DI001@CALPOLY.BITNET (GEORGE WESTLUND) (01/09/91)
>Is there an lpr utility written for a machine running MVS and >supporting TCP/IP? > >Specifically, I'd like to send output from a mainframe to a printer >attached to a Unix machine, using the latter's lpd daemon. The only >way I've found to do it now is to ftp from the Unix machine and "get" >the file, piping it through lpr. I'd like to be able to issue the lpr >command from the MVS side (without telnetting to Unix, ftp'ing back to >get the file, quitting ftp, then ending telnet). The same thing for VM/XA would also be desirable. We have multiple sites using our VM system through TCP/IP and would like to print output to the line printers on their UNIX machines. It would be nice to handle it entirely from VM, but if not we also are investigating using our AIX system with software that works with RSCS. ********************************************************************* George L. Westlund | BITNET: DI001@CALPOLY Academic Computing Services| Internet: gwestlu@polyslo.calpoly.edu Cal Poly | Phone: (805) 756-2516 San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************* George L. Westlund | BITNET: DI001@CALPOLY Academic Computing Services| Internet: gwestlu@polyslo.calpoly.edu Cal Poly | Phone: (805) 756-2516 San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | **********************************************************************
LUWSM@LEHIIBM1.BITNET ("Wayne S. Mery") (01/10/91)
George, Charles,
Check out Lehigh's SQTP Simple_Queue_Transfer_Protocol, currently still under
development but in a stable and usable state. Coded in C. PASCAL for VM.
Currently runs on: VM/HPO, DEC VMS (using WIN/TCP from The Wollongong
Group), SunOS, Stardent, SGI, NOS/VE (CDC), HP/UX, AIX/RS6000. I should
think it would run on VM/XA and be adaptable to MVS.
From the documentation:
" ... ABSTRACT
... simple protocol for transferring queue files between cooperating
systems, conceptually similar to the LPD/LPQ/LPR package, but with
the capability of supporting the varied features found in output devices
(1) like plotters and laser printers, and with the ability to easily support
new features as they arise.
Simple Queue Transfer Protocol (SQTP) supports input and output file
transfers and queue status requests.
...
SQTP Overview
The package consists of a SQTP client that uses TCP services to send i
information to a SQTP server, using the well known 'private print server'
port (PORT 35. See RFC 1010). The SQTP server recognizes two cases:
receipt of an output file or receipt of a queue status request. ..."
(1) You can fully appreciate this statement after you see the
set of parameters currently available with SQTP.
Sample screens of OP and OQ commands for VM are attached.
No concerted effort as yet, to have SQTP work on PCs
(DOS). The stumbling block is a good (?) PC/TCP package with a socket library.
A full screen menu interface is a possibility. It's currently all command line
driven. Queuing capability is in the works I believe.
Help/man pages is in progress. Documentation is available, currently only
as a post script document.
- C source via anonymous FTP at 128.180.2.7 (CDC1.CC.Lehigh.EDU) in
directory
unix\utilities\simple_queue_transfer_protocol
password is 'guest'
- VM's PASCAL source via anonymous FTP at 128.180.2.1 (IBM1.CC.Lehigh.EDU).
Issue CWD SQTP to get to the appropriate minidisk.
Extracts from readme files at these two directories attached. If you need
further assistance let me know and I'll put you in touch with someone.
My familiarity with SQTP doesn't go much beyond having implemented a method to
transfer listings from AIX/RS6000 to a VSE operating system (no TCP/IP on this
baby). I can't claim any credit for the concept or coding done in the
SQTP project, but it works great.
Wayne
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op ?
SQTP/VM Client version 1.4
OP - Queue an output file to a remote host
Usage:
OP ? | fn ft fm (options
Where options include:
CHARACTER_SET ASCII | EBCDIC
COMMENT (optional text)
COPIES
DATA_MODE TEXT | TRANSPARENT
DATA_TYPE NONE | ANSI_CARRIAGE_CONTROL | ASCII_CARRIAGE_CONTROL | POSTSCRIPT
DESTINATION
FONT
LINES_PER_PAGE
MEDIA_SIZE
MEDIA_TYPE
NOTE (opt. text, typically used to specify the
ORIENTATION PORTRAIT | LANDSCAPE filename)
PARAMETER_STRING (destination specific data)
PEN_TYPE
QUEUE
SIDES 1 | 2
UNIT_RANGE
UP
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oq ?
