RE: Substituting a Defunct Printer

First, it gives me an error: CPF3313 - Writer MW not active nor on job queue. Which, of course, it isn't.

Second, I thought that this is how one balances output between printers. I.e., assigning the same out queue to both printers, though I admit I have never tried it. Sort of like the BALPRINT command on the /36.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale
office: 615-995-7024
email: jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Nelson
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 7:07 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Substituting a Defunct Printer

Does the CHGWTR command solve this for you?
CHGWTR WTR(MW) OUTQ(MX)

Paul Nelson
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 6:53 AM
To: Midrange-L (midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: Substituting a Defunct Printer

I have a print device description defined (MW), but the printer has long
since gone south. I know one can balance printing between multiple printers
by defining the same out queue for them.

However, I cannot find or figure out a way to tell the system, "Hey, when
you get a report for MW, just print it on MX." Is there a way to
automatically do that?

I've already encountered one procedure that has the printer MW defined as
the output. Since the configuration still exists, it didn't cause the
procedure to crash and burn, but the user had one heck of a problem finding
their report.

Thanks.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale
office: 615-995-7024
email: jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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