Alters the characteristics of an output spoolfile.
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The operator uses the ALTSPOOLFILE
command to change the printing priority of a spoolfile, to increase
or decrease the number of copies produced, and/or to change the
destination device or class.
When altering an ACTIVE spoolfile, first take the output device
offline. This gives you time to enter the command and determine
that the ACTIVE spoolfile is the file being printed. When the ALTSPOOLFILE
command has been sent to the spooler process, MPE/iX returns the
colon prompt (:).
No change to the spoolfile is made, however, until the output device
is returned online.
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or COPIES parameter
for an ACTIVE spoolfile there is no need to take the output device
offline. These two parameters can be altered while the device is
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You may alter the outputpriority or the
numcopies of an ACTIVE spoolfile without interrupting
the printing process. If you alter the device or defer the ACTIVE
spoolfile with the DEFER
parameter, the printer stops immediately. In both cases, the entire
file is printed when printing resumes. Deferring a spoolfile lowers
its output priority to zero, the lowest priority possible. To print
a deferred spoolfile, you must raise its priority above the current
outfence using the ALTSPOOLFILE
command.
If you intend to print a spoolfile on an HP 2680A Laser Page
Printer, you may add an environment file to it before printing.
Use |
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This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or
in BREAK. Pressing Break has
no effect on this command. It is executable from the console by
users with system supervisor (OP) or system manager (SM) capability.
It may be distributed to other users with the ALLOW
or ASSOCIATE
command.
Examples |
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To defer the ACTIVE
spoolfile (#O86) on LDEV 6 take device 6 offline, then enter:
or
To change the priority of deferred spoolfile #O123 from 0
to 3 enter:
