Re: How to send same spooled files to two printers at same time -- MIDRANGE-L

I wish I had the old code I wrote that did that... That was a thing of
beauty at the time. Now I would just push to buy the software.

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On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

It would appear that Bryan would need both OUTQTRG @ $499 and SPL2SPL @
$199.

While I don't about that it'd be relatively easy to write your own
code for this specific need. My guess that rolling your own
generically with equivalent functionality to Brad's would take a
while longer.

Figuring $70/hr (pay & benefits) Brad's tools only need to save you
10hrs to pay for themselves.

Charles

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

To make this process easier, I see that Brad Stone has a utility for sale
that does most of this. http://www.bvstools.com/outqtrg.html. Looks to

be

$500. Though honestly, IIRC, it didn't take me long to write something

from

scratch.

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On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

Bryan,

Just off the top of my (balding) head:

1) Create an new output queue, say DUPPRINT
2) Create a data queue
3) Associate it to DUPPRINT
4) Send your print file to DUPPRINT with SAVE(*YES)
5) Create a NEP program that checks your DTAQ and send it (CHGSPLFA) to

the

desired printers.

HTH,

Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries
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On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Bryan Burns <bryanmburns@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I thought it would be a slam dunk myself! Is it not a common
requirement in system i shops to send the same spooled file to two
printers? Appears not to be a FAQ with a solution involving
configuring devices or queues as I'd hoped and must be done
programatically.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:09 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I tried doing that with a remote (since all our printers are set up

that

way) and I just couldn't get that right. I thought it might be that

easy

though.

Rob Berendt
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From: Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <

midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx

,

Date: 02/15/2012 08:29 AM
Subject: Re: How to send same spooled files to two printers

at

same

time
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You can start multiple print writers for the same outq. We do that

24/7

for 2 Zebra label printers that are side by side.

STRPRTWTR DEV(ZEBRA1) OUTQ(ZEBRA)
STRPRTWTR DEV(ZEBRA2) OUTQ(ZEBRA)

Whichever writer is started first gets every spool file, unless it

happens

to be busy printing a previous spool file. In that case the next

spool

file starts writing on the 2nd device. Ta da! Two printers

handling

the

same outq at the same time. Works great.

There is no 'rule' that says the outq name has to match the print

device

name.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 8:10 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Basically you're looking for something from a system from the

ancients -

the S/36 and it's BALPRINT command. I don't believe there's any

built

in

function like that on the i.

STRS36
BALPRINT <F4>

HELP BALPRINT

SYS7126 Options ( 23)
The procedure BALPRINT is not supported.

That kind of knowledge has passed from this world.

Rob Berendt
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From: Bryan Burns <bryanmburns@xxxxxxxxx>
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
Date: 02/14/2012 09:35 PM
Subject: How to send same spooled files to two printers at

same

time
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx

How do I configure writers, or queues or whatever; to send files

from

an already existing printer defined using CRTDEVPRT DEVD

PRINTER1...,

to another already existing printer defined using CRTDEVPRT DEVD
PRINTER2... at the same time?
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