| Title: | *OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference |
| Notice: | Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1 |
| Moderator: | IOSG::PYE |
| Created: | Thu Jan 30 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 23 1996 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 4343 |
| Total number of notes: | 18308 |
After upgrading to ALL-IN-1 3.0A, an application I wrote under 2.4
fails to print.
I use WPSPLUS template, boilerplates, and merges to create the report,
then I use WPPRINT script to get to the printer selection screen. So far
so good. Once the printer is selected and it submits to the background
formatter, I get an error msg across the screen of WPSPLUS Generic
Error, as a broadcast, and the print fails.
Does the background formatter generate a log of any kind? I couldn't
find one.
I have not found the means to debug this one because it has left the
application and ALL-IN-1. I have checked the protections and locations
of all the involved files and can find nothing wrong. The error msg is
meaningless to me.
Can any one give me a hint where to look for the *real* error?
Thanks,
Dave Kinney
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| 3983.1 | Format in Foreground | IOSG::NEWLAND | Richard Newland, IOSG, REO2-G/L2 | Wed Mar 16 1994 12:07 | 7 |
OA$FORMATTER is reporting an error it got from the WPS-PLUS Formatter. What happens if you perform the WPS-PLUS format in the foreground? Try printing to FILE with the same Print Style. Richard | |||||
| 3983.2 | Back to the problem, finally | MISFIT::KINNEYD | All Mach, No Vector | Mon Mar 21 1994 19:08 | 22 |
Sorry, I have been out of town for a few days.
I tried printing the report to file, Works fine. Print to terminal
also works. It's not just my application, It is a problem with any WPS
file. WordPerfect works fine and they say since their stuff is ok, it
must be a DEC problem.
The report I am concerned about will print ok if I use the print type
PS, generic post script printer. If I use the print style it comes up
with for the printer on it's own, I get the error.
The printers are network printers, not port printers.
The error:
Background Formatter Job PRINT (entry 1766) terminated with error status
%WPSPLUS-E-Generic_MSG_TRA, Error occured during operation.
I have very little experience debugging a problem like this. Can anyone
help me get started?
Dave Kinney
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| 3983.3 | Please supply ... | IOSG::NEWLAND | Richard Newland, IOSG, REO2-G/L2 | Mon Mar 21 1994 21:43 | 10 |
Are the failing background formater jobs being retained on the OA$FORMATTER queue? If so could you do a $SHOW QUEUE/FULL so that I see if the job parameters are correct. Is the system a cluster, and what nodes of the cluster does the background formatter run on? Can you do a foreground WPS-PLUS format when logged into the same node? Richard | |||||
| 3983.4 | TOPPER::BARHAM | Norbert: | Wed Mar 30 1994 13:42 | 6 | |
Didn't this message used to mean you were using an old unconverted
printer table ? What printer table does the print style point at ? What
is the date on the .PRA/.PRC file in WPL$PRT ?
Then again, I guess it wouldn't print to file correctly ?...
Clive
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