User`s guide

Using Queues
VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-6
3 The following command is entered to print a file:
$ PRINT/QUEUE=MYQUEUE -
_$ /PARAMETER=DATA_TYPE=HPGL
filename.ext
The symbiont precedes this print job with DOCs that direct it to
the HP-GL emulation.
» Note:
The /PARAMETER qualifier DATA_TYPE is a special case.
All other /PARAMETER qualifiers can be declared only through
the queue logical or on the command line. However, the order of
precedence is the same as that explained above.
Using Queues
A print queue is a list of jobs in the host queue waiting for the printer.
On VMS systems, there is an execution queue that is most closely
associated with the printer and up to eight generic queues per execu-
tion queue. The QMS host software installation automatically creates
an execution queue for your printer. Additionally, you may have cho-
sen to create one generic queue for each emulation supported by the
printer. You may attach default printing parameters to these generic
queues (as you’ll learn in this chapter) to include instructions for
accessing printer features, such as duplex printing or drawing paper
from a specific input cassette, tray, or bin.
The information in this chapter will help you use the execution and
generic queues to take advantage of the printer's many features. You
may access most of the features through command line parameters,
but generic queues help users print more efficiently.
Queue Characteristics
You may establish as many queues for your printer as you want with
as many different combinations of printer features (VMS allows up to
eight generic queues to reference an execution queue).