Technical data

• If the system startup file includes a command to start
LPS$STARTUP.COM, replace it with the command to start
DCPS$STARTUP.COM.
• If you are upgrading from DECprint Printing Services (CPS), delete the
command to start CPS$STARTUP.COM from the system startup file.
3. Execute the printer startup command file:
$ @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$STARTUP.COM
If the queues are on a VMScluster system, you should execute the command
above from all nodes in the cluster.
The print queues are started by the printer startup command file. See
Section 3.7 for information on testing your new queue definitions.
3.7 Testing the Printing System
Note
Execution of the IVP ( @SYS$TEST:DCPS$IVP ) does not cause anything to
print.
You can test the printing system by printing the IVP files from
SYS$COMMON:[SYSTEST.DCPS]. The IVP files represent the different
data types that DCPS supports. The IVP files are listed in Table 3–3.
Table 3–3 IVP Files with Different Data Types
File Name File Type
DCPS$IVP_ANSI.DAT ASCII files
DCPS$IVP_LIST.DAT Simple ASCII
DCPS$IVP_PCL.DAT PCL Level 4 files
DCPS$IVP_POST.DAT PostScript files
DCPS$IVP_PROPRINTER.DAT Proprinter files
DCPS$IVP_REGIS.DAT ReGIS files
DCPS$IVP_TEK4014.DAT Tektronix 4010/4014 files
DCPS can automatically detect the file’s data type. You do not have to specify
the data type on the command line. For example, you can enter the following
PRINT command:
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