Re: spool files -- new 400 user

Jimmy,

I think this answer will over your head, but anyway ....

Normally print output on the AS/400 is defined either in the programmes 
(O-specs for RPG) or with PRTFs. Either way, the programmer has to define SKIPB 
or SKIPA (page break) and SPACEB or SPACEA (line feeds: 1  to n lines).

Some hex values, like x'0D25' for CR/LF, are for moving data to the IFS in 
ASCII format, but those hex values do not work in all environments, due to 
CCSIDs.

If you understand all this above and still intersted in the internals of a 
spool file, perhaps DUMPSTER by Gumbo Software may be helpful; this can be 
downloaded for free. It will generated (another) spool file given the hexdump 
(among others) of the supplied spool file.

Regards,
Carel Teijgeler.

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On 29-7-03 at 13:26 jgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>I have been asked to find out what the values are for form feed, carriage
>return, and line feed for spool files.   I have not found anything in any
>documentation.  I think they are wanting to know the internal format of the 
>spool files.