Re: Identifying a printer session attached to an interactive session in ClientAccess (iSeries Access)

Mark,

If it is an eternal PRTF you can do CHGPRTF OUTPUT(*USRPRF), but any output
of that user may be directed to that OUTQ.

I think put the SPLF in an dummy OUTQ and have an OUTQ monitor direct the
output to the right OUTQ/printer, using some data from the SPLF itself
(RTVSPLFA). to monitor an OUTQ you can use a DTAQ.

Just a thought.

Regards,
Carel Teijgeler.

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On 24-8-2006 at 12:24 Mark S. Waterbury wrote:

Hello, all:

Our users start a display emulation "Session A" in ClientAccess, and (on

the same PC) start printer emulation "Session B."

The printer emulation (Session B) uses a local printer (a little thermal

bar code printer) attached to the COM1 serial port on their PC.

In "Session B," we specify a workstation ID, and this creates an output

queue on OS/400 with the same name.

When we CHGSPLFA to the correct OUTQ(name) for a spooled file, the spooled

file prints on this locally attached printer.

Now when users run a program in "Session A," how can the program retrieve

the name of that OS/400 output queue name that is associated with "Session

B" on the same PC?

We want to change an attention-key handling program so that, when they hit

the ATTN key, a little bar code sticker prints immediately at their own

desk, without the hassle of WRKSPLF or CHGSPLFA.

We don't want the users to be aware of the OS/400 output queue name of the

little bar code printer on their desk or have to "mess with" WRKSPLF or

CHGSPLFA.

Can anyone suggest what API(s) we might use to accomplish this?