Hold Reader (HLDRDR)

The Hold Reader (HLDRDR) command immediately stops the activity of the specified spooling reader. The reader itself is not ended, nor is its associated input device made available to the system. The reader remains inactive until a Release Reader (RLSRDR) or End Reader (ENDRDR) command is issued. Data is not lost when the reader is held.

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
RDR	Reader	Name	Required, Positional 1

Reader (RDR)

Specifies the spooling reader to be held.

This is a required parameter.

name: Specify the name of the reader to be held.

Examples

HLDRDR   RDR(QDKT)

This command causes the diskette reader QDKT to immediately stop reading data. To release the reader, so that it can continue to read data, a Release Reader (RLSRDR) command must be entered. If the End Reader (ENDRDR) command is used, the reader is stopped and the job that was being read in is lost because no job entry was added to the job queue.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF1E52: Not authorized to hold job &1.
CPF1E53: Job &1 has ended and cannot be held.
CPF1E54: Job &1 cannot be held.
CPF1317: No response from subsystem for job &3/&2/&1.
CPF1340: Job control function not performed.
CPF1345: Cannot hold job &3/&2/&1.
CPF1347: Cannot hold job &3/&2/&1.
CPF1350: SPLFILE(*NO) specified but job &3/&2/&1 on OUTQ.
CPF1351: Function check occurred in subsystem for job &3/&2/&1.
CPF1352: Function not done. &3/&2/&1 in transition condition.
CPF1378: Job &3/&2/&1 not held at current time.
CPF3312: Reader &1 neither active nor on job queue.
CPF3330: Necessary resource not available.
CPF3333: Reader &3/&2/&1 already held.
CPF3490: Not authorized to specified reader.