You should make one further change, add a check for the IF INSIDEVESOFT=1
parameter, you might want to use BOUND as well, or some other mechanism to
make sure it exists.  If you are already in MPEX then you don't want to
spawn another instance, and you shouldn't need the double ;; in there either.

At 09:19 AM 8/7/2000, George Willis wrote:
>Thanks Gordon for this GREAT tidbit. Based on your input I created a BAT
>file for general purpose:
>
>:PRINT PRINTO.BAT.SYS
>PARM  SPOOLFILE="@" , PARMS="IFLOW"
>comment  This MPEX command will monitor the progress of a running
>comment  job and update dynamically.
>comment PRINTO command
>IF "!SPOOLFILE"="@"
>   ECHO Must supply Spoolfile DFID or Jobname
>   ECHO Syntax   PRINTO #J31   OR   PRINTO AUTOBTCH (jobname)
>ELSE
>echo Hit Ctrl-y to cancel
>PAUSE 2
>RUN MAIN.PUB.VESOFT;NOCB;PARM=1;INFO="PRINTO !SPOOLFILE;;WAIT;!PARMS"
>ENDIF
>
>George Willis
>Fayez Sarofim & Co.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Shawn Gordon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 9:04 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] NBSPOOL Question
>
>
>At 07:44 AM 8/4/2000, Glenn A. Mitchell wrote:
> >I'll echo the other posters.  We use it regularly to monitor output as it
>is
> >being created.  I've also used it to examine $STDIN files and to
>consolidate
> >output to be e-mailed as a single attachment.
> >
> >--
> >Glenn A. Mitchell  Mailto:[log in to unmask]
> >3GM Associates, Inc
> >Portland, ME  04102
> >207-772-9370
>
>As an aside, you can monitor a spools progress in MPEX too.  Just type
>PRINTO #O????;WAIT
>
>where ???? is the DFID number
>
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Shawn Gordon
>President
>theKompany.com
>www.thekompany.com
>949-713-3276



Regards,

Shawn Gordon
President
theKompany.com
www.thekompany.com
949-713-3276