I worked with Quest and they came up with the solution of using ALTER command like ALTER 1234;FORMS=
(no 'NOFORMS') But in this case it creates another spool file id and removes the forms message. Now I have the challenge of getting new spoolid within NBSpool. (we have a command file to accept spoolid and printer from user) and still working with Quest.

Thanks for everyone who replied and Juan, you also had send me the same solution.

Ram Thekkekara
Hickory Farms Inc

In a message dated 3/4/2003 4:05:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

>
>
> Ram writes:
> > As Gavin mentioned, I tried with ALTER command under NBSPOOL and
> > it changed only the display of the message on console to
> > "14:24/#S8361/799/Are standard forms on HFIT02QA (Y/N/R)? (MAX
> > CHARS.=3)?". Still I had to reply for printing under NBSPOOL.
>
> Try it again once you've answered this question..  The "standard forms"
> reply is a result of having previously used a forms message.  Once you reply
> to the forms message, the system assumes that that type of form remains on
> the printer, so when you then try to print something without a forms message
> it has to ask you if you've removed the special forms.
>
> So it sounds like your ALTER command worked, its just that the spooler was
> still in special forms mode.  Once you reply to the "standard forms" message
> it should print your ALTER:NOFORMS spoolfiles without asking you any more
> questions.
>
> G.
>
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