robert@eva.uu.se (Robert Olsson datoravd, EMC tfn 018-172581) (06/09/88)
Has anyone used the scriptprinter software with any other printers than the LN03R? We got an Apple LWIInt and are trying to use it with DEC's scriptprinter software (v1.0) on our VAX 8530 via a DECserver200 LAT port. However, we have encountered a slight problem : the first and only thing we get out from the symbiont is two control-A's which the LW protests against, and then nothing more happens ! This behaviour occurs both under VMS v4.6 and v4.7. Robert Olsson robban.semax51.bitnet
ted@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Edward J. Ede) (06/14/88)
In article <890@eva.uu.se> robert@eva.uu.se (Robert Olsson datoravd, EMC tfn 018-172581) writes: > > Has anyone used the scriptprinter software with any other printers > than the LN03R? > We got an Apple LWIInt and are trying to use it with > DEC's scriptprinter software (v1.0) on our VAX 8530 via a > DECserver200 LAT port. > However, we have encountered a slight problem : the first and only > thing we get out from the symbiont is two control-A's > which the LW protests against, and then nothing more happens ! > This behaviour occurs both under VMS v4.6 and v4.7. We have an LN03R ScriptPrinter, and the ScriptPrinter software. I tried the same thing and got the same results. I called DEC support and the said that the SP software does not work with LAT attached printers, only hardwired lines. They said it may work under 4.7, but I see it does not. If you choose to hardwire the printer, don't expect any accounting information either. Every accounting record says 1 page is printed. It would be very easy to use the 'pagecount' operator of the LN03R to get the printer to tell the symbiont the number of pages printed at the beginning of the job and the end of the job, but DEC doesn't do that. We connect some of our PostScript printers using LAT ports with the LAT symbiont LATSYM. It works well, but has no bells & whistles like the SP software. Also, LATSYM is a one way symbiont, it doesn't deal with printers that talk back. We also talk to the same printer from our Ultrix v2.2 machine. They both share the printer nicely. Full feature print symbionts that use LAT do exist. We have software from Kellerman and Smith that carries on a two-way, protocolled conversation with our Imagen UltraScript printers. It works very well. I don't really understand why DEC can't do this. Good luck, ted Ted Ede -- ted@mitre-bedford.arpa -- The MITRE Corporation -- Burlington Road | -- Bedford MA, 01730 -- Mail Stop B015 -- (617) 271-2524 -- | | - this line intentionally left blank - | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+