Printers

Virtual printers inherit the default code set of incoming jobs from the LANG entry in the /etc/environment file. A printer subsystem can support several virtual printers. If more than one virtual printer is supported, each can have a different code set. The suggested printer subsystem scenarios areas follows:

• The first scenario involves several queues, several virtual printers, and one physical printer. Each virtual printer has its own code set. The print commands specify which queue to use. The queue in turn specifies the virtual printer with the appropriate code set. In this scenario, the user needs to know which queue is attached to which virtual printer and the code set that is associated with each.
• The second scenario is similar to the first, but each virtual printer is attached to a different printer.
• The third scenario involves using the qprt command to specify the code set. In this option, there are several queues available and one virtual printer. The virtual printer uses the inherited default code set.

Use the qprt command with the -P-x flags to specify the queue and code set. If the -P flag is not specified, the default queue is used. If the -x flag is not used, the default code set for the virtual printer is used.