When used as a direct printer, a form queue is assigned one-to-one with the associated printer device name (not the printer path) defined in the registry. For example, form queue 0 can be assigned to HP LaserJet 4L, which is the printer \\prod\hp4. In this example, the registry would designate the printer as HP LaserJet 4L. The printer name can be found in the Windows Printer Manager.
The form queue number can be any number between 0 and 125.
The registry contains the maximum number of form queues for the entire VME. To avoid wasting memory, this number should be set to slightly larger than the number of form queues actually required, allowing some safety margin. For example, if using the form queues 0, 5, and 99, a value of 4 as the maximum number of form queues would be suitable (one would be reserved).
When not used as a direct printer registry, form queues retain their classic meaning.
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