Since you're running a FLEX based system, you probably don't have the need to define a "REAL" printer, I'm assuming you just want to be able to have a destination created for your writer to be able to go to. You can do it on the fly via $ADD DESTID(yourdestidname)
Eventually you will want to add it permanently to your JES2 startup with the JES2 DESTid startup parm. Since you're running under flex, it might be better to send your output via EMAIL to the people who need it rather than using a writer. Also, There is another way. We have a product, SyzSpool, that offloads output from the spool to individual compressed HSM (or ABR) managable datasets under complete RACF (or ACF/2) control via several user specified criteria. The output can be kept indefiniately and sent via E-MAil, FTP, or even converted to another format (PDF, HTML, Etc.), (or reloaded to JES) As a IBM-Main member, it's avaiable to license for a very reasonable $1,500 US. Here's the short marketing blurb on it: Spool output can be processed by specific attributes like AGE, DESTINATION, JOBNAME, the USER that submitted the JOB, or any of up to 16 other attributes. Using SyzSpool, the data center can set the spool management to a “set it and forget it mode” so that not only can the spool volumes not fill up easily, but the site can reduce the volume of output that is actually printed to physical printers, and since the output is managed in hierarchical storage, it can be retained in it’s original format for any user specified amount of time. The output never leaves the control of the mainframe security system. You can get more infomation on it at www.SyzygyInc.net or by sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Brian Westerman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
