At 6:00 PM -0600 3/13/00, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>I have a question about environment files. I know what they are, but I am
>not sure how it works. Can someone please help me out. An example would
>really help.


We'll assume that you have a correctly formed environment file called
"myenv". In order to use it to control printer settings, include the
environment file name in a file equation, and then print to the
back-referenced file equation.

For example

  :file myreport;dev=lp;env=myenv.pub.myacct
  :print textfile.pub.myacct >*myreport

The effect will be to create report containing the contents of
"textfile.pub" that will be formatted using the PCL instructions from the
"myenv.pub" file.

If you have a "vanilla" report (with spool id 667, for example) created by
a program over which you have no control, you can still "redirect" the
report to a new report that includes additional environment information by
doing something like this

   :file newrpt;dev=ljet;env=myenv.pub
   :run spiff.pub.sys
    >copy 667;all, *newrpt
    >exit

Hope this helps, and good luck!


Barry Lake                                 [log in to unmask]
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