This problem is not restricted to pp6, it has been around for a while. SR
5003364422 has been raised for it, and a patch is to be created for this
problem, but as yet is not ready.

Regards
Richard Bayly
Hewlett-Packard Response Centre Australia

Tracy Johnson wrote:

> After upgrading to MPE/ix Power Patch 6, we started getting the following
> error messages when trying to use the compatibility mode SHOWOUT command
> from within a software package.
>
> Spooler internal error occurred.  Unexpected error. (CIERR 4500)
>
> Otherwise the SHOWOUT command produces output normally.
>
> By "within" I mean in those situations where you precede the command with
> a colon (:) from within a program.
>
> I was able to duplcate the error from with compatibility mode program
> QUERY, QUAD, and another vendor's software package.
>
> If I used the native mode version QUERYNM or MPEX, I do not get the error.
>
> HP says this is a known intermittent error.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Tracy Johnson
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