Comments on: AS/400 printing sends file to HLD status every time http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/file-is-going-to-hld-status-every-time/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:42:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: bigmac46 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/file-is-going-to-hld-status-every-time/#comment-60579 bigmac46 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:24:09 +0000 #comment-60579 I can’t remember the exact error message but look for a message about something in the spoolfile that can’t be converted. If that is happening the system will put the spollfile in HLD status.

]]> By: graybeard52 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/file-is-going-to-hld-status-every-time/#comment-60574 graybeard52 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:26:08 +0000 #comment-60574 This type of problem can also occur with certain printer errors, esp if someone added to the system reply list. Check the system logs to see if the writer or que is seeing an error and causing the hold. The fact that it goes PND first would hint that there is a conectivity problem.

]]> By: mrobvious http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/file-is-going-to-hld-status-every-time/#comment-60564 mrobvious Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:56:47 +0000 #comment-60564 my printers do that when someone redirects a printer file to the wrong printer
i.e. someone sends a zebra label to a laser packing slip printer.
it sits in the q and won’t let me delete it, move it of put it on hold.

i put the printer on hold, all print files on hold, then end the printer, vary it off, then i can delete the file, and then vary on the printer, start the printer then release the files, and then i have to get out of the q before they rest of the files will print.

sometimes i can get printers to stop acting weird with CALL QSPFIXUP (which only works on vary offed printers.)

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