Would not the combination of SPOOL CONS * START TERM MORE 0 0 TERM HOLD OFF
Prior to starting the program accomplish the result? Regards, Richard Schuh -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian S. Worthington Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:59 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: MSGTRAP/Trapping MSGs There used to be a VMTOOLS package called MSGTRAP which could be called before a long-running program to ensure that any incoming messages neither put the console into HOLDING status nor where lost (they could be displayed on completion). It looks like this sadly never made it to the public repository. What would be the easiest way of achieving the same effect: capturing and restoring incoming MSGs? ian ... Ian S Worthington ... http://isw.me.uk/ Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, sed dulcius pro patria vivere, et dulcissimus pro patria biber. Ergo, bibiamo pro salute patriae.