USER’S GUIDE
8-4
Eliminating Blank Pages
When printing through VMS, a blank page is often printed after each job.
To eliminate this blank page, first create a text file with the following
contents:
<ESC>]VMS;2<ESC>\
where <ESC> is the escape character (ASCII 27) and "VMS" is in
uppercase. Then insert this file into your default library (normally
SYSDEVCTL.TLB), and specify it as a setup module in your form (stop
and reset all queues that use the library before doing this procedure). For
example:
$LIB/INS SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSLIB]SYSDEVCTL.TLB NOBL
$DEF/FORM PCL/SETUP=NOBL
The above example inserts the file NOBL.TXT into the default library and
then redefines the form PCL (previously defined in step 4) to eliminate
blank pages.
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Note
This procedure is not required for DECprint Supervisor (DCPS).
PATHWORKS for DOS Configuration
To configure the print server for PATHWORKS for DOS:
1. Create a VMS queue as previously described.
2. Run PCSA_MANAGER on the VMS system.
a. Type MENU to get the PCSA menu.
b. Select SERVICE OPTIONS
c. Select ADD SERVICE (do not use the ADD PRINTER QUEUE
option as this will add a PCL printer reset that will affect PostScript
printing.
d. Select PRINTER SERVICE
e. Enter service name (pick a name)
f. Enter VMS queue name (previously defined)
g. Enter VMS form name (use the default if you do not have a specific
form defined)
