Spooler Plus Utilities Reference Manual

Introduction to the Spooler Plus Subsystem
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Implicit Route Creation
Implicit Route Creation
When jobs are routed to a dummy location, the spooler implicitly creates a route. (A
dummy location is a nonexistent location.) For example:
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When a job is routed to location #X.1, where either the group or the destination
does not exist, the spooler creates the location #X.1.
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When a job routed to group #X, where group #X does not exist, the location
#X.DEFAULT and the group #X are created.
Many users choose the location group #HOLD as a holding location so that they can
use Peruse to examine their jobs before printing. You can use #HOLD or any dummy
location for this purpose. However, to print the job, you must use the Peruse LOC
command to change the location. Alternatively, you can use the Spoolcom JOB
command.
Using the Spooler
To use the spooler from the HP Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL), you
send process output either to a spooler location or to a SPOOL DEFINE. In either
case, you normally specify the spooler destination as the OUT file.
Sending Process Output to a Spooler Location
You can send a job directly to the spooler by designating a collector (such as $S) and a
location (such as #LP.LPWEST) as the OUT file when you run a program. For
example, the following command spools the output from a TFORM process:
1> TFORM /IN MYFILE, OUT $S.#LP.LPWEST/
The collector $S creates the job, assigns a job number, and stores the TFORM output
in a disk file. When TFORM has finished sending data, the spooler puts the job in the
ready state. If there is a print device associated with #LP.LPWEST, the job is printed
when that device is free. If there is no print device at that location, the job remains in
the spooler until you delete it or send it to an output device.
You do not always need to specify the entire location name. The following command is
sufficient:
2> TFORM /IN MYFILE, OUT $S.#LP/
If #LP is a nonbroadcast group, the job is printed on the first available print device
associated with the #LP group.
For location groups that have only one associated print device, the full location name is
also unnecessary. The following example shows a TFORM command that does not
specify the location: