Re: Spool data base file

Mark Burns wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Recently we've noticed several files in QSPL library beginning with
> Q04079Nnnn (where n is 1-999). After doing some research I've worked out
> that these are database files which contain an SCS data stream before
> translation into either ASCII or EBCDIC when being printed (ie. every
> spool file points back to one of these data base files).
> 
> Does anyone know if these files constitute the auxiliary storage that is
> cleaned up by doing a RCLSPLSTG? (implying that the system reuses them
> as needed) or are  they supposed to disappear whenever the spool file
> itself is deleted?

They should be part of what's cleaned up by the RCLSPLSTG (whether run
manually or via QRCLSPLSTG sysval setting).
QSPL is another one of those libraries (like QRPLOBJ & QDOC) that IBM
doesn't really like you playing around in.

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