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Appendix B
System Messages

This appendix describes the DECprint Supervisor messages in the following sections:

B.1 System Message Overview

B.1.1 Message Format

DCPS system messages have one of the following formats:

%fac-s-ident, text
-fac-s-ident, text
Code Meaning
% The prefix for all primary messages
- The prefix for all continuation messages
fac The facility code, which should be DCPS
s The severity level of the message
ident An abbreviation of the message text
text The expanded text of the message

B.1.2 Severity Level

The severity levels of DECprint Supervisor system messages are defined as follows:
Code Meaning
S Success --- successful completion of the request
I Informational --- may require user action
W Warning --- request may not have completed and may require user action
E Error --- system encountered an error that may be recoverable
F Fatal --- system encountered a fatal error and cannot continue processing this request

B.2 DCPS Installation Messages

The following DCPS message descriptions are alphabetized by the ident portion of the message. The message severity level and text are also shown, while the prefix and facility designation (DCPSppp are omitted. If you receive a message from a facility other than DCPS, refer to the OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users for the message description or use the online help message utility with the command HELP /MESSAGE.

E-BADSPEC, File spec LPS$SINGLEHOLES.LUP cannot be parsed
Explanation: The current definition of the logical name DCPS$LAYUP is invalid, possibly because of an incorrect answer given to the question about the location of layup files in an earlier DCPS installation. (DCPS V1.6 and later now validate such responses; see the Release Notes for more information.)
User Action: Deassign the logical name with the command: 


$ DEASSIGN /SYSTEM /EXECUTIVE_MODE DCPS$LAYUP

Then start the DCPS installation again and you will be prompted for the location for the layup files.

E-BADVMSVER, This product requires OpenVMS version version or later to install
Explanation: The DCPS software requires a later version of the OpenVMS operating system.
User Action: Upgrade your operating system to the correct version.

I-ESTTIME, This installation will take between 1 and 10 minutes, I-ESTTIME, excluding time needed to stop and restart active queues.
Explanation: This informational message estimates the time it will take to install the software.
User Action: No action is required.

W-HIDES, If these files remain, they will be used instead of the W-HIDES, DCPS product files you are installing now, and the IVP
Explanation: DCPS warns you that the existing DCPS files in SYS$SPECIFIC directories will be used instead of the latest ones.
User Action: Remove or rename the listed DCPS files from the SYS$SPECIFIC directories.

E-INVDIRSPE, invalid directory specification
Explanation: The syntax of the directory specified is not correct.
User Action: Specify a directory with correct syntax.

I-LAYUPDEF, DCPS$LAYUP is already defined. I-LAYUPDEF, This installation will use its value.
Explanation: The installation uses the existing logical name for DCPS$LAYUP.
User Action: No action is required.

I-NOHELP, There is no help in this install procedure. I-NOHELP, Please refer to the Software Installation Guide.
Explanation: This informational messages states that no help is available.
User Action: Refer to the Software Installation GuideSoftware Installation Guide for more information.

I-NOQUEMGR, System queue manager is not running. I-NOQUEMGR, IVP will NOT be run. Installation continuing.
Explanation: The queue manager is not running on your system. The installation will continue, but the Installation Verification Procedure cannot run.
User Action: After the installation, start the queue manager and then manually invoke the IVP ( @SYS$TEST:DCPS$IVP ).

I-NOQUEST, No further questions will be asked
Explanation: The VMSINSTAL procedure will continue from this point without requiring further input from you.
User Action: No action is required.

W-NORSTRT, Automatically stopped queues have not been restarted
Explanation: VMSINSTAL has not restarted queues that it automatically stopped.
User Action: Resolve the problem that caused the installation to terminate abnormally, and then manually restart the queues that the DCPS installation procedure previously listed as active.

E-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available
Explanation: The device specified does not exist.
User Action: Specify a device that exists on your system.

E-NO_DECC_RTL, DEC C run-time library is not installed.
Explanation: There is no DEC C run-time library on your system.
User Action: Install the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit.

E-NO_QUEMAN, This product requires the queue management facility to install.
Explanation: The queue manager could not be found. The installation procedure is aborted.
User Action: Start the queue manager. For information refer to the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual.

E-NO_SPACE, This product requires number blocks of disk space to install.
Explanation: There are not enough free disk blocks to install this software. The installation procedure terminates.
User Action: Ensure that you have at least the specified number of free disk blocks and restart the installation.

I-NUMQUEUES, existing-number existing DCPS queues, with active-number active.
Explanation: This message informs you of the number of DCPS queues you have and how many of them are active (that is, not stopped).
User Action: No action is required.

W-PURGW, Purging files may leave running queues with no image file and the IVP may fail.
Explanation: Purging DCPS files while multistream DCPS symbionts are still active can cause problems.
User Action: Avoid purging existing files, or stop all active queues before proceeding with the installation.

I-QSCANNING, Looking for existing DCPS print queues...
Explanation: This informational message tells you that the installation procedure is checking for print queues that already exist.
User Action: No action is required.

W-QUEACTIVE, The following queues are still active:
Explanation: The installation procedure found some DCPS queues still active, as listed in subsequent lines. If you do not stop the active queues, the installation may fail or interfere with jobs that are currently printing.
User Action: When subsequently asked, allow VMSINSTAL to automatically stop the queues, or manually stop them yourself and restart the installation procedure. If some of the queues are not in an idle state, you may wish to wait until all jobs have finished printing.

I-STARTQUEUES, Restarting queues previously reported as active
Explanation: VMSINSTAL is currently restarting all queues it had previously reported as active.
Explanation: No action is required.

I-STOPQUEUES, Stopping queues previously reported as active
Explanation: VMSINSTAL is currently stopping all queues it had previously reported as active.
User Action: No action is required.

W-SYSPF, This system contains DCPS images in SYS$SPECIFIC areas:
Explanation: Your system has one or more DCPS executable images in a SYS$SPECIFIC directory, as listed in subsequent lines. The new images that you are about to install will not be used because of the presence of the SYS$SPECIFIC versions.
User Action: Delete or rename the DCPS files in the SYS$SPECIFIC directories, so that new ones in SYS$COMMON will be used.

F-WRONGARCH, This product will only install on OpenVMS platform.
Explanation: You have attempted to install the kit on the wrong platform.
User Action: Install the kit on either an Alpha or VAX platform, as indicated by the message, or use a different kit for the current platform.

Appendix C
Ordering Additional Documentation

This appendix lists HP software documents and documentation kits associated with PostScript printers and their order numbers.

C.1 hp DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for hp OpenVMS

C.2 DIGITAL ANSI-Compliant Level 3 Printing Protocol

Documentation (order number: EK-PPLV3-DK)

C.3 PostScript Programming

The following books are published by Adobe Systems Incorporated and are among numerous books published about the PostScript language.

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