peqs

The peqs super Q-pointer allows access to spooler jobs as if they were standard files.

CAUTION

Because the peqs file is a proprietary format, caution should be exercised when using the file.

The translations below are applied on both retrieval and update (note that a DLE is character 16):

Raw Job	Simulated File Item
CR,LF	AM
DLE	DLE,DLE
SM	DLE,’_’
AM	DLE,’^’
VM	DLE,’]’

NOTE	All trailing null characters are removed when reading a job. This translation makes it easy to read, modify, and update jobs using BASIC, Editor, or the Update Processor.

The copy command can be used to copy jobs into standard files for archival purposes. The delete and clearfile operations are supported, but only affect unlocked hold files (as with the associated sp-edit operation).

An update of an existing, unlocked hold job updates the job contents without changing the job number. An update of a nonexistent job creates a new spooler job with the current sp-assign options. An update of a locked or nonhold job fails and does nothing.

NOTE	When reading an item for later update, it is suggested using readu. This operation will fail if the job is locked or not a hold file.

If the user updates the peqs item 0, then the job is respooled with the current sp-assign options to the first available entry number. The user may optionally override the current sp-assign parameters by directly following the 0 in the item-ID by the new options.

NOTE	There can be no spaces in the item-ID and that the sp-assign options c, i, o, rnnn, t and ? are ignored.

When using the Update Processor to edit peqs items, it is suggested to use the (r option to better handle control characters and to prevent truncation of trailing attribute marks. The pseudo attributes below are defined from the peqs super Q-pointer. These attributes actually translate from the peqs item-ID into the header section of the peqs super Q-pointer (called hdr:peqs):

Job	Job number.
Size	Size of the spooler entry.
User	User who last modified the job.
PIB	PIB (Process Information Block) of the user who last modified the job.
Line	PIB of the user who last modified the job.
Date	Date of last modification.
Time	Time of last modification.
Permissions	Indicates ability to read or write a job.
Form	Form queue number.
Copies	Number of copies set.
Status	Job status information (similar to list-peqs).
Prio	Indicates printing priority within a form queue.

The spooler account holds a Q-pointer with the file definition attribute set to qs. This signals the save processor to dump the spooler header information and the spooler job itself to tape.

Saving Print Jobs

Print jobs can be saved by editing the dictionary of the peqs file.

To save a print job:

Log onto the spooler. For example, from the dm account, type:

to spooler

Update the dictionary of the peqs file. To open the dictionary, type:

u only dict peqs peqs

Place an S next to the Q in attribute 1.
Save the item.

Now print jobs will be saved to tape when a filesave is performed.

Example(s)

list peqs

Page 1 Peqs 10:57:12 12 Feb 2003

peqs

[405] 3 items listed out of 3 items.

u peqs 3 (r

peqs ’3’ size = 167

01 .:list md md (p

02 Page 1 md 10:57:59 12 Feb 2003

04 md...................

06 md

08 [405] 1 items listed out of 1 items.

peqs ’3’ size = 167 filed