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In article <16NOV199200485411@vax2.concordia.ca>, davek@vax2.concordia.ca
(DAVID KURZMAN) writes:
> I use a modem in order to
> connect to a VAX.  Is there some way that I can print files directly to a
> local printer without first downloading the files?  Is there a program
> which will allow me to do this?

From what you've said, I'm inferring that you have a PC or a Mac with a modem
and printer, and you're calling the VMS machine through some sort of terminal
emulator program (Kermit, ProComm, SmartTerm, Telix, Mac240, etc.) in your
machine.

The quickest answer is probably to get a terminal emulator program that lets
you do this.  I'm pretty sure that Kermit can.  You just enable the session
log feature and point it at your printer instead of a disk file.  Then you
issue the command to the VAX to make it send the file to what it thinks is a
terminal (e.g. TYPE filename).

VMS has some, but not much, awareness of "local printers" attached to VT-series
terminals, and escape sequences sent by the VAX can turn the printer on and
off.  A really clever terminal emulator program could emulate this on your
machine.  Then you could write a little program (could be done in DCL) for the
VAX that would take a file name and sent it to your terminal (device
SYS$OUTPUT: would do) wrapped in the necessary escape sequences.

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