When in universe use the relatively new option of setptr 'USEROPTS' to pass your options to the pritner driver script - then You may continue to use FORM and BANNER for what they are intended for.
my 2 vre -- mats Charlie Rubeor skrev: > Don't know if this will help, but here is what I did to solve a similar > problem in Unidata. The first step we took was to start using the "BANNER > UNIQUE (string)" setptr option. Hopefully, that option is available in > Universe. So, the setptr command would contain something like "BANNER > UNIQUE FRED" or "BANNER UNIQUE BARNEY". This causes the files in the > _HOLD_ file to start with FRED or BARNEY. The rest of the _HOLD_ key is a > sequential number, which is stored in the Dictionary of _HOLD_. > > The next step is to have a separate program that checks the _HOLD_ file > every five minutes and takes some action, based on the filename. e.g., if > it starts with FRED, do this. If it starts with BARNEY, do something > else. > > Some other things that I tried, which did not work on Unidata, but may > work on Universe: > > 1) Put a trigger on the _HOLD_ file. Unidata cannot do this, since _HOLD_ > is a DIR type file. > > 2) Delete the _HOLD_ file and recreate it as a hashed file, which would > allow a trigger to be used. Unidata really did not like this at all. > > hth > > > Charlie Rubeor > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 10/26/2006 11:49:59 AM: > > >> Is there a way in UV to direct a printjob to another file >> besides &HOLD& using the SETPTR (more precisely >> the !SET.PTR command? >> >> I Just want to re-direct specific jobs, but keep &HOLD& >> >> My workaround is is READ/WRITE/DELETE the job from &HOLD& to >> where I want it after the job is completed. But I'd rather not have >> to open 2 more files if it can be done via the setptr. >> >> George >> >> George Gallen >> Senior Programmer/Analyst >> Accounting/Data Division >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ph:856.848.1000 Ext 220 >> >> SLACK Incorporated - Delivering the best in health care information and >> education worldwide. >> http://www.slackinc.com >> ------- >> u2-users mailing list >> u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org >> To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ >> > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
