Re: defer write parm

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary Feinstein wrote:

> I have a spooled file sitting in my output queue that has a status of
> *HLD.  When I try to release the file, it disappears for a second then
> goes back to *HLD status.  It never prints.  I looked at the printer
> file that wuz used to create the file and it had a *YES for the defer
> print status.  Is this why it won't print?  Also, is there any way to
> make it print?
> TIA,
> Gary Feinstein
> AS/400 System Administrator
> Planet Hollywood International Inc.

I've seen this happen when there are unprintable characters.  If the spool file
was created with RPLUNPRT(*YES), it would just ignore the bad characters.

Because your file "disappears", is it possible that it is supposed to be going 
to
a remote system (perhaps at Sly Stallone's house?) and is being bounced back?

By remote I mean and outqueue created with CRTOUTQ RMTSYS(xxxx)

--
Art Tostaine, Jr.
Creative Computer Associates, Inc.
Parlin, NJ
atostaine_at_crecomp_dot_com


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