Quickly change printer

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Sometimes it's desirable to quickly change the default printer to another one.

This can be achieved by changing the current job:

CHGJOB PRTDEV(PDFWRITER)

and back:

CHGJOB PRTDEV(*USRPRF)

See also

• SC41-5306-03.pdf AS/400e - Work Management
• S544-5319-04.pdf iSeries Guide to Output
• GG24-4389-00.pdf AS/400 Printing IV
• SG24-2160-01.pdf IBM AS/400 Printing V