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From: boag@muvms3.BITNET (Bob Boag)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: DECprint Printing Services for non-DEC printers?
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Date: 19 Apr 91 15:54:46 GMT
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Has anyone tried to print to a non-DEC printer with a PostScript cartridge
using the DECprint Printing Services.

I don't know how DECprint is licensed, but I do know that it list a bunch of
supported (DEC) printers. I was just wondering if anyone successfully managed
to print a file to a non-dec printer using DECprint Printing Services V4.0.
(Maybe DEC doesn't want us printing this way - I don't know - if so - someone
please let me know this also.)

I tried it on VMS V5.4 using DECprint Printing Services V4.0 and received this
message on the operators console when I tried to print a job.

%CPS-W-UNRECOGNIZEDPRI, Product name PacificPage not recognized.
			Assuming ScriptPrinter

Obviously it recognized the name of the cartridge I had in the LaserJet. I also
had it write messages to a file with /PARAMETER=(MESSAGE=KEEP) and it reported
the following messages:

19-APR-1991 15:29  %LPS-W-UNDEF, undefined: Name not known - offending command
		   is $printerdict

19-APR-1991 15:29  %LPS-E-FLUSHING, Rest of Job (to EOJ) will be ignored

19-APR-1991 15:29  %LPS-W-TYPCHK, typecheck: Argument of wrong type - offending
		   command is checkpassword

Also, is DEC moving towards support for non-DEC printers (just a little rumor I
heard recently).
-- 
Bob Boag                                BITNET:   boag@marshall
Senior Software Systems Analyst         Internet: boag@marshall.wvnet.edu
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