Re: shared queue and direct printing via TCPIP DECservers

From: Bob Koehler (koehler_at_eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org)
Date: 11/18/05

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    Date: 18 Nov 2005 12:02:54 -0600

    In article <1132332008.863372.132560@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Rich Jordan" <jordan@ccs4vms.com> writes:
    >
    > Direct printing (where an LTA device is created and associated with the
    > specific MUXserver and port, but no queue or spooling is used) was set
    > up to provide maximum control of the printer by the program; it queries
    > the user for alignment and such on expensive pre-print forms before
    > generating print output. Mostly thats on the DMPs.
    >
    > The laser queues are set up normally; LTA device created and associated
    > with the MUX server and port, queue aimed at the LTA device, LTA device
    > spooled to queue. However for check printing these old program also
    > stop the queue, despool the LTA device, and print direct. We are
    > looking at how much work it will take to switch check printing to
    > spooled. We don't have dedicated check printers so thats not an
    > option.
    >
    > The DMPs in our test environment are working with the
    > TELNET/CREATE/RECONNECT option, though there are limitations (like the
    > printer going offline not being detected so jobs go to the bit bucket).
    > However the lasers are an issue; we would like to run them as
    > telnetsym queues, but can't do that with a direct TNA port created (as
    > for the DMPs).
    >
    > So if the queue is up, and someone needs to print checks, we
    > stop/queue/reset the queue, despool the (LTA device, which will likely
    > be retained for its name and as spool target), create the direct port
    > (requires privs), do the direct print job, then delete the direct port,
    > and restart/respool the queue.
    >

       Sounds like a job for print queue forms. Have you tried using those?

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