DOWNLOAD

Operation Notes

The operator uses the DOWNLOAD command to transmit format information to system printers only. It cannot be used with remote printers.

The vertical format control (VFC) image file (filename) can define the margin setting as well as the VFC image on an HP 2608A or HP 2608S Line Printer. The number of print lines per form is limited to 127. Although the HP 2608S printer recognizes the DOWNLOAD command, Hewlett-Packard recommends controlling the HP 2608S with an environment file rather than the DOWNLOAD command. You cannot download a VFC file to an HP 2631B printer, only the MARGIN=nn is allowed.

If the MARGIN=nn parameter is specified on an HP 2608A or HP 2608S, and a MARGIN record has also been specified in the VFC file, the MARGIN record in the VFC file overrides the MARGIN parameter of the DOWNLOAD command. This parameter should only be used in cases where there is no MARGIN record in the VFC file.

When a particular print job has requirements for forms and/or a VFC file, the user indicates this need by way of a FORMS message. Refer to "Examples."

	CAUTION: Do not issue a DOWNLOAD command to an HP 2608S while a spoolfile is ACTIVE. This makes the device UNAVAILABLE, and it remains so until the system is restarted with a START RECOVERY.

Use

This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing Break has no effect on this command. It may be issued only from the console unless distributed to users with the ALLOW or ASSOCIATE command.

Examples

To respond to a forms message such as the following:

 IO/15:46/22/FORMS: PLEASE MOUNT PAYCHECK FORMS. USE VFC=VFCPAY
 IO/15:46/22/SP#11/LDEV# FOR #S93;OUTFILE ON HP 2608 (1)

enter:

 DOWNLOAD 11,VFCPAY

To reset the VFC to its original state, you must reference a file that contains default specifications (such as VFC6 in this example) by entering:

 DOWNLOAD 11,VFC6.PUB.SYS

To set the left margin print position to column 4 (the installation defined default) enter:

 DOWNLOAD 11,MARGIN=4