User`s guide

QMS VMS-
Supported
Parameters
4-11
Queues, /PARAMETERS, and Logicals
DATA_TYPE
The language of a file is its DATA_TYPE. If you use generic queues
that specify a DATA_TYPE, you should send your files to the queues
that correspond with the language/emulation you want the printer to
use.
Include the DATA_TYPE parameter in your generic queue definition to
specify which printer emulation to use for print jobs sent to the queue.
If the queue to which you send your files doesn’t specify a
DATA_TYPE, you can do so by using DATA_TYPE=
parameter at the
command line. The valid data types are the languages/emulations
supported by your printer. For most printers, these are
n POSTSCRIPT for PostScript language files
n HPPCL for HP PCL (LaserJet emulation) files
n HPGL for HP-GL (HP plotter emulation) files
n LN03 for DEC LN03 Plus laser printer emulation files
n CCITT for files using CCITT Group 3 and 4 data compression
(such as fax transmissions)
n QUIC for QMS QUIC II language files
n Lineprinter for Lineprinter files
» Note:
A subset or superset of these emulations may be available on
your printer.
The following example specifies PostScript as the printer language:
/PARAMETER=DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT
If a generic queue includes this parameter and a print job sent to the
queue doesn’t specify a language with the PRINT command, the
printer uses PostScript when printing the job.