RE: Two outqs on ONE printer...

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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