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- Subject: Re: VMS/VAX and local printing
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.185244.902@cmkrnl.com>
- From: jeh@cmkrnl.com
- Date: 20 Nov 92 18:52:44 PST
- References: <16NOV199200485411@vax2.concordia.ca>
- Organization: Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego, CA
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- In article <16NOV199200485411@vax2.concordia.ca>, davek@vax2.concordia.ca
- (DAVID KURZMAN) writes:
- > I use a modem in order to
- > connect to a VAX. Is there some way that I can print files directly to a
- > local printer without first downloading the files? Is there a program
- > which will allow me to do this?
-
- From what you've said, I'm inferring that you have a PC or a Mac with a modem
- and printer, and you're calling the VMS machine through some sort of terminal
- emulator program (Kermit, ProComm, SmartTerm, Telix, Mac240, etc.) in your
- machine.
-
- The quickest answer is probably to get a terminal emulator program that lets
- you do this. I'm pretty sure that Kermit can. You just enable the session
- log feature and point it at your printer instead of a disk file. Then you
- issue the command to the VAX to make it send the file to what it thinks is a
- terminal (e.g. TYPE filename).
-
- VMS has some, but not much, awareness of "local printers" attached to VT-series
- terminals, and escape sequences sent by the VAX can turn the printer on and
- off. A really clever terminal emulator program could emulate this on your
- machine. Then you could write a little program (could be done in DCL) for the
- VAX that would take a file name and sent it to your terminal (device
- SYS$OUTPUT: would do) wrapped in the necessary escape sequences.
-
- --- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA
- drivers, internals, networks, applications, and training for VMS and Windows-NT
- uucp 'g' protocol guru and release coordinator, VMSnet (DECUS uucp) W.G., and
- Chair, VMS Programming and Internals Working Group, U.S. DECUS VAX Systems SIG
- Internet: jeh@cmkrnl.com, hanrahan@eisner.decus.org, or jeh@crash.cts.com
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