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It works!

In a nutshell, here's what I'm doing:

1) I have 2 identical label printers, ZEBRA1 and ZEBRA2.

2) My applications drop all spool output onto outq ZEBRA.

3) I start ZEBRA1 for forms FORM1 from outq ZEBRA (_not_ outq ZEBRA1)

4) I start ZEBRA2 for forms FORM2 from outq ZEBRA (_not_ outq ZEBRA2)

5) All FORM1 goes to ZEBRA1 and all FORM2 goes to ZEBRA2 automagically.

6) I change ZEBRA2 to print FORM1. Immediately all FORM1 is balanced
between the 2 printers and all FORM2 spool files just sit and wait.

7) I change ZEBRA2 back to FORM2. Now all FORM1 goes to ZEBRA1 and FORM2 to
ZEBRA2 like it did initially.

The key to this working is having all spools go to the same outq ("ZEBRA"),
then starting the printers for outq ZEBRA instead of starting them for the
default *DEV.

Maybe everyone else knew this was doable, but it was _good_ news to me.
Made my Monday.


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