How to create and close a VPSTRACE file for Virtual Printer problem debugging?
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Description:
VPSTRACEs are used to debug file create problems when using the virtual printer interface. The NODE parameter can be used to create VPSTRACE files by adding VPSTRACE=cccccccc or VPSTRACE=*ALL, but sometimes it isn't easy to use.
Environment
Component: CSPOOL
Resolution
The easiest way to do this is with commands issued to the started task. All you need is the virtual printer name that you want to trace. This is found on the NODE statement as parameter VPS=<virtual printer name>. Once you have the correct virtual printer name you can issue the below commands. First start the trace. Then run the print transaction to create the report file. Once the file is created in CA Spool you will need to stop the vpstrace.
TV,<virtual printer name>.*ALL This turns on the vpstrace TV,<virtual printer name>.*STOP This turns off the vpstrace
Another way of doing this is through the menu interface. You would need to have full authority to the CA Spool menu. I will use <virtual printer name> as the virtual printer for this example.
- Sign on to the menu
- From the main menu screen select option V - Display virtual printers
Spool (nnnnnnnn ) CA-Spool r11 Ln - /
Sub LV31 Nje RN RG RU Col to of
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Command ===> v
F - Display files awaiting print
FA - Display all files
P - Display printers
N - Display NJE nodes
V - Display virtual printers
? - Help
OP - Set owner prefix
PP - Set printer prefix
RP - Set report prefix
RG - Set related group
RN - Set related printername
SUB - Set subsystem name
NJE - Set NJE name
- Find your virtual printer in the list, type X in the action field then enter.
Spool (nnnnnnnn ) Virtual printers Ln 1 - 4
Sub LV31 Nje RN RG RU Col 1 to 54
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Command ===>
Action VPS name Prt name Prt alias Sessions Rc Status
<vitual printer name> AAAA 08,5A CLOSE DISABLED
x <vitual printer name> BBBB RPPTV 000 OPEN ENABLED
<virual printer name> CCCC VPIPRT1 000 OPEN ENABLED
<virtual printer name> DDDD VPIPRT2 000 OPEN ENABLED
- This takes you to an extended display screen for that one virtual printer.
Spool (BIEHE02 ) Virtual printers Ln 1 - 1
Sub LV31 Nje RN RG RU Col 1 to 53
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Command ===>
Action VPS name Curr plu File seqno Records Clu Trace Plu
<vitual printer name>
- Type M in the action field next to the virtual printer then enter.
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Sub LV31 Nje RN RG RU Col 1 to 53 of 53
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Command ===>
Action VPS name Curr plu File seqno Records Clu Trace Plu
m <vitual printer name>
- This allows you to tab over to the Trace field, type in *ALL, then enter which will start the vpstrace.
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Sub LV31 Nje RN RG RU Col 1 to 53 of 53
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Command ===>
Action VPS name Curr plu File seqno Records Clu Trace Plu
<vitual printer name> *ALL
- Once you have created your report file and the VPSTRACE file which is still open and highlighted, you would go back through all of the above actions and once you get to the modify screen where you see *ALL in the Trace field, tab over to the Trace field and blank out the *ALL characters then enter. This will close the VPSTRACE file and you will be able to browse, select or back up the file.
Spool (nnnnnnnn ) Virtual printers Ln 1 - 1 / 1
Sub LV31 Nje RN RG RU Col 1 to 53 of 53
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Command ===>
Action VPS name Curr plu File seqno Records Clu Trace Plu
<vitual printer name>
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