Re: Two outqs on ONE printer...

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep, I've already done that for some other situations, was looking for a "quick
and dirty" for this one.

Chuck

Terry Richardson wrote:

> Yeah--  You would have to write an 'agent' program that would use the spool
> file API's to look for ready files in each output queue and change the
> writer accordingly.
>
>          Terry Richardson
>          Sr. P/A
>          The Orvis Company, Inc.
>          802-362-8663
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:clewis@iquest.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:36 AM
> > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:      Re: Two outqs on ONE printer...
> >
> > Terry,
> >
> > You know I started looking at that one yesterday and noticed that. But
> > once it
> > makes that switch, it stays on the other queue; correct ?
> >
> > Thanks !
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > Terry Richardson wrote:
> >
> > > If you started the writer with STRPRTWTR DEV(PRT01) OUTQ(PRT01)
> > WTR(*DEV),
> > > you can then issue the command CHGWTR WTR(PRT01) OUTQ(PRT02).  The
> > default
> > > value for the option of when to make this change effective is *NORDYF,
> > which
> > > will change the write to print from queue PRT02 when there are no more
> > spool
> > > files at ready status in PRT01.  You could set this to *FILEEND to
> > switch
> > > when the current file completes, even if there are others in the PRT01
> > > queue.
> > >
> > > Terry Richardson
> > > Sr. P/A
> > > The Orvis Company, Inc.
> > > 802-362-8663
> > >
> > >         -----Original Message-----
> > >         From:   Chuck Lewis [SMTP:clewis@iquest.net]
> > >         Sent:   Tuesday, 1999-December-14 11:18 AM
> > >         To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > >         Subject:        Re: Two outqs on ONE printer...
> > >
> > >         Hi John,
> > >
> > >         HOW ? :-) All that will let me do is move the writer that is
> > > printing on PRT01 to
> > >         PRT02 and then it's not on PRT01 anymore (?)...
> > >
> > >         This is driving me NUTS because I KNOW I did it earlier this
> > year,
> > > we were on
> > >         V4R1 then and we are now, and I can't for the LIFE of me
> > remember
> > > what I did but
> > >         it seemed like it was something SIMPLE !!! ARGHHHHH <BG>
> > >
> > >         Chuck
> > >
> > >         john wrote:
> > >
> > >         > If I an not mistaken (which is frequently the case) use CHGWTR
> > to
> > > add the
> > >         > other queue.
> > >         >
> > >         > john
> > >         >
> > >         > > -----Original Message-----
> > >         > > From: Chuck Lewis [mailto:clewis@iquest.net]
> > >         > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 4:08 AM
> > >         > > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > >         > > Subject: Two outqs on ONE printer...
> > >         > >
> > >         > >
> > >         > > Hi Folks,
> > >         > >
> > >         > > DUH here...
> > >         > >
> > >         > > I KNOW I have done this before and I SPACED how I did it. I
> > >         > > need to have
> > >         > > 2 print queues print on 1 printer.
> > >         > >
> > >         > > I thought you could to do a STRPRTWTR PRT01 PRT01and then a
> > > STRPRTWTR
> > >         > > PRT01 PRT02 but that yields a "PRT01 already started" and
> > that
> > > makes
> > >         > > sense as a prompt the command that I am SO used to keying in
> > > without
> > >         > > prompting and it is STRPRTWTR DEV(PRT01) OUTQ(PRT02).
> > >         > >
> > >         > > So I did a STRPRTWTR DEV(PRT02) OUTQ(PRT02) WTR(PRT02) and
> > it
> > >         > > starts and
> > >         > > a WRKWTR PRT02 shows the writer on PRT01...
> > >         > >
> > >         > > IS that correct ? Don't remember it being this cryptic...
> > >         > >
> > >         > > TIA !
> > >         > >
> > >         > > Chuck
> > >         > >
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