If you run DCPS 2.3 + you can also set it up using DCPS.
From DCPS release notes
Chapter 2
LPD Printing
DCPS now supports printing with the LPD protocol. This chapter explains how to set up a DCPS LPD queue and contains additional information about using DCPS over LPD.
2.1 LPD Restrictions
Because the LPD protocol is uni-directional, as opposed to the other protocols used by DCPS which are bi-directional, there are some restrictions to its use:
* The printer cannot return printer messages that occur during the printing of your job, so DCPS cannot report them. For example, you will not receive messages about paper jams or empty trays.
* The printer cannot report its current state to DCPS. Therefore, checks that DCPS performs to ensure your job is printed correctly cannot be performed. For example, if you specify paper size and input tray for your print job, and the specified paper size is not loaded in the specified tray, your job may print from either the wrong tray or on the wrong size paper. If the error causes a PostScript error, you may see the error reported on the printer, but only if PostScript error reporting has been enabled on the printer.
* DCPS LPD queues do not work with remote LPD queues, where print jobs are sent to other systems instead of directly to a printer. This restriction may be lifted in future DCPS versions.
2.2 Creating an LPD queue
To create a DCPS LPD queue, specify IP_LPD as the protocol in parameter P2 in DCPS$STARTUP.COM:
$ IF .NOT. SETUP_MODE THEN @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE -
queue_name - ! P1
"IP_LPD/printer_name_or_address" - ! P2
DCPS_LIB ! P3
For most printers, specifying the name or address of the printer is sufficient for LPD printing. However, some printers require an internal print queue name to be used for LPD. If your printer requires an internal queue name to be specified, do so after the printer name or address, separated by a colon:
$ IF .NOT. SETUP_MODE THEN @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE -
queue_name - ! P1
"IP_LPD/printer_name_or_address:internal_name" - ! P2
DCPS_LIB ! P3
Check your printer's documentation for the internal queue name required, if any, for LPD printing. If your printer needs an internal queue name to be specified and your DCPS LPD queue does not specify it, jobs sent to that queue will remain in a "starting" state and never print. You may also see CONTERMINATED error messages.
The internal queue name is the rp field in printcap entries, as used with the LPD symbiont in TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS and with other operating systems. Some printers that require this internal queue name are:
Table 2-1 Internal LPD Queue Names Printer Internal Queue Name
DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR 2000 xjprint
DIGITAL DEClaser 3500 PORT1
DIGITAL Laser Printer LN17+ps PASSTHRU
DIGITAL LN17ps PASSTHRU
Example
GONDOR_SF-> @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE xerox_dcps "ip_lpd/16.144.81.34" dcps_lib
%DCPS-I-PROGRESS, ...starting execution queue XEROX_DCPS
GONDOR_SF-> sh queue XEROX_DCPS/ful
Printer queue XEROX_DCPS, idle, on GONDOR::"IP_LPD/16.144.81.34", mounted form DCPS$DEFAULT (stock=DEFAULT)
/BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FORM=DCPS$DEFAULT (stock=DEFAULT)) /NOENABLE_GENERIC /LIBRARY=DCPS_LIB Lowercase /OWNER=[SYSTEM]
/PROCESSOR=DCPS$SMB /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S) /SCHEDULE=(NOSIZE) /SEPARATE=(BURST,TRAILER)
