[Info-vax] queue errors

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

abrsvc wrote 2012-10-17 03:06:
> On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:22:53 PM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote:
>> IIRC (and it's been a while), Fortran defaults to file names like
>> FORnnn.DAT if you don't specify a file in the OPEN command or you
>> don't have a logical name FORnnn pointing to a file. I suggest that
>> you check the name of the file you were trying to write to. Also, did
>> you compile with /CHECK ? Memory corruptions can cause error messages
>> that refer to unrelated issues (e.g. odd hardware, odd system
>> functions).
>
> We do this all the time at the client where I now am working.  Yes, the
> default filename is FORxxx where the xxx is the Fortran unit number.
> This is common for printfiles that are sent directly to a print queue.
> The problem was likely a disconnec with the actual printer.  I have seen
> this before.  You should be able to recover the file using
> analyze/disk.
>

Now, *why* would one want to "recover" the file ?

If the file is lost from disk, just delete the queue entry.

If the file is still on-disk, just /RESTART the entry, maybe
with a /REQUEUE=xxx to another queue if the error is persistent.

Or simply ask the end-user to reprint whatever it was.

Jan-Erik.

> Dan
>