[Info-vax] DCPS v2.7 problem with HP P2055dn printer

[JF Mezei]

Alan Frisbie wrote:

> The first problem is that any print job, Postscript or
> plain text, has a better than 50/50 chance that an extra
> page will print. 

There are logicals you can set which will cause DCPS to log to a file
the complete dialogue with the printer.

This could give you hints on what causes the extra pages to print.

DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$TEST 1
and then stop and start the DCPS queue(s).

Print with the following command:
$ PRINT /NOTIFY /PARAMETERS=(DIAGNOSTIC=FILE=BOTH[,parameters]) filename


You will have DCPS$JOB_xxxx_DIAG_FROM and _TO  .log files in sys$manager.

It is likely that the prologue and epilogues contain commanmds that
screw your printer. You could edit the modules in the .TLB to change it
to something compliant.

(Paul Anderson may have more precise information in his head on the work
he had done on DCPS).