> Is there a way to set up a PPS EXEC for specific printers > with a hard coded IP address so I do not have to hope that > the end users enter the correct IP address when the print with PPS? > > Has anyone ever encountered this situation?
This is exactly the reason for my recent question on unified printing...sigh. In addition to the earlier suggestion of moving the address configuration into the RSCS link rather than supplying it on the PPS command, I'd suggest this: 1) Create a file PRINTERS NAMES on a commonly accessed disk that looks something like this: :nick.PRT300 :exec.PPS :tag. :spoolto. :parms.PRINTER PRT300 2) Write a PRINT EXEC that takes the DEST parameter, looks it up in PRINTERS NAMES and then does the actual printing by calling the appropriate exec from the :exec. tag supplying the :parms. tag as the actual print options. Eg in your case, the users get told to use: PRINT fn ft fm ( DEST PRT300 and the PRINT exec actually runs PPS fn ft fm ( PRINTER PRT300. If the printer is CP-driven, or RSCS-driven, supply the :tag and :spoolto parms to supply the correct information (and execute appropriately). That way, your users don't know (or care) what the right print parms are, and you can change them later w/o having to go chase down a zillion execs or retrain a bunch of users.
