John,

Thanks for the reply.  We don't use Patch/iX for installing patches here, we
use the Hpinstal method which automatically selects all the patches.  I am
assuming that the HPSPOOLID variable being a system variable would have been
patched automatically with the Hpinstal program.  It should be included with
some sort of 'general' patch which should be selected for any system... I
would think.  Strange.

wilson

-----Original Message-----
From: John Zoltak [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 6:13 AM
To: 'Wong, Wilson'; 'HP3000-L'
Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] HPSPOOLID Variable


Wilson,

As you know enhancement patches must be forced so it easy to miss one
when running PatchiX. Check your remote machines HPSWINFO file and
compare with yours to see if a patch is missing. I tried looking for the
proper patch number and cannot find it.

John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wong, Wilson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 1998 7:57 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [HP3000-L] HPSPOOLID Variable
>
> We are trying to use the HPSPOOLID variable in some of our jobs but it
> is
> working (i.e. the variable exists) on some systems and not on others.
> All
> of our systems are currently on Powerpatch 4 and this variable was
> included
> with Powerpatch 3.  As an FYI, we went from Powerpatch 1 to Powerpatch
> 4.
> All of our in-house processors have the variable but some (not all) of
> our
> remote processors are missing it.  I am the one who sends out all the
> Powerpatch tapes so everyone should be on the same patch level and
> went from
> PP1 to PP4.
>
> Any idea why this is happening???
>
> Thanks, wilson
>
> Wilson Wong
> HP3000 Systems Administrator
> Center for Information Services
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