[Info-vax] DCPS Issue

[Paul Anderson]

In article <giqqsb$e46$1 at news.motzarella.org>,
 Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk> wrote:

> I installed DCPS 2.3 on my VAX with the same configuration as an 
> Alpha that works. However, on the VAX all I get is a banner page 
> (correctly printed) - the file being printed doesn't appear 
> afterward.
>
> The Alpha is running OpenVMS 8.3, the VAX OpenVMS 7.3. They are both
> talking to an LPD network based postscript printer - the queue is:
> 
> Printer queue SYS$PRINT, idle, on ORAC::"IP_LPD/192.168.1.198:lp1",
>   mounted form DCPS$DEFAULT (stock=DEFAULT)

DCPS V2.3 should behave the same on both your OpenVMS Alpha V8.3 and VAX 
V7.3 systems.

Is DCPS installed and started on both systems?

DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 is the current version.  It might help, but since you 
didn't mention the printer involved, might not.

> Alternatively, does DCPS dump any logging info I can check?

Yes, but I would first check for any OPCOM messages that appear when the 
failing job is attempted.

And, as John mentioned, I would also use Raw TCP instead of LPD if 
possible.  It allows better communication between the system and the 
printer, including error messages that might offer a clue as to what's 
going on.

Paul

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 Paul Anderson
  OpenVMS Engineering
  Hewlett-Packard Company