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Print job configurations are groups of print job options that
simplify the use of CAPTURE and NPRINT. You can use PRINTCON to
create or modify print job configurations and to specify a de
fault print job configuration for users who use CAPTURE, NPRINT,
NETUSER, or PCONSOLE to send print jobs to a network printer or
print queue. Location of Print Job Configuration Databases | |
In the NetWare Services, the database is an attribute of a
container object or User object. Configurations can be modified
through the "Print Job Configurations" option
of PRINTCON or the "Print Job Configurations"
dialog for the container object in NetWare Administrator. In NetWare Services bindery mode, the public database is SYS:PUBLIC\PRINTJOB.
DAT. The private database is SYS:MAIL\<usernumber>\PRINTJOB.DAT Creating
Print Job Configurations | |
Procedure From PRINTCON, select "Edit Print Job Configurations"
from the "Available Options" menu. Press <Insert> from the "Print
Job Configurations" list. Type the name (up to 31 characters) of the configuration
you want to create in the "Enter New Name" entry
box and press <Enter>. Select the new print job from the "Print
Job Configurations" list. The "Edit Print Job Configuration" form
is displayed. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want
to modify. Make the change by typing a new value and pressing <Enter>,
or by selecting an item from the menu provided. The configuration
parameters are explained in "Print Job Configuration Parameters." Press <F10> to save changes.
Creating Bindery Print
Job Configurations | |
Procedure Load PRINTCON and press <F4> to switch to bindery
mode. You may receive a warning message at this point telling you
that you must have a SYS:MAIL directory before you can create a
private bindery print job database. To do this you must log into
this server in bindery mode. If you are not attached to a bindery server, a list of servers
you are already attached to is displayed. Press <Insert> and browse through the "Other
NetWare Servers" list until you select the bindery server
you want to attach to. Log in to the bindery server you selected by entering
your username and password at the prompts. You then return to the list of attached servers, which now
includes the bindery server you logged in to. Select the bindery server to make it the current
server. You are returned to the "Available Options"
menu.
Select the "Edit print job configurations"
option. The
"Print Job Configurations" list appears. At the "Print Job Configurations"
list, press <Insert> to create a new configuration. If you are logged in to the bindery server as a Supervisor
or equivalent user, the options of "Private Database"
or "Public Database" will appear. Print jobs created
for the private database are stored in the users MAIL directory,
and public database jobs are stored in SYS:PUBLIC directory. When a user goes into PRINTCON to edit print jobs, all job
configurations from both the user's print job database
(in the MAIL directory) and those in the PUBLIC database are shown.
If the job configuration is a public job, it will have "(Public)"
listed next to the configuration name.
Here are some additional points to keep in mind: Bindery-based users will have access
only to print job configurations created by a bindery based user. Directory Services based users will have access
only to print job configurations created in Directory Services mode. Only users defined in the bindery context will have
access to bindery-based print job configurations. Bindery-based users (users in the bindery context)
have a MAIL directory created for them. Private print jobs are stored
in PRINTJOB.DAT in the users MAIL directory. (Notice the name has
been changed from PRINTCON.DAT to PRINTJOB.DAT.)
Deleting
Print Job Configurations | |
Procedure From PRINTCON, select "Edit Print Job Configurations"
from the "Available Options" menu. Highlight the configuration you want to delete from
the "Print Job Configurations" list; then press
<Del>. Select "Yes" in the "Delete
Current Print Job Configuration" confirmation box.
Renaming
Print Job Configurations | |
Procedure From PRINTCON, select "Edit Print Job Configurations"
from the "Available Options" menu. Highlight the configuration you want to rename in
the "Print Job Configurations" list, and press
<F3> (the Modify key). Type the new name in the "Change name to"
entry box, and then press <Enter>.
