DEFINE PRINTER (N) OUTPUT 'xxx'

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Hello,
I’d like to use this syntax:
DEFINE PRINTER (N) OUTPUT ‘xxx’
And then I use ‘USP0001N’ to check printer allocation. Unfornatelly if ‘xxx’ printer is allocated to any other stream - DEFINE PRINTER… doesn’t work - the logical printer allocatedo to n-stream is unchanged.
How to omit that problem?
Please help.

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Verify that the DEFINE PRINTER statement is executed - this automatically closes the previous stream, or use the CLOSE PRINTER statement.

See the documentation - http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/natural/nat424mf/sm/closepri.htm#closepri

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Thanks for Your answer, but it doesn’t help me.
We use 3.1.6 Natural version.
I’ll give You an example:

  1. After USP0001N :

CALLNAT USP0001N ENDED WITH RETURN CODE 0000
MAX. NUMBER OF PRINTERS : 31
WRITE ( 1 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 2 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 3 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 4 ) : LPF3
…

  1. Then:
    DEFINE PRINTER (4) OUTPUT ‘LPF2’

  2. And USP0001N :

CALLNAT USP0001N ENDED WITH RETURN CODE 0000
MAX. NUMBER OF PRINTERS : 31
WRITE ( 1 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 2 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 3 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 4 ) : LPF3

But I expect: WRITE ( 4 ) : LPF2

  1. But after
    DEFINE PRINTE (4) OUTPUT ‘AAAA’
  2. I got:USP0001N :

CALLNAT USP0001N ENDED WITH RETURN CODE 0000
MAX. NUMBER OF PRINTERS : 31
WRITE ( 1 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 2 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 3 ) : LPF2
WRITE ( 4 ) : AAAA

How to solve that problem?

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NAT316 has been out of support since June 2005 on the mainframe. If there is an issue with USP0001N, you will need to upgrade to correct it.

  • are the output devices AAA, LPF3 defined?
  • can you
    DEFINE PRINTER (4) OUTPUT ‘AAA’
    and immediately after
    DEFINE PRINTER (4) OUTPUT ‘LPF2’
    ?
  • is the output actually redirected correctly or not? Is the problem with USP0001N reporting the allocations incorrectly or is the output being directed incorrectly?