priority than GROTON.DAT, and ensure that GROTON is printed first, enter two PRINT commands, as shown:
$ PRINT/PRIORITY=1 FARM.DAT $ PRINT/PRIORITY=2 GROTON.DAT |
To list the print queues at your site, use the SHOW QUEUE command, as described in Section 2.2.
For example, to print FARM.DAT on the printer for queue PS$DUPLEX, use the following command:
$ PRINT/QUEUE=PS$DUPLEX FARM.DAT |
When you include this qualifier, the file to be printed must exist on the remote node. You must include the host node name in the file specification portion of your print request. The file is queued on the default print queue (SYS$PRINT) of the other system and takes the printer characteristics defined for that system. The /QUEUE and /PARAMETERS qualifiers are ignored when you use the /REMOTE qualifier.
For example, to print GROTON.DAT on a printer on node AGRO::, use the following command:
$ PRINT/REMOTE AGRO::[MACDONALD]GROTON.DAT |
A print job with multiple files or copies that depends on passing the PostScript parameters from one file to the next may not be restarted successfully. (See Section 1.5.)
Do not use /RESTART with printer jobs when you:
For example, to ensure that the print job for FARM.DAT in print queue ANSI$PSPRINT will be restarted, use the following command:
$ PRINT/RESTART/QUEUE=ANSI$PSPRINT FARM.DAT |
Use the following options to specify job retention:
ALWAYS | Holds the job in the queue regardless of the job's completion status. |
DEFAULT | Holds the job in the queue as specified by the queue's retention policy. |
ERROR | Holds the job in the queue only if the job completes unsuccessfully. |
UNTIL= time-value | Holds the job in the queue for the specified length of time, regardless of the job's completion status. |
You supply one or more setup module names from the queue's device control libraries. To include more than one module name, separate the module names with commas and enclose the set in parentheses.
For example, to include the PostScript modules 4UP_GRID and 4UP_WIDE with the print job for FARM.RPT, use the following command:
$ PRINT/SETUP=(4UP_GRID,4UP_WIDE) FARM.RPT |
Use this qualifier with one of the following qualifiers to change the file selection mode:
/BACKUP | Selects files based on the time they were last backed up. |
/CREATED | Selects files based on the file creation time. (This is the default if no file selection qualifier is included.) |
/EXPIRED | Selects files based on the file expiration time. |
/MODIFIED | Selects files based on the time the file was last modified. |
For example, to print only the files named GROTON that were modified after January 1, 2003, use the following command:
$ PRINT/MODIFIED/SINCE=01-JAN-2003 GROTON.* |
If you omit the /SINCE qualifier, the specified files are printed regardless of file creation, backup, modification, or expiration times.
For example, to print FARM.DAT with double-spaced lines, use the following command:
$ PRINT/SPACE FARM.DAT |
This qualifier does not affect the output of the job trailer page. Refer to the System Manager's GuideSystem Manager's Guide for more information about the job separation pages.
For example, to include a trailer page for all the files in the print job GROTON, use the following command:
$ PRINT/TRAILER=ALL GROTON.* |
For example, to print the file named FARM.DAT for user JONES, enter the following command:
$ PRINT/USER=JONES FARM.DAT |
The PRINT command accepts the /PARAMETERS qualifier to specify functions unique to the DECprint Supervisor software. Refer to Appendix B for more information about the PRINT command.
This appendix lists the PRINT command parameters that are used for
specifying functions of the DECprint Supervisor software. See Table C-1
for a list of the parameters.
C.1 PRINT Parameters
Parameters consist of keywords and associated values. Use the PRINT /PARAMETERS command to include these parameters in your print job. The /PARAMETERS qualifier is a command qualifier, so all the files in the print job are subject to the parameters used in the /PARAMETERS qualifier.
Default PRINT parameters can also be associated with a queue by the system manager. See the System Manager's GuideSystem Manager's Guide for information about associating parameters with specific print queues.
The PRINT command parameters for the DECprint Supervisor are listed in Table C-1 and are described in more detail in the sections listed in the table.
Parameter | Description | Reference |
---|---|---|
DATA_TYPE | Specifies the data type of the files in the print job. | Chapter 1 |
FONTS_USED | Specifies one or more device control library modules that contain SoftFonts kits. | Section 5.4 |
INPUT_TRAY | Specifies which input tray to use. | Section 3.1 |
LAYUP_DEFINITION | Specifies layup options or a layup definition file to be applied to the print job. | Chapter 11 |
MESSAGES | Specifies creation of a log file or log page for print messages. | Appendix A |
NUMBER_UP | Specifies the number of pages to be printed on each side of a sheet. | Section 1.6 |
OUTPUT_TRAY | Specifies the output tray to which the job will be sent. | Section 3.2 |
PAGE_LIMIT | Specifies the first and last pages to be printed. | Section 1.7 |
PAGE_ORIENTATION | Specifies the orientation to print data on the paper: portrait (vertically) or landscape (horizontally). | Section 1.4 |
PAGE_SIZE | Specifies the size of the logical page. | Section 10.7 |
[NO]PUNCH | Specifies whether to punch job output. | Section 15.1 |
SHEET_COUNT | Specifies how many copies of each sheet to print. | Section 1.5 |
SHEET_SIZE | Specifies the sheet size for the printer stock. | Section 10.4 |
SIDES | Specifies whether to print the job on one or two sides of a sheet. | Section 1.3 |
STAPLE | Specifies whether to staple the job and where the staple should be positioned. | Section 15.2 |
[NO]TAB | Selects whether DECprint Supervisor software or the ANSI translator performs tab expansion. | Section 5.3 |
Using parameters other than those listed in Table C-1 results in a
command syntax failure, as described in Appendix A.
