Re: spool file limit

I ran into the same Problem (using API to read a big spool and recreate
numbers of little to generate unique pieces).
One solution is to submit the same job when you reach the limit,
as far as i know, the limit of spool for one job is 9999, there is certainly
a way to push it to 99999, but no time to search end change all the prog
that use a 4 char for spool number...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "murali dhar" <hydchap1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 6:15 AM
Subject: spool file limit

I have a job which send sends spool files , they are used for formatting

for diff reasons, and the job has got DLTSPLF command at the end . So the
job on qbatch creates spool files and they get used for formatting  and
finally get deleted by DLTSPLF command...

I see this job get into MSGW over a period of time which indicates me that

there is some maximum limit for creating spool files..

Does it have any limit?
Is the limit 999999 as we see in CHGSPLFA or any other reason that can be

think of for getting into MSGW?

 Spooled file number  . . . . . .   *ONLY         1-999999, *ONLY, *LAST,

*ANY

  Regards
  Murali


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