View
ing
or Modifying
Print Job Configurations | |
Procedure From PRINTCON, select "Edit Print Job Configurations"
from the "Available Options" menu. Highlight the configuration you want to edit from
the "Print Job Configurations" list. Press <Enter>. Make the change by typing a new value in the desired
field and pressing <Enter>, or by selecting an item from
the list provided. The configuration parameters are explained in "Print
Job Configuration Parameters." To save the changes you have made, press <F10>.
Print Job Configuration Parameters | |
The following parameters can be set or changed. Table 7-1 PRINTCON
Configuration Parameters Parameter | Explanation |
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Number
of copies | Type
a number from 1 to 65,000. Default: 1 | File
contents | You
can choose either "Text" or "Byte stream"
(the default). Choose "Text" when you want tabs
to be converted to spaces. Also choose "Text"
to print ASCII text. Choose "Byte stream"
if you are printing from ' within an application and you
want the application to handle the formatting commands. Also choose
"Byte stream" if you will be downloading fonts
on a laser printer. | Tab
size | This
parameter applies only if you choose "Text" as
the "File contents" setting. Type a number from
1 to 18. The number of spaces you specify replaces all tab characters
in your print job. If "File contents" is set to
"Byte stream," this field is blank. Default: 8 | Form feed | Type
"Y" for "Yes" or "N"
for "No." Choose "Yes" if you
want the printer to advance to the top of the next page after your
print job. Choose "No" if you do not want the
printer to advance to the top of the next page. Some applications
already have a form feed at the end of the file, so setting this
parameter can cause an extra blank page to be fed through. Default:
Yes | Notify
when done | Type "Y" for "Yes"
or "N" for "No." If you choose
"Yes," you are notified that your data has been
printed. A message appears across the bottom of your screen. Default:
No notification | Form
name | Specifies
the form that the printer will use. If an invalid form name is used,
CAPTURE will use the default value, "(None)."
(You must define forms using PRINTDEF or NetWare Administrator before
users can use form names or numbers.) With an invalid name or number,
CAPTURE gives a warning message but still redirects the port using
default form values. Default is None. | Print
banner | Type
"Y" for "Yes" or "N"
for "No." Choose "Yes" if you
want a banner to be printed before the file is printed. Default:
Yes | Name | If
you print a banner, you can specify the username that appears on
the upper part of the banner page. You can use the default username,
or you can type any text (up to 12 characters long). Default: Your
username | Banner
name | Indicates what will appear in the lower
half of the banner page. Limit is 12 characters. Use any word or
phrase up to 12 characters long. To allow spaces in a banner name,
enclose the name in quotation marks (for example, "ON THE
GO") Default: The captured port (for example, LPT1) or,
when using NPRINT, the filename. | Local
printer | This parameter is used only with CAPTURE.
You can specify which local parallel printer port (LPT1, LPT2, or
LPT3) you want to capture. Default: LPT1 | Auto
endcap | This
parameter is used only with CAPTURE. Type "Y"
for "Yes" or "N" for "No."
Choose "Yes" if you want the captured data to
be printed when you exit an application or when the application
closes the printer. Choose "No" if you don't
want the captured data to be printed until you issue a CAPTURE EC
command. An alternative is to add TI=number to your CAPTURE command.
Default: Yes | Enable
timeout | This parameter is used only with CAPTURE.
Type "Y" for "Yes" or "N"
for "No." Choose "Yes" if you
want the captured data to be sent to the queue after the number
of seconds you define as the "Timeout count" has
elapsed since receiving data. Default: No | Timeout
count | Specifies
the number of seconds the operating system should wait after the
last data is received before closing the print job. If your timeout
is not long enough, you may have problems printing some files, especially
files with graphics. Increase the timeout if only parts of files
are being printed or if the files do not print at all. Default:
5 | Printer/Queue | Indicates
to which printer or print queue the print job should be sent. Bindery
mode uses only queue names. | Device | Press
<Enter> to see a list of print devices defined in PRINTDEF
you can use. | Mode | Press <Enter>
to see a list of the modes for the print devices you chose. A mode
is a set of control sequences defined in PRINTDEF. |
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