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