Question:
I want the result of a merge with a spool file to be placed on different output queues depending on which user created the original spool file. Can this be done?

Answer:
Yes. In AFC (Auto Forms Control) do the merge and place the result on a AFC monitored output queue with a special form type e.g. ’MERGE’. On this specific output queue make a call to a exit program conditioned by this form type. The exit program could look like this:

PGM PARM(&JOB &USER &JOBNBR &FILE &FILNBR &OUTQ + &OUTLIB) /* Required parameter group */ DCL VAR(&JOB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) DCL VAR(&USER) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) DCL VAR(&JOBNBR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(6) DCL VAR(&FILE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) DCL VAR(&FILNBR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4) DCL VAR(&OUTQ) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) DCL VAR(&OUTLIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) DCL VAR(&TOOUTQ) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) /*Specify default queue*/ CHGVAR VAR(&TOOUTQ) VALUE(’DEP00’) /* Find users output queue */ IF (&USER = 'HVE ') (CHGVAR &TOOUTQ 'DEP01') IF (&USER = 'POULD ') (CHGVAR &TOOUTQ 'DEP02') /* Move spooled file to output queue */ CHGSPLFA FILE(&FILE) JOB(&JOBNBR/&USER/&JOB) + SPLNBR(&FILNBR) OUTQ(&TOOUTQ) FORMTYPE(*STD) ENDPGM