RE: appending spool files

["Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Terry,

It strikes me that if you let the RPG program open the printer file then it
will be closed if the program ends with *LR on, regardless of whether it is
shared or not.  Perhaps if you opened the printer file explicitly within the
calculations of your first program and then don't close it, (or) don't end
the first program, just exit it without turning on *LR.

I'm guessing but it makes sense to me.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> Thank you for your help.
> 
> What is described for share(*yes) is exactly what I want to do.
> But possibly there is more to it than 1st glance.
> 
> It will not seem to work for me.
> 
> OVRPRTF    FILE(QSYSPRT) DEV(PRT05) PAGESIZE(*N &PGE) +
>              CPI(&CPI) SHARE(*YES)
> 
> .... &pge and &cpi are defined elsewhere in the cl.
> ...... these are used to manipulate the output for pdf or ascii printer.
> 
> There are two programs run sequentially in line in the same cl.
> The printer statements are exactly the same.
> 
> I get two full reports instead of being combined.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Terry Nonamaker