RE: Override for printer file not working?

[Roger Harman <roger.harman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The default scoping is at the activation group level.  Try adding OVRSCOPE(*JOB).

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer – ILE RPG on IBM i on Power


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> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 12:11:04 -0400
> Subject: Override for printer file not working?
> From: blhowie66@xxxxxxxxx
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm having an issue where I'm trying to hold a spool file that is created
> by an interactive job. I can set it up using QCMDEXC from within my
> interactive program and that works, but this unfortunately allows for no
> error recovery (if for some reason the spool file isn't there, etc.). So
> I'm trying to set it up with just a straight call to a CL program whose
> only job is to run the OVRPRTF command and have a MONMSG after it. Doing
> it that way does NOT work.
>
> Anyone have this happen? Is it some issue with calling a separate program
> to do it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
>
> Bill Howie
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