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Function Of PSERVER.NLM, PSERVER.EXE, And RPR |
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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
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Solutions: Questions: When printing to a Novell print queue, whether or not you use the Capture command, is PSERVER.EXE always used? Also, what is the purpose of PSERVER.NLM? Answer: For the print services on a Novell network to be available, some sort of print utility must be running. Novell ships with three types of print servers: PSERVER.NLM, PSERVER.EXE, and RPRINTER.EXE. If one of these utilities is not used, some other print utility needs to be used for the print services to be available. PSERVER.NLM PSERVER.NLM is used on a dedicated file server to provide printing services to printers directly attached to the file server. It is a Network Loadable Module that can only be loaded and unloaded from the file server. PSERVER.VAP PSERVER.VAP is a value-added process that has the same function as PSERVER.NLM, except that it is used with Netware version 2.x instead of version 3.x. PSERVER.EXE PSERVER.EXE is used to provide printing services on a dedicated print server workstation. It must be loaded on a dedicated workstation that provides printing services to the printers directly attached to it. It does not have to be run in conjunction with PSERVER.NLM, or vice versa. They provide printing services to two different types of servers. (Most WPCorp teams use PSERVER.EXE.) RPRINTER.EXE RPRINTER.EXE provides printing services to a non-dedicated workstation that has a printer directly attached to it as a local printer. When RPRINTER is loaded, it allows other users to print to the workstation's local printer as a network printer. It has to be setup as a queue in PCONSOLE (just as all queues are setup), and then it will be available to the network users as a network printer. PRINTCON PRINTCON defines your preferred print options and sets them up as unchanging configurations. In other words, PRINTCON serves as a kind of macro for printing with CAPTURE, NPRINT, and PCONSOLE. If you never use CAPTURE, NPRINT, or PCONSOLE, you don't need PRINTCON. If you use them to print data that doesn't require any particular format, you may opt to use the system default configuration. If you choose to use PRINTCON, you (as the supervisor) should first use PRINTDEF to set up a database of printer definitions. PRINTDEF defines which printers and forms are available on your file server. In PRINTCON, you can also define what the tab setting will be. The Tab Size parameter applies only if you choose "Text" as the "File Contents" setting. The number of spaces you specify will replace all tab characters in your print job. If "File Contents" is set to "Byte Stream," this field will be blank. The default tab size is 8. The default tab setting may have a value between one and 18. PRINTDEF PRINTDEF sets up a database of printer definitions. You can define functions and modes of operation for network printers, plotters, and other devices. You can also define the forms (types of paper) that the print devices will use. The information defined in PRINTDEF will then be used by PRINTCON, NPRINT, or CAPTURE to configure print jobs. Network users can use PRINTDEF to view the device functions, modes, and forms that you (the network supervisor) have set up. There are other utilities that perform the same function as Novell's utilities. PS-PRINT has similar service capabilities, as does LanSpool. However, the majority of users that call WPCorp use Novell's print utilities. |
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