Jon Diercks writes:
>
> At 09:18 AM 3/27/97 -0800, Mark Bixby wrote:
> >I wrote such a program here that uses AIF calls to dig into the output spoolers
> >to examine the rec-ptr of the open spoolfile to determine percent done.
>
> Sounds close to what I want, but how can it estimate percent done based on
> an *output* spoolfile?  Doesn't rec-ptr == eof most of the time for an
> output spoolfile?  What I'm thinking of is monitoring an input data file for
> a process, such that for serial reads I'd know exactly how far into the file
> it had gone.

For an output spooler process driving a printer, the output spoolfile (i.e.
O12345.OUT.HPSPOOL) is opened for *input*.  Thus rec-ptr divided into eof
gives percent done (well, ignoring printer buffering issues....).

> >If interest warrants, I could make the source available on my ftp/web site.

Interest evidently warrants.  I'll pack up the source & nmprg into a mover
file maybe later this afternoon.  Watch for an announcement.
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