MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List XI
Commands SHOWLOG thru STORE
• KEEP is used as a parameter to the SUSPEND option or, it is taken as the
default.
• The spooler is actively processing a file or is suspending.
• The NOW parameter is also specified or taken by default.
If the OFFSET parameter is not specified (or this condition is taken by
default), the spooler suspends after processing the current record.
NOKEEP Directs the spooler to close the spool file that it is currently processing.
NOKEEP is valid only if all three of the following conditions are satisfied:
• NOKEEP is used as a parameter to the SUSPEND option.
• The spooler is actively processing a file or is suspending.
• The NOW parameter is also specified or taken by default.
The spooler stops sending data after the current record, ejects a page,
processes any specified OFFSET, saves the result of that processing (or the
last completely printed page if no OFFSET was specified) in the FLABX (file
label extension), prints a trailer with (INCOMPLETE) on it if trailers are
enabled, and returns the file to the READY state. The next spooler that
prints the file starts the first copy with the page following the page
number saved in the FLABX and the file's header and trailer (if any)
include (RESUMED) if printing starts anywhere but at the first page.
[+/-]
page The page parameter may be used only in conjunction with the SUSPEND,
RESUME, or RELEASE option. The
page parameter must be an integer
representing a physical page offset, either absolute or relative, within the
file. Offsets are applied in the order they are entered, whether absolute or
relative. If + is specified, the offset is adjusted forward relative to the
current location by the number of pages specified. If − is specified, the
adjustment is backward. If
page is specified without + or -, then printing
resumes at that page, absolute from the beginning of the file. No matter
which combination of offsets are specified, the final location is limited by
the bounds of the file.
A page is defined as follows:
• For CIPER protocol devices: a physical sheet.
• For the HP2680 or HP2688: a physical sheet (which may contain one or
more logical pages).
• For serial printers: the OFFSET option (except for OFFSET=1 or
OFFSET=0, the beginning of the file) is not reliable. No error or warning
message is generated if it is used on such devices; however, results are
unpredictable.
This is because page numbers are accurate only for CIPER protocol
devices and HP2680 and HP2688 page printers.
The spooler's serial printer storage manager makes an approximate guess
as to the correct page. However, it is only a guess based on an extremely
limited interpretation of the spool file by the storage manager, because a