...
> Yep, that's exactly what is happening. There is no spoofl id 
> until the job logs on (EXEC state) and once the spoofl is 
> printed/deleted it is then gone forever....
...
> Guess I have to live with what I've got right now.

Not for long! 

This is a defect on 7.5 systems (only, AFAIK). The fix is being tested
and inspected in the lab right now. The bug was introduced when we
attempted to fix an HPSPOOLID problem, and in doing so we caused this
HPLASTSPID bug. 

Prior to 7.5 (and after our fix is installed on 7.5 systems) HPLASTSPID
returned the $stdlist spoolid matching the job ID from the HPLASTJOB
variable, regardless of the job's execution state. This is how it's
supposed to work.

If you are interested in being a beta tester for this fix (patch:
MPEMXV8), and you have HP support on your 7.5 system, please let us
know.

Regards,
 Jeff Vance, vCSY

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