assigning clause 1

[D2BEA]

Is there a way when defining the "assign to" clause that I can have the data sent both to the printer and a file without having to recode?

 

[Crox]

Hi,

I guess it depends on the environment you are working.

If you are on the mainframe, you can copy the dataset and print it in a separate job.

If you are on the pc and your data does not contain special things, you can also do a copy to the printer.

In UNIX environments it should be possible to duplicate a file to several destinations automaticaly. But I am not a UNIX guy.

I hope this is helpful.

Regards,

Crox

 

[D2BEA]

I want one file to go to the printer and other to a file and I do not want to recode, is there a way to send to two areas is the assing clause?
select filename
assign to printer
assign to \data\forms\datafile

using this does not seem to work.

 

[BettyScherber]

The two ASSIGN's will not work. Your only hope is to ASSIGN the file to a regular disk file and use a system print utility to copy it to the printer. Betty Scherber
Brainbench MVP for COBOL II

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[RonaldB]

D,

again depending on your platform, if you have access to JCL, you can easily copy your one output file and send it to a printer. How this looks depends on your environment.

Good luck !

 

[GC1CEO]

One solution there might define a seperate file, and then put in a WRITE command which copies the entire disk output file to a seperate printer output file... Will allow you to do what you desire within the code itself instead of relaying on a printer utility Chris Green
Computer Information Systems Student
Cayuga Community College -- Fulton