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Printing postscript to Dell 5100 from the OpenVMS Queue

 
Richard Wingate
Advisor

Printing postscript to Dell 5100 from the OpenVMS Queue

We received a new printer, a DELL 5100cn. I have not been able to print to it from my OpenVMS queue. I have the correct port number and am using IP_RAWTCP. My print manager runs on OpenVMS Alpha 7.1-2. I am using DCPS Supervisor v1.4. Does anyone know how I can make this work?
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Ian Miller.
Honored Contributor

Re: Printing postscript to Dell 5100 from the OpenVMS Queue

That is a very old version of DCPS.
V2.4 is current and it works on VMS V6.2 and later. See
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/print/index.html
for list of printers that are supported.

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Phil.Howell
Honored Contributor

Re: Printing postscript to Dell 5100 from the OpenVMS Queue

Does it work with a simple text file?
Try combinations of
print /param=data=ANSI
print /param=data=PCL
print /param=data=POSTSCRIPT
Phil
Steven Schweda
Honored Contributor

Re: Printing postscript to Dell 5100 from the OpenVMS Queue

Does the printer have a flashing LED or
something to indicate that you're actually
sending it stuff? If it has, and it's not
indicating, then look to a comm problem. If
it is indicating, then a data format problem
is more likely (such as sending plain text to
a PostScript printer).
Karl Rohwedder
Honored Contributor

Re: Printing postscript to Dell 5100 from the OpenVMS Queue

According to the actual SPD (V2.4) and the SPD of fieldtest version G2.5, no DELL printers are supported.

DCPS via RAW_TCP requires bidirectional communication with the printer, perhaps the DELL printer does not support this.
With a more recent DCPS version you may try the LPD printing, which is uni-directional per se.

I do not know thich protocols/printer languages this printers supports, perhaps it is compatible to a supported printer.

regards Kalle
Richard Wingate
Advisor

Re: Printing postscript to Dell 5100 from the OpenVMS Queue

I found a solution. I am sending my files to a Pathworks share. I am then using a Windows print monitor (freeware) to take care of the jobs I am concerned with.

Thanks for Input
Rich