Marco,
Just a couple of points –
Looking at the LOG file you sent –
You have BOTH printer 1 and printer 2 – waiting for you to perform the SETUP
THIS is why you are not getting any output – they are BOTH waiting for OPERATOR command
This is asking you to verify that the printer is set up with the attributes that are displayed – you can reply with $S PRINTER1 ?and/ or $S PRINTER2
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Printer1 ?to PRINT the output of MF1 job
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13:45:16 /19.45.16 STC 3731 *$HASP190 MF1????? SETUP -- PRINTER1 -- F = 0001 -- C = 6??? -- T = QN
13:45:16 HHC01250E 0:000E Printer: error in function write(): Operation timed out
13:45:16 HHC00007I Previous message from function 'write_buffer' at printer.c(264)
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Printer2 is waiting for setup to print the output of TP job
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13:45:16 /19.45.16 STC 3712 *$HASP190 TP?????? SETUP -- PRINTER2 -- F = 0001 -- C = 6??? -- T = QN
13:45:16 HHC01250E 0:000F Printer: error in function write(): Operation timed out
13:45:16 HHC00007I Previous message from function 'write_buffer' at printer.c(264)
13:45:16 /19.45.16?????????? IEA000I 00F,EQC,09,0E00,1000,,,JES2??? ,19.45.16
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At shutdown
The commands you are issuing - /$E is RESTART –
I believe you want to issue /$P prtx (where x is the printer in question) – this is the DRAIN command
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-J-
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Jeff Bassett
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On Behalf Of Marco Antoniotti via
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:32 PM
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Subject: [H390-MVS] Back to old problems: printers not draining.
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I run a version of TK4- (I know: I should move on to TK5).? This happens on a Mac, Mac OS Sequoia and Intel machine.
I start TK4- and run a couple of simple things (these days I am fooling around with COBOL).
Now.
First of all I do not seem to be able to get anything "printed" on the files `prt/prt???.txt`.? From QUEUE or OUTLIST, I try to "release" the output but nothing happens.
Next, I issue `shutdown` an the system hangs after `$HASP395 BSPPILOT ENDED` because `PRINTER1` and `PRINTER2` are draining.? To move on I have to issue
After that the system moves on and terminates (although sometimes it crashes).? Note the
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HHC01250E 0:000E Printer: error in function write(): Operation timed out
HHC00007I Previous message from function 'write_buffer' at printer.c(264)
error messages (this is obviously from Hercules).
I am attaching the logs of a typical interaction.
Marco Antoniotti
Somewhere over the rainbow
