ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide

Output Spooling

Output spooling is valid for batch and interactive jobs. The description of the file that is specified in ILE COBOL by the system-name contains the specification for spooling as shown in the following example:



illustration of spooled files

File override commands can be used at run time to override the spooling options that are specified in the file description, such as the number of copies to be printed. In addition, AS/400 spooling support allows you to redirect a file after the program has run. For example, you can direct printer output to a different device, such as a diskette.


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