Technical data

Below is a table of the logical names used by DCPS, their acceptable values,
and a brief explanation of what they mean. There are also references to
other sections of this document or other documents where you can find more
information about the logical names.
Note
In the following table, qn is an abbreviation for the queue name.
Table B–1 DCPS Logical Names
Logical Name Acceptable Values Meanings and References
Logical names that provide information to DCPS
DCPS$DEFAULT_TRANSLATOR <set of translators>
1
System wide default text data type;
Section 4.2.2
DCPS_LIB
2
search list List of DCPS setup libraries and
their data types; Section 7.4.2
DCPS$DEVCTL_CACHE 1 Enable system wide device control
caching; Section 7.11
DCPS$LAYUP
3
search list Directory where layup files are
stored; DECprint Supervisor for
OpenVMS Software Installation
Guide
DCPS$MAX_STREAMS 0..32 Number of queues per DCPS
symbiont process; Section 3.4.1
DCPS$PURGE_TIME delta time Time to wait before purging working
set; Section 3.4.4
DCPS$qn_DEFAULT_
TRANSLATOR
<set of translators>
1
Queue specific default text data type;
Section 4.2.2
DCPS$qn_DEVCTL_CACHE 1 Enable queue specific device control
caching; Section 7.11
1
<set of translators> = ANSI, AUTOMATIC, LIST, PCL, POSTSCRIPT, REGIS, TEK4014, etc.
2
Defined with a default value in the DCPS$STARTUP.COM
3
Defined by DCPS$REQUIRED.COM using information you supplied during the DCPS installation
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B–2 Logical Names used by DCPS