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Subj:	Re: DECPS with third-party printers

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Subject: Re: DECPS with third-party printers
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From: kcb@post.its.mcw.edu (Kent C. Brodie)
Date: 23 Jul 1993 09:49:37 -0500
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OK, folks, here it is.    How to set up *ANY* queue (for example, 
a LPS20 queue, or even a LPD queue!) as a SPOOLED LTAnnn: device:

1) In latcp, create the port:

   CREATE PORT LTA1000: /NOLOG

2) Map the port to your VAX.   *note*... normally, for example,
   you map this to a terminal server port.   

   SET PORT LTA1000: /APPLICATION /NODE=MYVAX /PORT=LTA1000
                                        ^^^^-- your vax node name here.

3) Now that you've created this device, you can use it in the
   following fashion:

      let's say that queue "LPS$PRINT" is a LPS20 queue.   (in my case,
      I have a LPS20 generic queue here......)

      $ set device lta1000: /spooled=(LPS$PRINT,SYS$SYSDEVICE:)


now that this has been done,   queue LPS$PRINT is a spooled queue 
and you'll all set.    you can even copy stuff to device LTA1000:
and it'll work.    Voila.

I think for LPS20 (etc) queues, you really want to stick to GENERIC
queues.

I have also gotten this to work for a (multinet) "LPR" print queue
too.  (TGV's print setup utility does not give the option of making
the queue "spooled")

ENjoy.

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