Re: How to send same spooled files to two printers at same time

The scenario described, one OUTQ with two or more physical printers,
is indeed that easy.

But it's used for redundancy and/or throughput. Each spool file only
goes to one printer, not all of them. Makes it real easy to do high
volume printing to multiple printers without needing to manage each
printer individually.

Charles

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I tried doing that with a remote (since all our printers are set up that
way) and I just couldn't get that right.  I thought it might be that easy
though.


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From:   Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date:   02/15/2012 08:29 AM
Subject:        Re: How to send same spooled files to two printers at same
time
Sent by:        midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



You can start multiple print writers for the same outq.  We do that 24/7
for 2 Zebra label printers that are side by side.

STRPRTWTR DEV(ZEBRA1) OUTQ(ZEBRA)
STRPRTWTR DEV(ZEBRA2) OUTQ(ZEBRA)

Whichever writer is started first gets every spool file, unless it happens
to be busy printing a previous spool file.  In that case the next spool
file starts writing on the 2nd device.  Ta da!  Two printers handling the
same outq at the same time.  Works great.

There is no 'rule' that says the outq name has to match the print device
name.