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Native Mode Spooler Reference Manual: HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems > Chapter 1 Getting StartedViewing the output of a spool file |
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Input spool files are automatically labeled private and, ordinarily you may not view them. You can easily view output spool files using any of the following methods.
The following sections explain more about each of these options for view output spool files. One way to look at the contents of your output spool file is to use a text editor such as EDIT/3000. If you use another editor, you must experiment with it to find out if it can display spool files. Some editors are unuseable because they have restricted file codes or record types. For example, suppose that you created a text file using EDIT/3000 and sent it to the printer. If you then want to use EDIT/3000 to view the output spool file the spooler created, do the following:
You can also view output spool files with the PRINT command. When you use PRINT, MPE/iX displays the spool file one screen at a time, without the overhead in each record. If you have not copied the spool file to your local group and account,issue the PRINT command followed by the fully-qualified name of the spool file. For example:
If you have copied the file to your local group and account, you may enter the command followed by the file name (without specifying your group and account), like this:
You may also use FCOPY to display the contents of your output spool file on the screen. To do so, specify the name of the spool file in the FROM= parameter, and enter the TO= parameter without specifying a destination. For example:
SPIFF allows you to view only those output spool files to which you have access and which are linked to the spooling subystem. You cannot view a spool file that you have moved to your local group and account using SPIFF. To use SPIFF to view a spool file, do the following:
The PRINTSPF utility allows viewing of both input spool files and output spool files. The standard MPE/iX user may not view input spool files, however, since you must have system manager (SM) capability to do so. The advantage of using PRINTSPF is that it displays the spool file in a formatted manner so that you can examine the contents of both the data and the special overhead in each record. To display one of your output spool files, enter:
For example, if you want to view the output spool file identified as O1234, enter:
If you get an error message, make sure that you have entered the correct output spool file number preceded by a capital O, and not a zero. Refer to the "Viewing spool files using the PRINTSPF utility" in chapter 4 for more information. HPBROWSE is an optional utility that employs softkeys to enter commands. It permits string searching and handles long lines by permitting you to scroll left or right to view the text. If you have purchased the HPBROWSE utility, you may use it to view spool files. To use HPBROWSE, enter:
For more information, refer to HP Browse/XL User's Guide (36384-90001). |
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