SQTP/VM Client version 1.4
OQ - Examine the output queue of a remote host
Usage:
OQ ? | destination (options
Where options include:
CHARACTER_SET ASCII | EBCDIC
DESTINATION
QUEUE
USER
OUTPUT
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oq
SQTP/VM Client version 1.4
IBM1.CC.Lehigh.Edu
Queue: IBM3820 - IBM 3820 laser printers empty
Queue: ADMINLP - IBM high-speed line printers empty
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oq cdc1
SQTP/VM Client version 1.4
cdc1
Queue: CAESAR - All output destined for host Caesar.ME.Lehigh.EDU empty
Queue: IBM1 - All output destined for host IBM1.CC.Lehigh.EDU empty
Queue: M183 - Apple LaserWriter II NTX laser printer empty
Queue: CC - CalComp 1012 4 color plotter empty
Queue: HP - Hewlett-Packard 7586B 8 color & liquid ink plotter empty
Queue: PMC - Control Data 533-1 medium-speed band printer empty
Queue: REMOTE_BATCH - All output from remotely submitted jobs empty
Queue: VAX1 - All output destined for host VAX1.CC.Lehigh.EDU empty
Queue: VE - Default NOS/VE output queue empty
Queue: VE_P - Default NOS/VE portrait output queue empty
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From CDC1 unix.utilities.simple_queue_transfer_protocol.read_me
SQTP is used at Lehigh University for transfering I/O files between
heterogeneous operating systems. SQTP consists of servers for NOS/VE, VM and
VMS, and clients for these operating systems as well as U*X.
The U*X clients are externalized as commands OP and OQ for printing output
files and viewing the output queues, and IP and IQ for submitting input jobs to
remote machines and getting the output back and viewing the input queue.
Currently, NOS/VE is the only IP server.
The U*X commands OP, OQ, IP and IQ are contained in the file SQTP_C.
Follow the installation instructions in the program comments to install these
clients on your U*X machine.
The NOS/VE SQTP clients and servers are located in the catalog
.ANONYMOUS.NOS_VE.UTILITIES.FINGER_COOKIE_AND_SQTP.
{note: this is the SYBUL ("assembler") version for NOS/VE, which is
substantially faster than the C version when running under NOS/VE}
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From IBM1 SQTP\VMSQTP20.README
SQTP/VM Installation 11/01/90
Jim Eshleman <LUJCE@IBM1.CC.Lehigh.EDU>
Lehigh University
183 Computing Center #8B
Bethlehem, PA 18015
1. Obtain a SQTP maintenance disk of about 10 3380 cylinders and
access it as your A-disk.
The SQTP/VM distribution may be obtained by anonymous FTP to
IBM1.CC.Lehigh.EDU. Get the file SQTPVM.DISKDUMP from the SQTP
disk. Also on the SQTP disk is the current SQTP specification in
Postscript format, and the archives of the SQTP-L discussion list.
Don't forget to use Type Ebcdic, Mode Block.
11 more steps follow ...
Wayne S. Mery, Sr. Systems Programmer Lehigh University (215)758-3983mah@dec1.wu-wien.ac.at (Michael Haberler) (01/11/91)
In article <9101091755.AA04712@lilac.berkeley.edu>, DI001@CALPOLY.BITNET (GEORGE WESTLUND) writes: |> >Is there an lpr utility written for a machine running MVS and |> >supporting TCP/IP? |> > |> >Specifically, I'd like to send output from a mainframe to a printer |> >attached to a Unix machine, using the latter's lpd daemon. The only ... |> The same thing for VM/XA would also be desirable. We have multiple sites ^^^^^ This exists. Try: tell listserv at umdd send umdtcp package and you get your VM lpr client. -michael
usenet@nestroy.UUCP (Michael Haberler) (01/11/91)
In article <9101091755.AA04712@lilac.berkeley.edu>, DI001@CALPOLY.BITNET (GEORGE WESTLUND) writes: |> >Is there an lpr utility written for a machine running MVS and |> >supporting TCP/IP? |> > |> >Specifically, I'd like to send output from a mainframe to a printer |> >attached to a Unix machine, using the latter's lpd daemon. The only ... |> The same thing for VM/XA would also be desirable. We have multiple sites ^^^^^ This exists. Try: tell listserv at umdd send umdtcp package and you get your VM lpr client. -michael