RSCS 3.2.0 LPR vs TCP/IP for VM LPR
The table below details a comparison of the following LPR support:
- PPS EXEC provided with RSCS 3.2.0,
- Available RSCS 3.2.0 LPR-type link options
- Asynchronous option of the LPR EXEC provided with the TCP/IP feature (Function Level 310 or higher) for VM/ESA, and
- Synchronous option of the LPR EXEC provided with the TCP/IP feature (Function Level 310 or higher) for VM/ESA.
- The asynchronous option of the LPR command provided with the TCP/IP feature for VM/ESA 2.3.0 or higher utilizes RSCS LPR-type link support.
- N/A under the PPS EXEC and LPR asynchronous indicates the option has no meaning for the command, instead is handled by the RSCS LPR-type link.
- The RSCS LPR link specific column indicates options that can be configured and handled automatically by the link, separate from options available with the PPS and LPR commands.
| Available Option |
RSCS
PPS |
RSCS LPR Link Specific Options |
TCP/IP
LPR ASYNC |
TCP/IP
LPR SYNC |
|
ACK/NOACK NOACK only necessary with some AIX systems |
NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Burst page | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| CC/NOCC | YES | Link automatically handles | YES | YES |
| Class | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| Copies | YES | Link automatically handles | YES | YES |
|
Control
Send control file first or second |
N/A | YES | N/A | NO |
|
Dayshold
Number of days to retry sending file |
N/A | YES | N/A | NO |
| Filter | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Font | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| Form | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| Header on each page | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Host | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Indent | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Job | YES | Link uses spool file dataset name | NO | YES |
| Jobnum | NO | Link handles sequentially | NO | YES |
| Landscape | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Leading size | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| Linecount | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| NO | Link sends 'file sent' message | NO | YES | |
| Name | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Nickname support | YES | YES | YES | |
| Node | YES | YES | NO | |
| Nosecure | N/A | Link SECure parameter | N/A | YES |
| PCL/SCS string support | N/A | YES | N/A | NO |
|
Port
The remote Daemon is listening on |
N/A | YES | N/A | NO |
|
Portrait
LPR assumes as default |
YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Postscript | YES | YES | YES | YES |
|
Prefix string
String sent before and after separator page for printer setup |
YES | YES | YES | NO |
|
Printer
Printqueue |
YES | YES | YES | YES |
| RSCS | YES | YES | NO | |
| Separator page | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| Size of font | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| Size of file | N/A | YES | N/A | NO |
|
Suffix string
String sent after data to reset printer |
YES | YES | YES | NO |
|
Tag Options
PPS allows tag options to be specified |
YES | NO | NO | |
| Timeout | N/A | YES | N/A | NO |
| Title | NO | Link uses spool file ID | NO | YES |
| Trace | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| Translate/no translate | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Translate table override per file | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Type | NO | Progress of file can be queried | YES | YES |
| Version | NO | sm rscs q sys level | YES | YES |
| Width | NO | NO | NO | YES |