Printing To A Service - Lantronix ETS Reference Manual

Printing from LAT
To create and start a LAT queue using a LAT application port, enter the following command.
$ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/ON=LTA nnnn :/PROCESSOR=LATSYM/RETAIN=ERROR queue_name
A print request would look like this:
$ PRINT/QUEUE= queue_name filename. txt
To connect to the Server service from the VMS host, use a command similar to the following:
$ SET HOST/DTE lta45
9.1.1.1 Other Setup Options
If heavy input or output loads are expected on the LTA port, you can set alternate type ahead to reduce flow
control problems on the ports. Enter the following at the VMS prompt.
$ SET TERM/PERM/ALTYPEAHD LTA nnnn
LAT terminal device characteristics may have to be changed to correctly print some files. For example, the
VMS terminal driver will change form feeds into an equivalent number of line feeds by default. To disable
this behavior, enter the following command:
$ SET TERMINAL/PERM/FORM LTA nnnn :
See your VMS documentation for more information about terminal
Note:
characteristics.

9.1.2 Printing to a Service

Printing using a LAT service requires the creation of three items: a LAT service on the ETS, a LAT device
(application port) that references the print resource, and a print queue that uses the LAT application port
1 Set up the print service on the ETS as shown in the example below. See Creating Services on page 4-
12 for an explanation of the ETS commands used to complete this task.
Local>> DEFINE SERVER NAME server1
Local>> DEFINE SERVICE printer1 LAT ENABLED
Local>> INIT DELAY 0
2 Create a LAT application port.
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Figure 9-2: Creating and Starting the Queue
Figure 9-3: Print Request
Figure 9-4: Connecting From VMS Host
Figure 9-5: Set Term Command
Figure 9-6: Keeping Form Feeds
Figure 9-7: Sample Commands For Service
LAT Host Setup