Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

3215.0. "PostScript print stays in OA$SCRIPT_language queue" by COPCLU::ELIN (Elin Christensen @DMO, DTN 857-2406) Tue Aug 31 1993 12:04

    
    I have just upgraded a customer from ALL-IN-1 v2.3 to v3.0.
    They have been looking forward to be able to use PostScript printing
    from WPS-PLUS, but PostScript printing is the only important thing that
    I cannot get to work on that system.
    
    They have ALL-IN-1 v3.0 and VMS v5.5-2.
    ICF #2, #6 and #7 are installed.
    CDA and DECwindows are NOT installed.
    DECprint is installed, (and is a product that this system manager loves).
    DECpage was installed under ALL-IN-1 v2.3, and runs fine without changes.
    
    It is possible to create a PostScript file by printing a WPS-PLUS
    document to destination FILE with format type PS, and then from DCL
    print it to a generic PostScript print queue.
    
    But if I print the same document to the same printer from ALL-IN-1, the
    job remains in the OA$SCRIPT_DANISH queue:
    
    $ sh que OA$SCRIPT_DANISH/all/ful
    Server queue OA$SCRIPT_DANISH, idle, on MFC::, mounted form DEFAULT
      /BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FEED,FORM=DEFAULT) /NOENABLE_GENERIC
      /LIBRARY=DANISH /OWNER=[SYSTEM] /PROCESSOR=OA$SCRIPT_SYMBIONT
      /PROTECTION=(S:E,O:D,G:R,W:W) /RETAIN=ERROR /SCHEDULE=(NOSIZE)
    
      Entry  Jobname         Username     Blocks  Status
      -----  -------         --------     ------  ------
        539  PROCESS_PSPRINT ALLIN1           13  Retained on error
           %NONAME-E-NOMSG, Message number 00000002
             Submitted 31-AUG-1993 11:12 /FORM=DEFAULT
             /PARAM=("SYS$SYSDEVICE:[ALLIN1.MGR.OA$TEMP]ZUVNG04SA.TXT")
             /PRIORITY=100
             File: _MFC$DUA0:[ALLIN1.LIB_SHARE]PROCESS_PSPRINT.SCP;1
             Completed 31-AUG-1993 11:12 on queue OA$SCRIPT_DANISH
    
    I have tried to delete the script queue and start it over again as
    described in #988.2.
    I have also tried to switch WPSPLUS.PS files so that A4WPSPLS.PS from
    ICF #6 does not get used.
    
    But the job still remains in queue OA$SCRIPT_DANISH, retained on error
    with message number 00000002.
    
    Can somebody help me with this?
    
    Elin

Hello Elin,

From Stars......

Regards,

Jan

CAUSE:                                                                        
                                                                              
The set up of your site printer is incorrect.  The Destination                
Printer Type field should be set to PRINT_SERVER instead                      
of SYSTEM_PSPRINT for PostScript files to PostScript printer.                 
                                                                              
SOLUTION:                                                                     
                                                                              
Use PRINT_SERVER instead of SYSTEM_PSPRINT in the Destination Printer         
Type field.                                                                   
                                                                              
The value of SYSTEM_PSPRINT is used for the PSPRINT printing utility,         
which allows printing of PostScript files to non-PostScript printers,         
by converting it to sixel.  This is done via the script symbiont              
(OA$SCRIPT_ENGLISH).