PSC

Control and view print server and network printers.

Synopsis

PSC PS=print_server P=printer S=NetWare_bindery_server [option ... ] [/? | /VER]

Description

Use PSC at a workstation to:

• control the print server

• control network printers

• view network printer information

Options

print_server

Specify the name of the print server you want to manage.

printer

Specify the name of the printer you want to manage.

NetWare_bindery_server

Specify the name of the NetWare bindery server you want to manage.

option

Specify one or more options from the following:

S=server

Specify a NetWare server. (Use to attach to a server with a bindery connection.)

AB

Stop the current print job and delete it from the queue.

CD

Cancel the ``Going Down After Current Jobs'' option. Use this option if you selected that command in PCONSOLE and want to cancel it.

FF

Advance the printer to the top of the next page. The printer must be paused or stopped.

M [character]

Print a line of whatever character you indicate so that you can see which line the printer will start printing on. Default character: .

MOF=number

Tell the printer that you mounted a new form on the printer. Replace number with the form number.

PAU

Stop the printer temporarily. Use STAR to continue printing from the point the print job was paused.

PRI

Remove the remote printer from the list of network printers. Use to prevent other users from printing on the printer.

SH

Remove the Private flag and make the remote printer available to the print servers.

STAR

Restart the printer after you stop or pause it.

STAT

View the status of printers on a print server.

STO [K]

Stop the printer. To keep the print job first in the print queue, include K.

/?

View online help. To view all help screens, use /? ALL. To view online help for a specific option, add the option after /?.

/VER

View the version number of the utility and the files it uses to execute. (Other parameters are ignored.)

Usage

All options function with a preceding forward slash (/), but only the /? (Help) option requires it.

You can use PCONSOLE to accomplish the same tasks as PSC.

Examples

• To stop printer P1, type:
  
  PSC P=P1 STO

• To cancel downing of SALES PRINT SERVER, type:
  
  PSC PS=SALES_PRINT_SERVER CD

• To view specific online help for the STAR option, type:
  
  PSC /? STAR

Additional information

For more information on using PSC, see ``Using PSC''.