Generated from C.65.00 /SYSADMIN/PUB/MYCICAT last modified on Sun Aug 29 15:08:37 2004
Downloads format information to a line printer. (CM)
DOWNLOAD ldev [,filename ] [,...] [,MARGIN=nn]
ldev The logical device number of the output device. This device must be an HP 2608 or HP 2563 line printer. filename The fully qualified name of a file containing the download control information. nn The print position that the first byte of data will assume. This number can be between 1 and 16, inclusive. Note that the HP 2608 Hardware documentation discusses a margin offset which varies from 0-15. This offset is not relevant to the margin parameter of the DOWNLOAD command, as the software compensates for the hardware offset of nn -1.
The operator uses the DOWNLOAD command to transmit format information to system printers only. It cannot be used with remote printers. The Vertical Format Control (VFC) image file (filename) can define the margin setting as well as the VFC image on an HP 2608A or HP 2608S line printer. The number of print lines per form is limited to 127. Although the HP 2608S printer recognizes the DOWNLOAD command, Hewlett-Packard recommends controlling the HP 2608S with an environment file rather than the DOWNLOAD command. You cannot download a VFC file to HP 2631B printer, only the MARGIN=nn is allowed. If the MARGIN=nn parameter is specified on an HP 2608A or HP 2608S, and a MARGIN record has also been specified in the VFC file, the MARGIN record in the VFC file overrides the MARGIN parameter of the DOWNLOAD command. This parameter should only be used in cases where there is no MARGIN record in the VFC file. When a particular print job has requirements for forms and/or a VFC file, the user will indicate this need via a FORMS message. (Refer to "EXAMPLE".) Do not issue a DOWNLOAD command to an HP 2608S while a spoolfile is ACTIVE. This will make the device UNAVAILABLE, and it will remain so until the system is restarted with a START RECOVER. This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing [Break] has no effect on this command. It may be issued only from the console unless distributed to users with the ALLOW or ASSOCIATE commands.
To respond to a forms message, enter IO/1546/22/SP#11/LDEV# FOR #S93;OUTFILE ON HP 2608 (1) DOWNLOAD 11,VFCPAY To reset the VFC to its original state, you must reference a file that contains default specifications (such as VFC6 in this example) by entering DOWNLOAD 11,VFC6.PUB.SYS To set the left margin print position to column 4 (the installation defined default) enter DOWNLOAD 11,MARGIN=4 Back to Main Index