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venkatktata
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 Does anybody use FORMPLUS/400…kindly help me
AS/400, AS/400 print errors
I have a problem with FORMPLUS/400 tool. the OUTQ's often stuck and I used to release it with using FPMAIN option 10. I used to reset the OUTQ's using 7(end) and start with(6). But some times it won't work. The OUTQ needs to reset every time to print the forms. I don't have any documentation for this software. Kindly help me on this. Thanks GK

Software/Hardware used:
v5r3
ASKED: March 7, 2013  12:22 AM
UPDATED: March 7, 2013  2:42 PM
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Hello Tom,
Here is an example
Queue                 Library            Files      Writer                 Status
BAKERSFLD      QGPL                0      BAKERSFLD       RLS  
BAKERSFLDQ     QGPL              3                                    RLS  
The spools will stuck into outq BAKERSFLDQ, 
To release the prints from BAKERSFLDQ 
in Formplus menu select option 10.
FPMAIN + 10. Work with Outque Sentry.
Then to reset the sentry 7 is for end and 6 is for restart(Outq + Jobq details need to give).
Then the spools will go to BAKERSFLD outq for print.
I used to do this when i get problem. Once I reset this in form plus it automatically prints continuously.
But now a days the prits are get stuck into outq every time when user print, i am releasing those with users request every time.
Hope this information will help you to understand my problem.
Thans 
GK
Last Wiki Answer Submitted:  March 7, 2013  10:19 pm  by  venkatktata   275 pts.
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What is meant by “stuck”? Is there a status? Please describe what actually happens and what you see when you try to research. — Tom

TomLiotta
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I barely remember hearing about FormPlus/400 from many years ago. It seems surprising that anyone still uses it today. I thought it was replaced 10 or 15 years ago.
 
Can you explain what you’re showing us? It looks like two outqs. One has an active writer; the other does not. Is this the normal, expected display? Or should there be a writer assigned to both outqs? Does the reset procedure start a new writer that would show on this page? If it does start a writer, does the writer end after successful printing one spooled file? What does the writer joblog show?
 
Tom

TomLiotta
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Hi Tom,

We have logged a call with IBM, They helped us to resolve this printer issues.
We updated our form plus firmware, Then our problem got resolved.

Thanks for your help.

With Regards,
Venkata Krishna

venkatktata
 275 pts.