RE: Running a command midjob not working.

You could try the CHGSPLF before closing the spool file.  What is the
override scope on your OVRPRTF, may be why it isn't affecting it.  I would
do the OVRPRTF file directly from my RPG program using either the 'system'
call or QCMDEXC.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wills, Mike N. (TC) [mailto:MNWills@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:35 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Running a command midjob not working.
>
>
> Oh... one additional thing. I am doing this by calling a CL
> program with a
> parm.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wills, Mike N. (TC) [mailto:MNWills@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:31 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: Running a command midjob not working.
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am working with overlays and was requested to do something
> different with
> overlays. So far I have been unsuccessful in implementing it.
>
> What we need to do is dynamically assign an overlay based
> upon criteria in a
> file I read in my RPG program. I create different spool file for every
> header record read in and each spool file can have a
> different overlay. I
> have tried to do a 'OVRPRTF *PRTF' before every time I open a
> new spool file
> and tried to do a CHGSPLF after every time I close the
> spoolfile (which
> causes a MSGW), neither worked. What can I do to accomplish this?
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Mike Wills