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Network Print Facility (NPF) cannot open the QUEUE.DATA file

Troubleshooting


Problem

For NPF to open the QUEUE.DATA for input, QUEUE.DATA cannot be an empty file. If it is empty, NPF cannot open it, and NPF initialization fails.

Cause

The QUEUE.DATA file has not been initialized.

Resolving The Problem

You must initialize the QUEUE.DATA file to contain a record of binary zeroes. Use the macro EZAPPFL TYPE=INITIAL to load the file with a record of binary zeroes.

Refer to Running the EZAPPFL Macro, in the zOS Communications Server IP Network Print Facility documentation.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21107957