Re: Print Text and Spooled Files

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But I'm assigning the print text using the Create Spooled
File API (QSPCRTSP).  I'm making a NEW spooled file with new
attributes.  Not trying to change an existingn spooled file.

Brad

On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:40:06 +0100
 David.X.Kahn@gsk.com wrote:
> Brad wrote:
>
> > Use SPL2SPL to copy SF2.  I run it in debug and
> retrieve the spooled
> > file attributes and the print text IS "Bye!". Change it
> again to
> > "Grape!" which makes SF3.
>
> Brad, I think the problem is that once the spooled file
> has been closed the
> print text is already in it - it doesn't get plugged in
> at print time. The
> print text attribute in the spooled file which is the
> target for the copy,
> would be effective if you were to write new spooled file
> data into it. As
> you are copying the data from an existing spooled file,
> however, you get
> the original data including the original print text.
>
> If you're going to deal with this in your tool I think
> you'll need to scan
> for the old print text and transform it on the fly. Very
> messy and nasty as
> you would have to cater for the identical string
> appearing elsewhere on the
> page and avoid transforming that.
>
> :-(
>
> Dave...
>
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Bradley V. Stone
BVS.Tools
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