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Displaying and Modifying Files Waiting to Print
Each print request that you make creates a spool file. If the printer is
available, the spool file prints immediately. If the printer is
unavailable, whether printing something else or needing attention, the
spool file is positioned in a waiting state in the spooler. During this
time, you can display the spool file and modify printer specifications,
such as how many copies to print.
To list files waiting to print
To display a list of the spooled files and their status, use the LISTSPF
command.
:LISTSPF Return
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| :LISTSPF |
| SPOOLID JOBNUM FILEDES PRI COPIES DEV STATE RSPFN OWNER |
| #O830 J1 $STDLIST 2 1 LP READY PAY.SYS |
| #O851 J19 $STDLIST 1 1 LP DEFER Q2.PUB |
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| INPUT SPOOL FILES OUTPUT SPOOL FILES |
| ACTIVE = 0 CREATE = 0; READY = 1; |
| OPEN = 0 DEFER = 1; SELECTED = 0; |
| READY = 0 DELPND = 0; SPSAVE = 0; |
| PRINT = 0; SFER = 0; |
| PROBLM = 0; |
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| TOTAL IN FILES = 0; TOTAL OUT FILES = 2; |
| IN SECTORS = 0; OUT SECTORS = 4357; |
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| OUTFENCE = 7 |
| OUTFENCE = 7 FOR LDEV 113 |
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This screen displays the following information:
* The unique spool file identifier (SPOOLID).
* The job or session identifier (JOBNUM).
* File designator (FILEDES).
* Input or output priorities of the spool file (PRI).
* The total number of copies of the spool file to be printed
(COPIES).
* The LDEV, device name, or device class that is the destination of
the spool file (DEV).
* The current status of the spool file (STATE), for example, READY,
CREATE, ACTIVE, OPEN, PRINT.
* The column under each letter R (restartable), S (SPSAVE has been
specified), P (spool file is private), F (spool file has a forms
message), and N (spool file is not complete) contains the
respective letter as a flag indicating something about the spool
file.
* The fully qualified name of the creator of the spool file (OWNER).
* The list of spool files in their various states (INPUT SPOOLFILES
and OUTPUT SPOOLFILES).
* The total number of input and output spool files (TOTAL IN FILES
and TOTAL OUT FILES).
* The current outfence setting (OUTFENCE =).
To examine output before it prints
You can check the results of a submitted job before it prints by using
EDIT/3000.
1. Use the LISTSPF command to determine the spool file identification
number (SPOOLID). This identification number will be used as the
output file name in step 4.
2. Start the editor program:
:EDITOR Return
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3. Enter the SET VARIABLE command so that lines are not truncated:
/SET VARIABLE Return
4. Text the output file into the editor. Note that output files are
in the OUT group of the HPSPOOL account:
/T Onnnn.OUT.HPSPOOL Return
5. List the portion of the file that you want to see:
/L 1/20 Return
/L LAST-25/LAST Return
6. End the editor when you are finished reviewing the file:
/END Return
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To change the number of copies of a spool file
To print more than one copy of a spool file requires the use of the
SPOOLF command, and the ;ALTER and ;COPIES= parameters. You provide the
number of copies that you want to print.
1. Enter LISTSPF to display the queued spool files. Use the owner
column and SPOOLID column to find the spool file number.
2. Enter the SPOOLF command, the output spool file number (SPOOLID),
and the ;ALTER and ;COPIES= parameters. In the following example,
the number of copies for job number 13 is changed to 3:
:SPOOLF O0013;ALTER;COPIES=3 Return
3. Enter LISTSPF to verify that the change has been made:
:LISTSPF Return
To change the priority of a spool file
Occasionally you may want to change the order that your spool file is
scheduled to print. You may wish to print the spool file ahead of the
files queued, or you may wish to defer the printing altogether. Use
ALTER and PRI= parameters of the SPOOLF command to change the printing
priority.
1. Enter LISTSPF to display how your spool file is currently queued
(PRI), and to determine your spool file identification number
(SPOOLID).
2. Enter the SPOOLF command with the ;ALTER and ;PRI= parameters. In
the following example, the priority for SPOOLID is changed from 13
to 12.
:LISTSPF Return
:SPOOLF O0013;ALTER;PRI=12 Return
3. Enter LISTSPF to verify that the change has been made.
To save a spool file after it prints
Ordinarily, the spool file is deleted from the printing queue once it has
printed. To keep the spool file after it prints, use the ALTER; and
;SPSAVE parameters of the SPOOLF command. Saving the spool file in this
manner saves you the time of running the original print program again if
you want to produce the same report.
:SPOOLF O0013;ALTER;SPSAVE Return