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RESUMESPOOL
Resumes suspended spooler output to a spooled device.
Syntax
RESUMESPOOL ldev;BACK [nnn FILES]
[nnn PAGES]
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RESUMESPOOL ldev;FORWARD [nnn FILES]
[nnn PAGES]
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RESUMESPOOL ldev;BEGINNING
Parameters
ldev The logical device number of a spooled device.
BACK Instructs the spooler to back up nnn files or nnn
pages and resume printing at that point. (Refer to
"Operation Notes.")
FORWARD Instructs the spooler to step forward nnn files or
nnn pages and resume printing at that point.
(Refer to "Operation Notes.")
BEGINNING Instructs the spooler to resume printing at the
beginning of the file which had been previously
suspended.
nnn The number of files or pages you wish the spooler
to backspace or space forward when printing a
RESUME. (Must be an integer between 1 and 256,
inclusive.)
FILES or PAGES Informs the spooler process which unit of measure
to use when printing a RESUME. For the purposes of
this command, FILE is defined as the text appearing
between FOPEN intrinsic statements within the
spoolfile. (Refer to "Operation Notes.") Using the
FILES parameter is not allowed on the HP 2680A Page
Printer or an HP 2608S CIPER-Protocol Printer.
PAGE is the literal page (usually 60 lines or skip
to channel 1), as output by the spooler to the
printer.
Operation Notes
If you specify only the ldev parameter, the printer resumes printing at
the beginning of the highest-priority spoolfile. Otherwise, the printer
resumes printing the previously ACTIVE spoolfile.
Always overestimate the number of files or pages you need when using the
BACK parameter, or underestimate the number when using the FORWARD
parameter. This is the only way to ensure getting all the output you
need, since partial pages and header pages affect the page count.
However, if you instruct the spooler to go BACK further than the
beginning of the file, an error message is displayed on the system
console and printing resumes at the beginning of the file. Similarly, an
error message is displayed if you instruct the spooler to advance FORWARD
beyond the point where files exist. In this case, printing does not
resume until a new command is issued.
By using the SPOOK utility with mode control ON, you can determine where
each FOPEN intrinsic occurs within a spoolfile. This is useful, for
example, when you are compiling, preparing, and running large programs,
and printing the entire output is unnecessary.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK.
Pressing Break has no effect on this command. It may be executed only at
the console unless distributed to users with the ALLOW or ASSOCIATE
command.
Examples
To resume output to logical device number 6 at the beginning of the file,
enter:
RESUMESPOOL 6;BEGINNING
To resume output to logical device number 6 and reprint the last two
pages, enter:
RESUMESPOOL 6;BACK 2 PAGES
To resume output to logical device number 6 and print the highest
priority spoolfile, enter:
RESUMESPOOL 6
Related Information
Commands SUSPENDSPOOL
Manuals Performing System Operation Tasks (32650-90137)