Installing and Configuring DB2 Clients

Printing the PostScript Books

If you prefer to have printed copies of the manuals, you can uncompress and print PostScript versions as follows.

On UNIX systems:

Use the instructions in "Step 2. Mounting the DB2 Client Pack CD-ROM" to mount the CD-ROM.
Change to /cdrom/doc/%L/ps directory on the CD-ROM, where /cdrom is the mount point of the CD-ROM and %L is the name of the desired locale. The manuals will be installed in the previously-mentioned directory with file names ending with .ps.Z.
Uncompress and print the manual you require using the command for UNIX platforms:
- For AIX:
```
   zcat filename | qprt -P PSPrinter_queue
 
```
- For HP-UX or Solaris:
```
   zcat filename | lp -d PSPrinter_queue
 
```
where filename is the name of the full path name and extension of the compressed PostScript file and PSprinter_queue is the name of the PostScript printer queue.
For example, to print the English version of Quick Beginnings for UNIX on AIX, you can use the following command:
```
   zcat /cdrom/doc/en/ps/db2ixe50.ps.Z | qprt -P ps1
 
```

On OS/2, Windows 95, and Windows NT systems:

Copy the compressed PostScript files to a hard drive on your system. The files have a file extension of .exe and are located in the x:\language\books\ps directory, where x: is the letter representing the CD-ROM drive and where language is the two-character country code that represents your language (for example, EN for English). Table 24 lists the code for each available language.
Uncompress the file by running the book name. The result from this step is a printable PostScript file with a file extension of .ps.
Ensure that your default printer is a PostScript printer capable of printing Level 1 (or equivalent) files.
Enter the following command from a command line:
```
   print filename.ps
```

Specify the full-path name for the file you intend to print.

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