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              DIGITAL

              DECprint Printing Services for VMS, Patch Kit A for
              Version 4.0 Cover Letter

              AV-PJCBA-TK

              July 1991

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              Digital provides two software media in this distribution
              kit:

              1. The DEC PrintServer Supporting Host Software for VMS,
                 Version 4.0, or the DEC PrintServer Supporting Host
                 Software for ULTRIX, Version 4.0

              2. The DECprint Printing Services for VMS, Patch Kit A for
                 Version 4.0

              The second medium contains a software patch for the print
              symbiont supplied with DECprint Printing Services for VMS,
              Version 4.0.

              This letter contains information to help you determine
              whether you need the software patch and instructions on
              how to install the patch.

              Determining if You Need the Patch

              You do not need to install the DECprint Printing Services
              for VMS, Patch Kit A for Version 4.0 if your PrintServer
              printing environment includes the following:

              o  Only ULTRIX and UNIX systems

              o  VMS systems that print jobs to PrintServer printers
                 that use the VAX PrintServer Client Software for VMS
                 (SYS$SYSTEM:LPS$SMB.EXE)

              Install the DECprint Printing Services for VMS, Patch Kit
              A for Version 4.0 if your PrintServer printing environment
              includes the following:

              o  VMS systems that print jobs to PrintServer printers
                 that use the DECprint Printing Services for VMS,
                 Version 4.0 (SYS$SYSTEM:CPS$SMB.EXE)

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           You do not need to read the rest of this letter if you do
           not need the software patch.

           Installing the Patch

           Install the DECprint Printing Services for VMS, Patch Kit
           A for Version 4.0 on each VMS print client system that
           uses the DECprint Printing Services, Version 4.0, software
           to print to the PrintServer printer. To install the patch,
           perform the following steps:

           1. Stop the PrintServer queue. Enter the following command
              for each PrintServer execution queue.

              $ STOP/QUEUE/NEXT queue-name

           2. If you are installing the patch from CDROM, skip to
              step 3. If you are installing the patch from a TK50
              cartridge or a magnetic tape, mount the medium labeled
              DECprint Printing Services for VMS, Patch Kit A for
              Version 4.0. Enter the following command:

              $ MOUNT/FOREIGN/NOASSIST/NOWRITE device-name

              The device-name is the name of your drive, for example
              MUA0:.

           3. Extract the command file from the backup save set.

              $ BACKUP/LOG/SELECT=CPS040_PAT.COM device-name:CPS040_PAT.A/SAVE []

           4. Run the command procedure that installs the patch:

              $ @CPS040_PAT.COM

              This command procedure copies the file CPS$SMB.EXE to a
              file named CPS$SMB_SAVED.EXE for safekeeping and calls
              the VMS PATCH utility.

              The VMS PATCH utility displays several informational
              messages on the screen as it runs. You can ignore these
              informational messages:

              %PATCH-I-NOGBL, some or all global symbols not accessible
              %PATCH-I-NOLCL, image does not contain local symbols

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                 When the utility completes, you see the following
                 message:

                 %PATCH-I-WRTFIL, updating image file SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]CPS$SMB.EXE

                 You can verify the installation of the patch by
                 checking the image file identification field of the
                 new file with the following command:

                 $ ANALYZE/IMAGE/INTERACTIVE SYS$SYSTEM:CPS$SMB.EXE

                 The image file identification of the new symbiont is
                 CPS V4.0-4 (found in the fourth screen of the display).

                 You may delete the saved version of the symbiont or
                 keep it.

              5. If you are installing the patch from CDROM, skip to
                 step 6. If you are installing the patch from a TK50
                 cartridge or a magnetic tape, dismount the medium:

                 $ DISMOUNT device-name

              6. Restart the PrintServer queues by executing the printer
                 startup command file:

                 $ @SYS$STARTUP:CPS$STARTUP.COM


















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           7. Repeat steps 1-6 on other VMS client systems running
              the DECprint Printing Services, Version 4.0, software.

              Alternatively, you can copy the command file from the
              first system to the next system and follow steps 4-6 on
              that system. This saves you from loading and unloading
              the medium on each system if you are installing from a
              TK50 cartridge or a magnetic tape.

           Troubleshooting the Patch

           If the command file does not complete, the VMS PATCH
           utility displays the following error message:

           %PATCH-W-DIFVAL, memory contains different value than specified

           Check the image file identification field as described in
           step 4:

           $ ANALYZE/IMAGE/INTERACTIVE SYS$SYSTEM:CPS$SMB.EXE

           o  If the image file identification is CPS V4.0-4, you
              tried to apply the patch to a file that is already
              patched. No further action is required.

           o  If you see a different image file identification, call
              your Digital service representative or the Customer
              Service Center (1-800-272-2001).

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           The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment
           Corporation: DECprint, PrintServer, TK, ULTRIX, VMS, and
           the DIGITAL logo.

           UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratories,
           Inc., a subsidiary of American Telephone & Telegraph
           Company.

            Digital Equipment Corporation 1991. All rights reserved.

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