Re: Easy way to have all of a given user's spool files automatically held?

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a way to use a DTAQ, perhaps - here is the documentation on 
this feature -

> You can associate a data queue with an output queue so that when a 
> spooled file on the output queue goes to a ready (RDY) status, an 
> entry is sent to the data queue.
>
> To view the layout or content of the data queue entry that is sent, 
> seeRecord type 01 data queue entry format 
> <http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/rzalu/rzalurectype01.htm>.
>
> To associate the data queue and output queue, use theCreate Data Queue 
> (CRTDTAQ)command to create the data queue. Specify the maximum message 
> length (MAXLEN) parameter value as at least 128. The sequence (SEQ) 
> parameter value is*FIFOor*LIFO. Then, on the

A program could be waiting on the DTAQ and have a table to control what 
you do.

Maybe?

Vern

On 2/17/2020 4:14 PM, James H. H. Lampert wrote:
> I've probably asked this before, and probably more than once, but . . .
>
> Is there an easy way to set a given user so that *all* of that user's 
> spool files are held on creation?
>
> --
> JHHL