RE: Capturing job log information on a text file

Well you could build a logical over one QHST file at a time, and only
include the msg-id that is associated with job start and the job end. Then
you would have a file to read and perhaps write out to the IFS, and at the
end of the current QHST file, you would delete the logical file, and create
it over the next QHST file.

Pete Massiello

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Subject: Capturing job log information on a text file

Hello.
I had sent the question included herein to be posted on RPG 400 programming
to rpg400-l-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx; however, it got rejected since the
moderator considered it had nothing to do with RPG programming. Well, since
they advised me to send it to this forum, I am proceeding as suggested and
hope this time around it gets approved for posting. Thank you, in advance.
The message I would like to be posted is as follows:

Hello.
First of all, I am not a programmer, so what I'm looking for is some sort of
guidance with a project I have.
I know AS/400 from a user/administrative perspective but I have been asked
to come up with a way to export the start and end times of jobs running in
QBATCH subsystem to a flat file that then can be exported to a document such
as a spreasheet. This is to reflect the times both start, end and the obtain
the elapsed time for a series of jobs that run in a daily basis.

Since I have no prior programming experience on RPG or COBOL or the sort, I
have no clue on how to do this (well, so maybe someone can start by
recommending me to study programming in this environment but I would like to
take that approach only if necessary)
I have tools such as the entire IBM ISeries Access for Windows kit (That
comes with a green screen 5250 emulator and Windows Navigator interface) but
cannot seem to find a way to do that here.
If I could only find a way to capture the start and end times of jobs (from
job log) and export that information to a file, that's basically all I
need.

Any one has any idea? Maybe someone can even refer me to a proper forum.
Thanks a lot for any help.....In advance.

Regards,
Moris

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