RE: Start Print Writer But Hold Output Queue as Default

>I had a customer ask me the following question. They have an application
>that they can't change (easily) which outputs all reports to a certain
>output queue, with a physical printer attached to it, only when the writer
>is started. Typically at the beginning of each day, they start the writer
>for this printer and then immediately put the output queue on hold. They
>then sort out the spool files that arrive in the queue to determine which
>files should go to the physical printer and which ones should be moved to
>other queues. Sometimes they don't get the queue put on hold fast
>enough and
>they have a file print that should have been moved to a different queue.
>
>They were wondering whether there was a method to start a print writer but
>keep its associated queue on hold. I looked at the Start Print Writer
>command and it doesn't seem to include such an option. Could this
>requirement be supported with CL routine?


Hold the queue then start the writer.