Pausing a print spooler/capture post-script

[Robert Escamilla]

I need to capture a postscript file before it gets sent out to the printer queue. Because we have a bit of memory on the printer, the timing is impossible to allow an O/S copy. I can't seem to find a means of "pausing" the printer spooler or redirecting the spooler to allow multiple postscript copies to be generated.
(A printer needs to have a copy of a form in post-script format, hence the exercise)

Anyone have any thoughts? HP-UX 10.2 jetadmin tool Rev. D.06.21, can't seem to find a version# of SAM.

[Brian M. Fisher]

Try to disable the queue (i.e. disable printername). This will allow you to capture a copy of the print job in /var/spool/lp/request/printername/dA####hostname

Brian
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[Dale McNamara]

One solution for you would be to set the fence setting on your printer higher, so that the print job spools up but does not go out to the printer.

A second would be to direct the print to a script file that could make a copy of the file first, then call the print spooler for printing.

[Scott D. Allen]

Ditto the comments about sending a copy to a file.

Modify the printer script to make a copy to a file and if you don't want it to print disable the printer. Then, you'll actually have a copy in the spool directory also.

--Scott