Date:         Wed, 14 Jun 2000 04:57:33 -0400
Reply-To:     Nigel Pain <Nigel.Pain@SCOTLAND.GOV.UK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Nigel Pain <Nigel.Pain@SCOTLAND.GOV.UK>
Subject:      Re: A UNIX print question
Comments: To: Bob Lambert <Bob_Lambert@AFCC.COM>

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:59:35 -0500, Lambert, Bob <Bob_Lambert@AFCC.COM>
wrote:

>I inherited SAS jobs that run on UNIX that send output to one of two
>printers, depending on who the report is for.  The reports going to the
>printer close by me are being printed.  However, I just found out that all
>the reports going to the other printer are just piling up in que.  I can
see
>all these jobs by issuing the lpstat -o command.  [I was told that the
>printer was physically moved so it's probably something related to that.
>(jobs from the LAN do print out on that printer)].
>
>---->Is there a UNIX command to redirect these jobs to my printer so I
don't
>have to re-run the SAS jobs.?
>
>Our help desk has been notified of the problem but I don't think they'll
get
>it fixed this week -- unless it's a physical connection issue and somebody
>just has to plug one end of the printer cable into the UNIX box.  If it's a
>UNIX setup issue, it won't get fixed because the UNIX administrator is out
>all week .
>
>thanx in advance.
>
>Bob Lambert

Assuming that your UNIX print service is lp (the usual one), the following
command will do it:

lp -i <jobid> -d <new printer>

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