PL30221: .QQ (QUICK QUIT) PAGE PRINTERS.

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• THE USER IS FORMATTING FOR A D/T3820, WITH A SCRIPT FILE THAT
  CONTAINS THE .QQ (QUICK QUIT) CONTROL WORD. FORMATTING ENDS
  WITHOUT ANY ERROR MESSAGES. WHEN THE LIST3820 FILE IS SENT TO
  THE PRINTER NO OUTPUT IS RECEIVED. DCF DOES NOT BUILD THE 'EDT'
  (END OF DOCUMENT STRUCTURED FIELD) AT THE END OF THE FILE,
  WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR PSF (PRINT SERVICES FACILITY) TO PRINT
  THE FILE. MESSAGE 'ERROR READING XXXX LIST3820 WHILE PACKING
  FOR TRANSMISSION TO XXX PRINTER.' AND 'ERROR IN PREPARING FILE
  FOR PRINTING. NOTHING SENT'.
  

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Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL DCF USERS                                *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  A USER IS SCRIPTING A DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS THE .QQ (QUICK
  QUIT) CONTROL WORD AND FORMATTING FOR A PAGE PRINTER. ALTHOUGH
  FORMATTING ENDS WITHOUT ERROR, ERROR MESSAGES MAY BE RECEIVED
  FROM THE PRINT SERVICES PROGRAM INDICATING THAT AN ERROR HAS
  OCCURRED PREPARING THE FILE FOR THE PRINTER. IN THIS CASE THE
  ERROR IS ISSUED DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF AN EDT (END OF DOCUMENT)
  STRUCTURED FIELD. ALSO, IF THE .QQ IS ENCOUNTERED ON THE FIRST
  PAGE, NO OUTPUT FILE IS CREATED.
  

Problem conclusion

• THE .QQ CONTROL WORD CAUSES SCRIPT/VS TO TERMINATE PROCESSING
  IMMEDIATELY, WHICH MAY PREVENT REQUIRED STRUCTURED FIELDS FOR
  PAGE PRINTERS FROM BEING INCLUDED IN THE OUTPUT DATA STREAM.
  THIS CONTROL WORD IS INTENDED TO BE USED WHEN FORMATTING FOR
  LINE MODE PRINTERS. TO INSURE THAT ALL REQUIRED STRUCTURED
  FIELDS FOR PAGE MODE DEVICES ARE INCLUDED, THE .QU (QUIT)
  CONTROL WORD SHOULD BE USED WHEN PREMATURELY TERMINATING SCRIPT
  PROCESSING. THE .QU CONTROL WORD WILL CAUSE PROCESSING TO END
  FOLLOWING A PAGE EJECT OF THE CURRENT PAGE. THE FOLLOWING TEXT
  WILL BE ADDED TO THE SCRIPT/VS LANGUAGE REFERENCE MANUAL
  (SH350070) UNDER THE .QQ CONTROL WORD:
  
     BECAUSE   THE   .QQ  CONTROL  WORD  CAUSES  SCRIPT/VS  TO
     TERMINATE PROCESSING IMMEDIATELY, WHEN FORMATTING  FOR  A
     PAGE MODE DEVICE, SOME REQUIRED STRUCTURED FIELDS MAY NOT
     BE  INCLUDED, SUCH AS THE EDT (END OF DOCUMENT STRUCTURED
     FIELD).  THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ERROR MESSAGE BEING ISSUED
     FROM THE PRINT SERVICES PROGRAM.  TO AVOID THIS  PROBLEM,
     USE   THE  .QU  (QUIT)  CONTROL  WORD  WHICH  WILL  ALLOW
     PROCESSING TO END WITH A FINAL PAGE EJECT.
  
  IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ADDED  TO  PAGE  62  OF  THE
  SCRIPT/VS USER'S GUIDE (S5443191-00):
  
     IF  THE  .QQ  CONTROL  WORD IS USED WHEN FORMATTING FOR A
     PAGE MODE DEVICE, REQUIRED STRUCTURED FIELDS MAY  NOT  BE
     INCLUDED  IN  THE OUTPUT FILE.   THIS MAY RESULT IN ERROR
     MESSAGES BEING ISSUED FROM  THE  PRINT  SERVICES  PROGRAM
     WHEN PREPARING THE FILE FOR THE PRINTER.
  

Temporary fix

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