Re: spool files

If you have TCP/IP configured correctly on your system, you can use the
following steps to send a spoolfile to someone else's mail sytem:

1. Ensure you have SMTP configured and working correctly by following
instructions in chapter 9 of OS/400 TCP/IP Configuration and Reference
guide (SC41-5420-03). You can easily test your configuration by sending a
long message using the SNDDST command -- SNDDST TYPE(*LMSG)
TOINTNET((internetid@domain.com)) DSTD('Test MSG send - subject')
LONGMSG('text of message').

2. Create a physical file with (recommended) 132 record length -- CRTPF
FILE(LIB/FILENAME) RCDLEN(132).

3. Use CPYSPLF command to move the data from the spoolfile into the
physical file.

4. Use the CPYTOPCD command to move data as well as translate the EBCDIC
data to ASCII. CPYTOPCD FROMFILE(LIB/FILENAME) TOFLR(FOLDERNM)
TODOC(DOCNAME) TRNTBL(*DFT) Note: The translation parameter (TRNTBL) is
critical here to ensure that the data is readable from the other mail
system.

5. Finally, use the command SNDDST TYPE(*DOC)
TOINTNET((internetid@domain.com)) DSTD('Description') MSG('Text to send in
note') DOC(DOCNAME) FLR(FLRNAME) to send the document containing the
spoolfile to the other person's internet address. The document will be sent
as an attachment and can be viewed with that person's choice of
viewer/editor. Note: The SNDDST command will send the physical file
directly using the TYPE(*FILE) option but it will not translate the EBCDIC
data to ASCII. This is why you need to use CPYTOPCD or similar command to
do the translation for you.

Janet Krueger
Rochester Technology Center
www.dhagroup.com/rtc/





Art Baker <Art_Baker@baan.com> on 12/01/99 03:34:23 PM

Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com

To:   "'midrange-l@midrange.com'" <midrange-l@midrange.com>
cc:    (bcc: Janet Krueger/dhagroup/US)
Subject:  spool files




Hi,
     I wanted to send a copy of a spool file over to a client of my. To
do this I created a physical file from the spool file, FTP it to my PC,
then
attached the file in an e-mail to the client. Well the file is a grabbled
mess, can not read it. I tried to open the file with acrobat or wordpad or
a
few other editors but still cannot read it. How can I transfer a spool file
to my PC so it can be sent with e-mail?
Also, they didn't know the IP address to their AS400 so connecting the
400's
together is not an option.
TIA
Art
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