RE: order of spooled files in outq -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: RE: order of spooled files in outq
From: "Jeff Crosby" <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:07:46 -0500
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> What is the order of spooled files in an outq, written by an RPG pgm? 
> If I have an RPG and use user control in F spec so that each 
> spooled file can be opened in the order I want them to print, 
> I am finding that sometimes the order in the outq is not the 
> same order I open the files? Is it doing something funky like 
> only truly opening the spooled file when something is actually output?

Never really paid attention, maybe it's the order they're _closed_?

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