Here are 2 ways to send a print job to a file: 1) *SP-CREATE A1 prog cat > /tmp/myfile.txt* but this will overwrite *myfile.txt* each time a job is despooled from the A1 queue.
2) Send the job to a hold file then, assuming the hold file number is 1: *SP-EDIT 1 (I* This will prompt for a destination file and ID. *** Other than that, as Mike mentioned, you'd have to upgrade to get the FILE device type, which will allow you to create a unique filename for each print job. Daniel On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 1:27 PM Alan Metz <alanm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, thanks. > That answers my question. > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 11:30 AM Mvreply <mvre...@zumasys.com> wrote: > >> Alan, >> >> That is because the FILE device type wasn’t implemented until jBASE 5.7.0. >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> *From:* jbase@googlegroups.com <jbase@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf Of *Alan >> Metz >> *Sent:* 19 November 2020 16:10 >> *To:* jbase@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* Re: Print to File, SP-CREATE >> >> >> >> Mike, >> >> Here is the error I receive upon the SP-CREATE: >> >> jsh DEV ~ -->SP-CREATE A1 FILE /data/DEV/PENDING.REPORTS >> >> INVALID DEVICE TYPE >> jsh DEV ~ --> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 10:35 AM Mvreply <mvre...@zumasys.com> wrote: >> >> Al, >> >> See the following URLs: >> >> >> >> https://docs.zumasys.com/jbase/spooler/spooler-file-device-type/ >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.zumasys.com%2Fjbase%2Fspooler%2Fspooler-file-device-type%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmikes%40jbase.com%7C0d79503c9078414ce96908d88ca5c43a%7Cbfd62fcabd384e07a0785e9943d1f9c0%7C0%7C0%7C637413990898898605%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=F68MZ8wgfJKLpQtp9CC8txLStge%2BKHgMNjPk1vjskFw%3D&reserved=0> >> >> >> >> https://docs.zumasys.com/jbase/spooler/sp-assign/ >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.zumasys.com%2Fjbase%2Fspooler%2Fsp-assign%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmikes%40jbase.com%7C0d79503c9078414ce96908d88ca5c43a%7Cbfd62fcabd384e07a0785e9943d1f9c0%7C0%7C0%7C637413990898908598%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wogw%2FFp1k8agz9ve%2BvcrcH%2FyiBiW2oGlaPvRS6G0SUo%3D&reserved=0> >> >> >> >> If you need further assistance then please submit a ticket to >> supp...@zumasys.com >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> *From:* jbase@googlegroups.com <jbase@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf Of * >> alan...@gmail.com >> *Sent:* 19 November 2020 15:25 >> *To:* jBASE <jbase@googlegroups.com> >> *Subject:* Print to File, SP-CREATE >> >> >> >> I am looking to print existing printed reports to a file in a jbase >> directory for subsequent use. What is the proper syntax for the >> SP-CREATE...SP-DEVICE commands? >> >> Something like: >> >> SP-CREATE A1 FILE /tmp/outputfile >> >> then >> >> SP-ASSIGN A1 >> >> LIST filename ... 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