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тАО07-31-2006 11:48 PM
тАО07-31-2006 11:48 PM
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тАО08-01-2006 12:04 AM
тАО08-01-2006 12:04 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
welcome to the OpenVMS ITRC forum.
Assuming you are using the LATSYM print symbiont: SHOW QUE/FULL should show /PROC=LATSYM
A LATSYM print queue will be stopped automatically, if there is an error establishing the LAT connection to the terminal server port. You should get an error message (visible via PRINT/NOTIFY or by SET QUEUE/RETAIN=ERROR and then looking at the failed print-job after the queue has stopped: SHO QUE/FULL/ALL queue). What is the error status ?
Note that you can then release the job again: SET ENTRY xx/RELEASE without the user having to re-submit the print job.
Volker.
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тАО08-01-2006 12:11 AM
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Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
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тАО08-01-2006 12:17 AM
тАО08-01-2006 12:17 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
a slight correction after checking my real old notes on LATSYM problems:
- if the LAT connect QIO fails, the LATSYM queue will be PAUSED
- if there is an error after the LAT connection has been established, the queue will be STOPPED
In any case, the job will be aborted with an approriate error status, which you can see, if the queue is set to /RETAIN=ERROR
Volker.
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тАО08-01-2006 01:12 AM
тАО08-01-2006 01:12 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
Tried this - the error I get is as follows:
%PSM-E-WRITERR, error writing !AS
- SYST-F-HANGUP, data set hangup
The print queue is then stopped and I have to issue a START/QUE and re-print the file.
What I dont understand is why switching the printer off and on when it is idle should cause the print que to stop when I try to print to it later. I have previously run the printer off an ancient Performance 4000 server and did not have this problem.
Many thanks
Steve
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тАО08-01-2006 01:30 AM
тАО08-01-2006 01:30 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
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тАО08-01-2006 01:36 AM
тАО08-01-2006 01:36 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
does the DS90L+ support the Local> SHOW PORT STATUS command ? If so, what happens to the Input/Output Signals if you power-off and power-on the printer ? What's the status after the print failed ?
Volker.
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тАО08-01-2006 02:09 AM
тАО08-01-2006 02:09 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
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тАО08-01-2006 02:43 AM
тАО08-01-2006 02:43 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
DS90 QUE
Printer operational : CONN IDLE
Printer switched off : LOCAL IDLE
Printer on again : LOCAL IDLE
Attempt to print : LOCAL STOPPED
Restart QUE : LOCAL IDLE
Re-print : CONN BUSY
After print : CONN IDLE
So it seems that the port is dropping into local when the printer is switched off and causes a que failure when attempting to print.
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тАО08-01-2006 02:54 AM
тАО08-01-2006 02:54 AM
Re: VAX/VMS printer queues stopping
I'm not familiar with the DS90 QUE information you've shown. What does 'CONN' mean ? A LAT connection established from the VMS system ? What does MC LATCP SHOW PORT LTAx: show at that time (if the Actual Port/Node Name field is non-blank, there is an established LAT connection) ?
Are you really using the LATSYM print symbiont on that queue ? LATSYM will establish the LAT connection only when the print-job starts and will disconnect, once the print-job has finished. This allows multiple VMS systems to print on the same printer (DECserver port) sequentially.
Volker.