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README.PS 1/31/92
This README file includes instructions for setting up WordPerfect
Office 3.1 programs to print to a PostScript printer.
This information is also included in the Office Reference,
(Version 3.1), Appendix O: Postscript Printer Program (PSPRT).
POSTSCRIPT PRINTER PROGRAM
In order to print to a PostScript printer, you must load a
special TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) PostScript Printer
program (PSPRT.COM). After loading PSPRT.COM, you must
start the desired WordPerfect Office program and select the
POSTSCR.PRD printer definition and the logical printer port.
If the physical output port selected in PSPRT is serial, you
may have to use the DOS MODE command to specify the baud,
parity, data, and stop settings for the serial port.
The logical port is the port selected in a WordPerfect
Office program. The default logical port is LPT2. The
physical port is the port physically connecting the computer
to the local or network printer. The default physical port
is LPT1.
This version of PSPRT.COM does not support the printing of
extended characters. In addition, this version of PSPRT.COM
should be started from the DOS prompt or with an
AUTOEXEC.BAT, rather than from TSR Manager or as a Shell
item.
LOADING THE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER PROGRAM
Load the PostScript Printer program before you start Shell.
If you have already started Shell, you should exit Shell,
load the PostScript Printer program, then restart Shell.
WordPerfect Office programs will then have the ability to
print to a PostScript printer. Once the PostScript Printer
program is loaded, you can follow the instructions in this
appendix to print from a WordPerfect Office program with or
without Shell running.
To load PSPRT.COM,
At the DOS prompt, change to the WordPerfect Office
program directory.
Enter psprt to accept the default settings of the
PostScript Printer program (logical port=LPT2,
physical port=LPT1).
If you are logged on to a network, your network type is
displayed. If you need to enter a different network type
than the startup option in your environment file
(OF{OF}.ENV) indicates, see PSPRT Startup Options below.
To change the default logical and physical ports, you must
use the necessary startup options to start the PostScript
Printer program. For a list of available startup options,
see PSPRT Startup Options below.
Start Shell as you usually do.
If you print to a PostScript printer often, you may want to
include the PSPRT command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file before
the Shell command, including any necessary startup options.
PSPRT STARTUP OPTIONS
/h
The /h (help) option displays the Help screen.
/l-n
Selects the logical port. The logical port is the port
selected in a WordPerfect Office program (the default is
LPT2). Replace n with the port number (1-3 = LPT1-3; 4-7 =
COM1-4) for the logical port.
/nt-x
Sets network to type x. Replace x with one of items 0-9 or
A-C:
O = Other; 1 = Novell NetWare; 2 = Banyan VINES; 3 = TOPS
Network; 4 = IBM LAN Network; 5 = NOKIA PC-Net; 6 = 3Com 3+;
7 = 10Net; 8 = LANtastic Network; 9 = AT&T StarGROUP;
A = DEC PCSA; B = 3COM 3+ OPEN; C = Banyan StreetTalk.
/p-n
Selects the physical port, which is the port physically
connecting the computer to the local or network printer (the
default is LPT1). Replace n with the port number (1-3=
LPT1-3; 4-7 = COM1-4; 8, port or Novell NetWare queue =
network printer), for the physical port.
If the physical output port is serial, see Using a Serial
Port as the Physical Output Device below. See Network
Printing below for more information on printing directly to
a Novell NetWare network queue and a network port.
CHOOSING A PORT
To avoid conflicts with non-WordPerfect Office programs that
need to use the printer, the logical port should be a port
not currently used.
For example, entering psprt/l-2/p-1 will start PostScript
Printer program and assign the logical to LPT2 port and the
physical to LPT1 port. When you print, the print job will
be sent first to the logical port and then redirected to the
physical port.
NETWORK PRINTING
If you are printing with a network operating system other
than Novell NetWare, the above procedures would be the same
for setting up the PostScript Printer program. If the above
procedures do not allow the program to accept your printer
as a network printer, you should use the /p-8 option in
conjunction with your network port (for example,
psprt/p-8,LPT1). Using Novell NetWare, you can set up PSPRT
to print directly to your queue by using the /p-8 startup
option (for example, psprt/p-8,printq_1 or
psprt/p-8,office/laser).
SELECTING THE POSTSCR.PRD PRINTER DEFINITION
For details on how to select the POSTSCR.PRD printer
definition in a particular program, refer to the following
sections in the Reference:
Tape in Calculator Reference
Printer, Select in Calendar Reference
Print in Editor Reference
Print in File Manager Reference
Print Options in Mail Reference
Print in Notebook Reference
Print in Scheduler Reference
SELECTING A LOGICAL PORT IN OFFICE PROGRAMS
Refer to the sections listed under Selecting the POSTSCR.PRD
Printer Definition above for instructions on selecting a
parallel (LPT) port in the WordPerfect Office program. This
port must be the same as the port selected when PSPRT was
loaded (see Loading the PostScript Printer Program above).
Because most WordPerfect Office programs don't support
selection of a serial (COM) port, the logical port selected
in the WordPerfect Office program should be a parallel (LPT)
port.
USING A SERIAL PORT AS THE PHYSICAL OUTPUT DEVICE
If you print in non-WordPerfect Office programs to a
PostScript printer through a serial port, you may already
have a DOS MODE command (for example, MODE COM1:9600,n,8,1)
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you don't have the necessary
DOS MODE command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to print through
a serial port, see your printer manual or DOS manual for
more information.