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DCPS Version 1.1A Information
This chapter describes fixes and changes that are new to DCPS V1.1A.
16.1 DCPS Version 1.1A Fixes
This section describes problems that are fixed in DCPS Version 1.1A.
16.1.1 Corrected Timeout Problem with LAT Protocol on Network Cards
A problem occurred on DCPS print queues connected to printers using the LAT
protocol on a network card. If the printer was turned off for a long period of time,
say for the night, and a job was submitted while the printer was off, the queue
would stop with a fatal timeout message. This behavior has been corrected and
printing will resume when the printer is turned on.
16.1.2 ANSI Translator Printing with A4 Landscape
All versions of the ANSI translator prior to DCPS V1.1A had a problem printing
66 lines of text in landscape mode on A4 paper. The translator has been fixed by
altering the vertical spacing and printable area that it uses.
If you use preprinted forms that depend on the translator’s old behavior, you can
define a DCPS logical name to retain that behavior. See the DECprint Supervisor
for OpenVMS System Manager’s Guide for more information.
16.1.3 PCL Translator Handles Duplexing on PostScript Level 2 Printers
The PCL translator now generates PostScript code that will print correctly on
PostScript Level 2 printers when the file includes a duplex escape sequence.
16.1.4 Correction for ANSI Performance Problem on PrintServer Printers
There is a version skew problem in the PrinterServer ANSI prologue file in DCPS
V1.1 and the version number stored in the resource file. The problem may cause
the ANSI prologue to be downloaded for each ANSI print job. To correct the
problem issue the following command:
@SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCPS]UPDATE-ANSI-PROLOGUE
16.1.5 Remote Console Aborted Jobs on PrintServer Printers
If a print job was submitted to a PrintServer printer with DCPS V1.1, and
aborted via the remote console, the job would be requeued. This problem is fixed
in DCPS V1.1A so the print job is deleted from the queue.
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