Customizing Terminal and Printer Type Files with the Workstation Configurator (32022-90031)

2 Modifying a Terminal or Printer

Type File

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for modifying terminal

or printer type ﬁles. Terminal and printer type ﬁles deﬁne the software

operating characteristics of the terminals and printers directly or

remotely attached to Datacommunications and Terminal Controllers

(DTCs). The MPE/iX operating system has multiple terminal and

printer type ﬁles that have various settings, such as different record

width sizes and bits per second (bps). By following the steps in this

chapter, the MPE/iX terminal and printer type ﬁles can be customized

to match the operation requirements of the attached device.

When modifying a terminal or printer type ﬁle, start with one of the

ﬁles supplied in the MPE/iX operating system. Refer to Appendix C,

“Terminal Type Files,” to choose a ﬁle that has the same basic

functionality as the ﬁle that needs to be created. Rename this ﬁle and

then make modiﬁcations to it, as required.

If, for example, a ﬁle needs to be created to work with buffered network

printers, use printer type 26 as the base ﬁle for the modiﬁcations. If the

device is a terminal attached to a PAD, use the PAD terminal type ﬁle

(terminal type 24) as the base ﬁle for the modiﬁcations. Using similar

base ﬁles will limit the number of modiﬁcations required because their

contents already deﬁne similar software operating characteristics.

For additional information on terminal and printer type ﬁles, refer to

Conﬁguring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices.

NOTE For the remainder of this chapter, both terminal and printer type ﬁles

will be generically referred to as terminal type ﬁles.