[Info-vax] printing issue form/stock mismatch

[pcoviello at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 1:48:40 PM UTC-5, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2022-01-25, pcov... at gmail.com <pcov... at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 2:53:00 PM UTC-5, Paul Anderson wrote: 
> >> On 1/24/22 2:14 PM, pcov... at gmail.com wrote: 
> >> 
> >> > I have a DCPS library but I do not have DCPS installed. I don't know 
> >> > why! 
> >> You should use the DCPS device control library only with DCPS. 
> >> 
> >> Where does the form TRAY3 exist? What does it contain? Please post its 
> >> contents. 
> >> 
> >> DCPS uses PostScript commands to control the printer. If TRAY3 contains 
> >> PostScript commands, install DCPS. However, if TRAY3 is in 
> >> DCPS$DEVCTL.TLB, it will be overwritten if you install DCPS. 
> >> 
> >> If TRAY3 contains ANSI escape sequences, you probably do want to use 
> >> TELNETSYM. In this case, put the TRAY3 module in a library of your 
> >> choosing. 
> >> 
> >> Paul, maintainer of DCPS 
> > 
> > 
> > that got rid of the mismatch error! this is what I'm using for commands. 
> >
> _What_ got rid of the mismatch error ? :-) 
> 
> Paul's suggestion to use your own .tlb or my suggestion to supply 
> defaults on the init/queue command ? 
> 
> If you can answer, then when someone comes searching for an answer when 
> they have the same problem, they know which one worked. :-)
> Simon. 
> 
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP 
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 this /DEFAULT=(FEED,FORM=TRAY_3) 

though it's going to tray2  I would definitely like to look at creating my own TLB at some point just to rule out the DCPS library being an issue.

thanks for your help!