C.2 Syntax for PRINT Parameters
When you specify the PRINT command with the /PARAMETERS qualifier, be sure to follow these syntactic conventions:
$ PRINT /PARAMETERS=DATA_TYPE=REGIS file-spec |
$ PRINT /PARAMETERS=(DATA_TYPE=REGIS,MESSAGES) file-spec |
$ PRINT /PARAMETERS=(DATA_TYPE=REGIS,PAGE_LIMIT="(1,4)",MESSAGES) file-spec |
$ PRINT /PARAMETERS=(DATA_TYPE=REGIS,"PAGE_LIMIT=(1,4)",MESSAGES) file-spec |
$ PRINT /PARAMETERS="DATA_TYPE=REGIS,PAGE_LIMIT=(1,4),MESSAGES" file-spec |
The DECprint Supervisor software checks for syntax and value limits at the
time the file is printed, not when the PRINT command is first entered.
If a print job contains an error in the parameters, it is aborted and
an error message is displayed on your terminal if you included the
/NOTIFY qualifier in the PRINT command.
C.3 Order of Defaulting for Parameters
Print parameters can be specified in the PRINT command or as default queue parameters in the printer startup file. If a parameter is not specified, the standard printer default value is used. The value for a parameter specified in a PRINT command takes precedence over the value of the default queue parameter.
The default queue parameter for a generic queue supersedes the default queue parameter defined for the execution queue. However, if there is a syntax error in the generic queue definition, the default queue parameter for the execution queue is used. Refer to the System Manager's GuideSystem Manager's Guide for information about setting up default queue parameters.
Table D-1 lists the font cartridges for LN03 and DEClaser printers for printing ANSI files. You can print these ANSI files on PostScript printers using the DECprint Supervisor software and the appropriate SoftFont kits, as described in Table D-1. See Section 5.2 for more information about printing ANSI files. Use the following module names with the /PARAMETERS=FONTS_USED qualifier. See Table D-2 for a list of SoftFont kits and the modules they contain.
Cartridge Order Number | Cartridge Name | SoftFont Module Name |
---|---|---|
LN03 Font Cartridges | ||
LN03X--CB | CG Times | CGTIMES8-10-12_MCS |
LN03X--CW | CG Times Presentation | CGTIMES14-18_MCS |
LN03X--CX | CG Times Large | CGTIMES24_MCS |
LN03X--CY | CG Triumvirate | CGTRIUM8-10-12_MCS |
LN03X--CJ | CG Triumvirate Presentation | CGTRIUM14-18_MCS |
LN03X--CZ | CG Triumvirate Large | CGTRIUM24_MCS |
LN03X--CL | ITC Souvenir | ITCSOUV_MCS |
LN03X--CP | English 116 Embassy | SCRIPT |
LN03X--DH | Monospaced Swiss Presentation | SWISS_MCS 1 |
LN03X--DJ | Monospaced Swiss Large | SWISS_MCS 1 |
LN03X--CS | Letter Gothic | LETGOTH |
LN03X--CM | OCR A/OCR B | OCR |
LN03X--DE | Barcode 3 of 9 | BARCODE |
LN03X--CT | US Legal | MONO_MCS |
DEClaser 2100/2200 Font Cartridges | ||
LNXX--CA | CG Times | CGTIMES8-10-12_MCS 1 |
CGTIMES14-18_MCS 1 | ||
CGTIMES24_MCS 1 | ||
LNXX--CB | CG Triumvirate | CGTRIUM8-10-12_MCS 1 |
CGTRIUM14-18_MCS 1 | ||
CGTRIUM24_MCS 1 | ||
LNXX--CC | ITC Souvenir/Script | ITCSOUV_MCS 1 |
SCRIPT | ||
LNXX--CD | Monospaced | BARCODE |
LETGOTH | ||
MONO_MCS 1 | ||
OCR | ||
SWISS_MCS 1 |
SoftFont Order Number | Fonts | Modules |
---|---|---|
LNSFT--AX | CG Times 8, 10, 12 | CGTIMES8-10-12 |
CG Times 14, 18 | CGTIMES14-18 | |
CG Times 24 | CGTIMES24 | |
LNSFT--BX | CG Triumvirate 8, 10, 12 | CGTRIUM8-10-12 |
CG Triumvirate 14, 18 | CGTRIUM14-18 | |
CG Triumvirate 24 | CGTRIUM24 | |
LNSFT--CX | English Embassy 14, 18 | SCRIPT |
ITC Souvenir 8, 10, 12 | ITCSOUV | |
LNSFT--DX | Barcode 3 of 9, 18, 36 | BARCODE |
Letter Gothic 10, 14 | LETGOTH | |
Mono Swiss 14, 18 | SWISS | |
Mono Swiss, 24 | SWISS | |
OCR-A, OCR-B 10 | OCR | |
US Legal | MONO_MCS |
The SoftFont kits have been retired and are no longer sold. The information above is included for reference only. |
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