RE: segmentation of spooled output on the iSeries...

Michael,

In RPG IV a FEOD on a printer file, closes the current spool file and
starts a new one. (But is faster than explicitly closing and opening the
file yourself.)

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that ILE COBOL has an equivalent.

Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Rosinger
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 3:32 PM
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Subject: segmentation of spooled output on the iSeries...

List,

I have another mainframe-to-iSeries question for you.

On our VSE system, every night, we print tens of thousands of 
1-page letters 
on our Xerox laser. The program on the VSE system creates 1 
large "report" 
to the spooler containing all of the letters in a certain 
order. The program 
"segments" the output on a logical boundary, usually a 
combination of number 
of letters and form code/type. The reason this is done is so 
that printing 
of letters can be started (i.e. sent to the Xerox) BEFORE the 
program has 
completed processing of all the letters for the run. This saves time, 
allowing the operator to get a "jump" on the printing by not 
having to wait 
until the program has finished to be able to release the print.

My questions:

Is there a way to duplicate this process on the iSeries?

Can a COBOL program interface with the system so that it can 
"segment" the 
print file output?

Would it be as simple as closing and re-opening the print 
output file? What 
is the best way to handle this?

As always, TIA!

-- 
Regards,

Michael Rosinger
Systems Programmer / DBA
Computer Credit, Inc.
640 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC  27101
336-761-1524
m rosinger at cciws dot com 


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