FORWARD

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram FORWard rdev1 1nnnnn
Notes:
  • 1 rdev must be the real device number of a printer or punch.

Authorization

Privilege Class: D

Purpose

Use FORWARD to reposition current spool output on a real printer or punch.

Operands

rdev
identifies the device number of the real printer/punch you want spaced forward.
1
nnnnn
specifies the number of pages or cards to be spaced forward. The limit is 32,767; the default is 1.

Usage Notes

Pages are counted in FORWARD operations by looking for page ejects. If a file contains no page ejects, 66 output lines (including blanks) are treated as a “page.” The count begins at the end of the current buffer.

Responses

Response 1:
{PRT} rdev FORWARD userid FILE spoolid RECS {nnnn}
{PUN}                                       {nnnK}
                                            {nnnM}
 
COPY [*]nnn SEQ sss CL c typ
PRT
PUN
identifies the device type.
rdev
identifies the real device number.
userid
identifies the user whose file was active and spaced forward.
spoolid
identifies the system-assigned number of the spool file.
RECS nnnn
RECS nnnK
RECS nnnM
identifies the number of logical records left in the file. If the number is greater than 9999, the number is shown as nnnK, where K represents the number of lines in thousands rounded to the nearest 1000 records. If the number is greater than 999499, the number is shown as nnnM, where M represents the number of lines in millions rounded to the nearest million.
COPY [*]nnn
identifies the remaining number of file copies to be produced, where 001 is the last copy. The asterisk (*) is for the 3800 printer and indicates that the printer copies each page nnn times before going to the next page.
SEQ sss
identifies the sequence number of the printer/punch file.
CL c
is the spool file class.
typ
shows the device type that originally produced the spool file. The type can be RDR, PRT, PUN, CON, DMP, or SYS.

Messages

  • HCP003E Invalid option - {option|command contains extra option(s) starting with option}
  • HCP021E A real device number was not supplied or it is invalid.
  • HCP040E Device {rdev|vdev|ldev} does not exist
  • HCP046E type rdev offline
  • HCP140E type {rdev|ldev} attached to userid
  • HCP141E type rdev not active
  • HCP417E {rdev/vdev} is not an output spooling device.
  • HCP418E {rdev|vdev} is not a spooled device.