Re: OVRDBF FILE(QSYSPRT) Returning Error

Makes perfect sense.

Thanks for the explanation! I was hoping to avoid creating a spooled file, all together, but it doesn't look possible. I will modify my test to use the example you provided.

The process is meant to be used by end-users and I do not want to confuse them by creating unnecessary spooled file output in their queue. I'll just have to add some logic to delete the spooled file after the copy is performed.

Thanks again!

Jason Abreu
Abreu Innovations, Inc.
jason.abreu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.abreuinnovations.com/

On 12/13/2010 11:16 AM, Dennis Lovelady wrote:

Redirection of panel group output to a database file is not intended to be
successful. The printed output is not conducive to a structured file, so
IBM prevents this as a one step operation. (The same is true of commands
like WRKACTJOB, which writes to an externally-described printer file. Same
issue, different jacket.)

To do what it appears you are trying to do:

OVRPRTF QSYSPRT HOLD(*YES)
WRKJOBSCDE OUTPUT(*PRINT)
DLTOVR QSYSPRT
CPYSPLF QSYSPRT SPLNBR(*LAST) TOFILE(QTEMP/...)

Dennis Lovelady
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My test code is as follows:
PGM
CRTPF FILE(QTEMP/TESTOVR) RCDLEN(132)
OVRDBF FILE(QSYSPRT) TOFILE(QTEMP/TESTOVR)
WRKJOBSCDE OUTPUT(*PRINT)
ENDPGM

However, the job fails with:
CPF9850 - Override of printer file QSYSPRT not allowed.

Any ideas why this simple override is not working?

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http://www.abreuinnovations.com/
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