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Chapter 9 - VINES SETPRINT Program

Overview

Using the SETPRINT Program

Type setprint at the system prompt and press ENTER.

or

Select Printer Functions from the VINES Main Menu and press ENTER.

Figure 9-1. Select Print Queue Screen

 Press To
F5 Display the Select Pathname menu
F10 Returm to the options at the top of the menu
ESC Return to the system prompt

Figure 9-2. Print Queue Function Screen

List Jobs in the Current Print Queue
Assign a Different Print Queue
De-assign the Print Queue
Modify Job Profile

Use UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW to select an option and press ENTER.
Type the number of the option and press ENTER.

Controlling Your Print Job in the Current Queue

Figure 9-3. Control Printer Jobs Screen

 Enter For To change file system to
:D :DOS argument DOS and OS/2 (FAT) file system view
:M :Mac argument Macintosh file system view

Table 9-1. Status Messages

Control Printer/Jobs Screen Commands

Table 9-2. Status Messages

Showing Job Status Details

1. Select SHOW details from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the print job list.

2. Select the print job and press ENTER.

Figure 9-4. Job Status Screen

Table 9-3. Destination Status Codes

Putting a Print Job on Hold

1. Select ON HOLD from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the print job list.

2. Select the job you want to put on hold and press ENTER.

Taking a Print Job off Hold

1. Select OFF HOLD from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the print job list.

2. Select the print job you want to take off hold and press ENTER.

Rescheduling a Print Job

1. Select RESCHEDULE from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the print job list.

2. Select the print job you want to reschedule and press ENTER.

Figure 9-5. Reschedule Job Screen

Canceling a Print Job

1. Select CANCEL from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the print job list.

2. Use the arrow keys to select a print job and press ENTER. A status messages "Job is canceled" displays at the bottom of the Control Printer/Jobs menu.

Reprinting a Print Job

1. Select REPRINT job from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the print job you want to reprint and press ENTER.

Moving a Job to the Bottom of the Queue

1. Select Move to BOTTOM of queue from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the print job list.

2. Select the print job and press ENTER. The print job moves to the bottom, or end, of the queue.

Moving a Job to a Different Queue

1. Select Move to DIFFERENT queue from the Control Printer/Jobs menu and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the list of print jobs.

2. Select the print job and press ENTER. The STDA Print Services window appears.

3. You can either:

- Choose a new print queue from STDA.

or

- Press ESC or F10 to display the Select Print Queue screen.

Figure 9-6. Select Print Queue Screen

1. Press ESC twice from the Control Printer/Jobs menu to exit to the Select Print Queue screen.

2. To select the other print queue for viewing, either:

- Select the other print queue if it is assigned to one of your printer ports (such as LPT2 or LPT3).

or

- Assign the other print queue to one of your printer ports before you can select it for viewing.

Changing the Paper Format

Figure 9-7. Paper Format Screen

Changing the Print Queue Assigned to a Port

1. Select Assign a Different Print Queue from the Print Queue Function menu. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

Figure 9-8. Select Print Queue Screen

2. If you know the name of the print queue, type the print queue name and press ENTER.

The Print Queue Function menu appears, with the new print queue name in the Print Queue field.

If you want to search for other print queue names:

- Press F2 to access STDA. The STDA screen appears, displaying the print services in its database.

- Select a new print queue from STDA and press F10.

- The print queue appears in the Select Print Queue name field. Press ENTER.

The Print Queue Function menu re-appears, with the new print queue name in the Print Queue field.

De-assigning a Print Queue

1. Select the print queue that you want to de-assign.

2. Select De-assign a Current Print Queue from the Print Queue Function menu and press ENTER.

Modifying the Job Profile

Figure 9-9. Modify Job Profile Screen

Table 9-4. Modify Job Profile Fields

Using SETPRINT Switches

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