Nestar PLAN 4000 User manual

PLAN 4000 ™
Print Server User's Manual
SC40-0201

NESTAR SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
PLAN 4000 (TM)
PRINT SERVER
USER'S MANUAL

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HOW TO
How to Use This Manual
The
Print Server Subsystem allows all of the
users in the network community to share printers
and to send print requests to a waiting area on
the hard disk. These waiting requests are then
processed by the print server station. This
manual describes the use of the print server
user software and configuration of user default
files for requests.
The Print Server Subsystem Installation and
Operation Manual explains how to install,
configure and maintain the print server software
and emphasizes operation of the SERVER program
which runs on the print server station. Those
involved in installation, configuration, and
maintenance of this package should read both of
these manuals.
Prerequisite manuals for users are:
PLAN ~OO (TM) File Server User's Manual
PLAN ~OO (TM) File Server User's Guide (for
your particular environment)
Chapter 1 of this manual provides an overview of
the Print Server Subsystem, introducing you to
the ways that the network print system allows
sharing of printers and to the options that you
have when you print.
Chapter 2 provides a detailed explanation of how
to fill out your print request form, and how to
initiate your request.
Appendices A-F provide details that are unique
to each operating system environment.
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HOW TO
The material in this document applies to Version
2e2 of the Print Server Subsystem software.
We welcome criticisms and suggestions. Forms for
reporting program errors and documentation
errors or inadequacies are provided at the back
of this guide.
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CONTENTS
Contents
Disclaimer. • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ii
How to Use This Manual ••••••••••••••••••••• iii
Contents ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• v
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Print Server
Subsystem
1.0 The Print Server Programs •••••••••••••• 1-1
1.1 The Print Server Station ••••••••••••••• 1-1
1.2 User S~ecified Printer "Setups" •••••••• 1-1
1.3 Multiple Print~rs and Multiple Setups •• 1-3
1.4 Multiple File Servers and Multiple
Networks ............................... 1-3
1.5 System Manager's Responsibilities 1-4
Chapter 2 The Print Request Program
2.0 Introduction •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2-1
2.1 Printing a File ••••••••••••••••••••••• 2-1
2.2 Printing Options •••••••••••••••••••••• 2-3
2.3 Multiple File Servers and Multiple
Networks •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2-10
Appendices
Appendix A Using the Print Server Subsystem
in the Apple // DOS Environment
A.O Introduction.. • • • • • • • • •• • • • • •• • • •• • • •.•• A-I
A.1 Invoking the Print Request Form •••••••• A-I
A.2 Proper Syntax for File Names ••••••••••• A-2
A.3 Presetting Defaults "for the Print
Request Form ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A-2 ~
A.4 Printing Applesoft and Integer BASIC ~
Files ..................•............... A-3
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A.S Printing DOS Files on a Local
Printer .•............. 0 ••••• 0 •••••••• e e A-4
Appendix B Using the Print Server Subsystem
in the Apple II Pascal Environment
B.O Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• B-1
B.1 Invoking the Print Request Form •••••••• B-1
B.2 Proper Syntax for File Names ••••••••••• B-3
B.3 Presetting Defaults for the Print
Request Form ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• B-3
B.4 Using the Server Request Menu
Conunands ••••• e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• B-9
B.S Printing Pascal Files on a Local
Printer ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• B-16
Appendix C Using the Print Server Subsystem
in the Apple II Cp/M Environment
C.O Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• C-1
C.l Invoking the Print Request Form •••••••• C-1
C.2 Proper Syntax for File Names ••••••••••• C-2
C.3 Presetting Defaults for the Print
Request Form ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• C-2
C.4 Printing MBASIC Files •••••••••••••••••• C-7
C.S Printing Files on a Local Printer •••••• C-7
Appendix D Using the Print Server Subsystem
in the Apple III SOS Environment
D.O Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0-1
D.1 Invoking the Print Request Form •••••••• 0-2
D.2 Proper Syntax for File Names ••••••••••• 0-3
D.3 Presetting Defaults for the Print
Request Form ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0-3
D.4 Using the Server Request Menu
Comm.ands ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• e 0-9
D.S Printing BASIC Files ••••••••••••••••••• 0-15
D.6 Printing Files on a Local Printer ••••••• 0-16
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Appendix E Using the Print Server Subsystem
in the IBM UCSD p-System Environment
E.O Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• E-l
E.l Invoking the Print Request Form ••••••••• E-l
E.2 Proper Syntax for File Names •••••••••••• E-2
E.3 Presetting Defaults for the Print
Request Form ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• E-2
E.4 Printing Pascal Files on a Local
Printer ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• E-8
Appendix F Using
the Print Server Subsystem
in the IBM PC DOS Environment
F.O Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• F-l
F.l Invoking the Print Request Form ••••••••• F-l
F.2 Proper Syntax for File Names •••••••••••• F-2
F.3 Presetting Defaults for the Print .
Request Form ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• F-2
F.4 Printing DOS Files on a Local Printer ••• F-7
Index
Bibliography
Reader Comment Form
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INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1
Introduction to the System
1.0 The Print Server Programs
The Print Server Subsystem package consists of
user and server programs. The user software,
which is invoked by users at their workstations,
.presents a print request form on the screen. The
user can fill out this form and issue a request
for one or more text files to be printed. When
the user issues the request, it is sent to the
file server's associated hard disk where it
becomes a little virtual v~lum~. The server
software processes these requests and manages
the printing of them.
1.1 The Print Server Station
A print server station is a microcomputer th~t
runs special print server software. The programs
running on this stations check the request
queues on the hard disk every minute or so,
taking requests in the order they were issued
but considering special user specified
priorities. The print server software verifies
that a printer is available and set up to do the
job. If so, the job is completed. See figure on
page 1-2.
1.2 User Specified Printer "Setups"
A printer is capable of printing according to
varying length-of-page specificatons, on
different types of paper, and, in some cases, in
different fonts. Because the user requests
sent to a wai ting are·a and don't have to
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