stokes%cmc.cdn%ubc.CSNET@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (Peter Stokes) (11/28/85)
We have an LA120 connected as our system printer. If I try the /header option when printing a file (PRINT/LOWER//NOBURST/NOFLAG/NOFEED FOO.TXT) the page number etc are not at the top of the page. The header info is actually being printed somewhere within the page amongst the text. Is there a way of adjusting a page length parameter to correct this? I don't want to SET PRINTER/PAGE=N because that would affect the form feed at the end of each page option (PRINT/FEED) which is working fine. Any help would be appreciated. Peter Stokes CMC
info-vax@ucbvax.UUCP (12/04/85)
The /NOFEED qualifier is the culprit, here. It seems that when /NOFEED is used, the top and bottom margin settings for the form used. Thus the text from one page goes all the way to the bottom of the page (actually a few lines onto the top of the next page). The header line is printed on what VMS thinks is the top line of the page; most people really want this to be a few lines down on the page, so they roll the printer back a bit to offset the header a little, thus, the top few lines on the page are what VMS thinks are the bottom lines of the previous page. When /NOFEED is used, VMS prints all the way to the bottom of the page (i.e., onto the top of the next page) rather than leaving the bottom margin blank (the bottom margin usually is 6 lines, a few of which are at the top of the next page); thus the header appears within the text on the next page. Well, that describes the problem, but doesn't solve it. It is possible NOT to use the /NOFEED qualifier? That probably will solve the overlap problem. It is possible to change the length of the page on a job by job basis using the /FORMS qualifier. You will have to define a form that hase a page length of whatever you want it to be (margin information can be included). Use the DEFINE/FORM command. For more information, see the DCL Dictionary. Contrary to what is said most places in the documentation, operator intervention is NOT required to change forms on a printer provided both forms have the same /STOCK qualifier. In this case, the queue manager will change the forms automatically. DPVC BITNET:: DPVC@UORDBV.BITNET UUCP:: ur-tut!dpvc