Configuring a PostScript Printer

This section describes the LINKDEFINE and PARM statements necessary in the RSCSTCP CONFIG file for defining an LPR link for use with PostScript printers.

The LINKDEFINE statement defines the default attributes of a single RSCS link. These link attributes apply to the link when it is started.

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram LINKDEFine LPRP AST FOrm  *TYPE LPR

Include as many statements as needed; they are optional. LINKDEFINE statements can be placed anywhere in the configuration file after the LOCAL statement (if this statement exists).

The LPRP keyword is in the linkid position. The linkid is a 1- to 8-character name of an LPR link that connects your local RSCS server to a remote line printer daemon (LPD) in a TCP/IP network. The LINK DEFINE statement must come before the PARM statement.

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram PARM LPRP EXIT= LPRXPSEEParm= 'value'ITO= 0TCPID=TCPIPTCPID= tcpipHOSTDafn= namePORT=515PORT= portidUSer=YesHOSTName= name
Parameter
Description
EParm='value'
value is a character string up to 239 bytes in length and enclosed in single quotation marks (' '). For additional information see Available EPARMs for PostScript Printers.
PORT=portid
Specifies the port number to use when connecting to a remote host. The default is well known port 515
TCPID=tcpip
Specifies the name of the TCP/IP server; the default name is TCPIP.
HOSTDafn=name
Specifies a 1- to 8-character name that should be used as the host name portion of the control and data file names. A control or data file name is used within the 'Receive control file' and 'Receive data file' subcommands of the daemon 'Receive job' command. The name should start with "cfa" (control file) or "dfa" (data file), followed by a three-digit job number, followed by the host name that has constructed the control/data file, as described in RFC 1179. RSCS defaults to using the link name for the host name portion of the file name if this parameter is not specified. Some daemons will not accept any name, other than the host name. This parameter allows you to specify the host name.
HOSTName=name
Specifies a 1-to 200-character fully qualified name of the remote host.