Microsoft KB Archive/46474

Word 3.xn: PostScript Printing with TOPS TPRINT

PSS ID Number: Q46474 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

3.00n 3.10n 3.11n

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

To print a Word 3.xn document using TOPS TPRINT, you must make the following changes to the PostScript initialization files (APPLASER.INI for portrait orientation, APPLAND.INI for landscape orientation:

  Search for the line that begins with the character string “/PSe”. Delete the words “currentfile closefile” that appear on the line. The line should now read as follows: /PSe {restore end} def   Delete the CTRL+D (diamond) character that appears at the end of the file.   Save the file as a text (unformatted) file, with its original filename. 

= MORE INFORMATION =

TOPS/DOS Versions 2.x include a print utility called TPRINT.EXE that lets you print your Word documents to the following:

  A local printer connected directly to your PC. You must load the TOPS background print scheduler INITPRIN before using TPRINT in this case. The commands/syntax for local printing are as follows: INITPRIN LPTx: TPRINT /P [modified INI file] TPRINT /P [printfile name]   Network printers. These are printers connected directly to the network-PostScript printers that have built-in Appletalk capabilities, such as the Apple LaserWriter or NEC LC 890. The commands are as follows: TPRINT /X [device name/N] [zone/Z] [modified INI file] TPRINT /X [device name/N] [zone/Z] [printfile name]   Remote printers. These are printers that are shared by other TOPS workstations (print servers) that use the TOPS PUBLISH command. You must execute a TOPS MOUNT command to gain access to a published printer. This method allows you to print from within Word, by choosing the LPTx: port specified in the TOPS MOUNT command in the “setup:” field of Word’s Print Options command. 

TPRINT requires a print file generated by Word’s 3.xn PostScript drivers (APPLASER.PRD, APPLAND.PRD). To use TPRINT with Word 3.xn, you must perform the following steps:

  Load the following TOPS modules: ATALK.SYS (TOPS/DOS 2.0) or ALAP.EXE (TOPS/DOS 2.1) TOPSTALK.EXE TOPSKRNL.EXE TOPSPRTR (if using a remote printer) This procedure is usually accomplished by running a batch file called LOADTOPS.BAT. These modules are provided on the TOPS distribution disks. </li>  With Word 3.xn’s Print Options command, select the APPLASER or APPLAND printer driver in the “printer:” field, depending on whether the resulting file should be in portrait or landscape orientation. </li>  Create a PostScript print file by choosing the Print File command. Word will prompt you for a filename. If you are printing to a remote published printer, use the Print Printer command to send output directly to the printer. </li>  Quit Word. From the DOS prompt, copy the appropriate modified PostScript initialization file to the printer using TPRINT. This step is not required if you are using a remote published printer. </li>  Copy the PostScript print file generated within Word during Step 6 above to the printer using TPRINT. Once again, this step is not required if you are using a remote published printer. </li></ol>

For more information concerning Printing with TOPS/DOS Version 2.0 and Microsoft Word, please read Pages 80-86 of the TOPS/DOS manual.

For more information concerning printing with TOPS/DOS Version 2.1 and Microsoft Word, please read Pages 8 and 9 of the “TOPS/DOS 2.1 Release and Update Notes” booklet.

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