COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.03+)

Printer and Spooler Output
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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Spooling Program Output
The other parameters of the COBOL_SPECIAL_OPEN_ routine enable you can
specify:
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Exclusion mode
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Sync depth
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Whether a page-eject precedes the first page printed
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Location name
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Form name
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Report name
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Number of copies
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Page size
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Flags that set the job priority and the attributes HOLD and HOLDAFTER
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Owner
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Maximum number of lines
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Maximum number of pages
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Whether to create a regular or code-129 spooler file
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Whether a form feed is to be used to position the file at the top of a new page
rather than using spacing when LINAGE is specified for the file
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An error return code
For details, see COBOL_SPECIAL_OPEN_.
The preferred way to apply a declarative to a file that is used for level-2 spooling is to
explicitly name the file in a USE AFTER EXCEPTION statement. All ordinary
HP COBOL file-manipulating statements then transfer control to the declarative if an
exception arises. The statement ENTER COBOL_SPECIAL_OPEN_ does not transfer
control if it encounters an exception, so include a GIVING phrase in the ENTER
statement and then test the file status code data item after the ENTER statement
executes.
Example 30-2. Level-2 Spooling (page1of2)
SELECT SPOOLER-FILE
ASSIGN TO "$S"
ORGANIZATION IS SEQUENTIAL
ACCESS MODE IS SEQUENTIAL
FILE STATUS IS SPOOLER-FILE-STAT.
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