Hi   Jeff ,

 On Mpe/iX we can use the Start=x with the print command. x is the  first
file record
                    to be displayed.
  file np;dev=ldev# ( that corresponds to network printer in the NPCONFIG
file)
  print xxx( file);out=*np;START=x
 hope this helps.
 pvc shekar
 HP CSY Bangalore.




Klaus Franke wrote:

> Hi,
> if you know the number of bytes to skip, you can set up an environment
> file containing the following sequence:
>    ESC(s<nn>W
> where <nn> is the number of bytes to suppress. This is a little trick to
> eliminate <nn> number of bytes following the sequence by defining a
> soft-character (which is of no use, of course).
>
> This works only for pcl-compatible devices.
>
> May be, this is kind of helpful.
>
> Klaus Franke
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von:  Jeff Mikolai [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Gesendet am:  Mittwoch, 9. September 1998 03:35
> > An:   [log in to unmask]
> > Betreff:      Skipping records and NPCONFIG
> >
> > What is the best way to skip records at the beginning of a spoolfile
> > when
> > printing to a network printer?
> >
> > Can I specify something in NPCONFIG or perhaps my startup_file?
> >
> > When using NBSPOOL from Netbase, you can say START=3 and it will
> > ignore the
> > first 3 records (not pages) and this is what I need to mimic via
> > MPE/iX.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Jeff Mikolai