Re: [C400-L] Help with QUSLSPL

[Walt Fles <wfles@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I think that is my problem with grasping this API coming from my 
UNIX background.
After all, this is NOT how a UNIX API would be laid out, but it seems 
like this will work for my uses.


Bob Crothers wrote:

> Ok....just making sure.  This is afterall the "C" list...and C
> programers tend to be very detail oriented!
>
> Bob 
>
>  
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: c400-l-bounces+bob=cstoneindy.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:c400-l-bounces+bob=cstoneindy.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> > Behalf Of Walt Fles
> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 3:47 PM
> > To: C programming iSeries / AS400
> > Subject: Re: [C400-L] Help with QUSLSPL
> >
> > No I mean more like read data from it in, send the data to another 
> > machine via a socket, but not
> > change the file other than possible delete it.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Bob Crothers wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Walt,
> > >
> > > You are aware that you will not be able to work directly on the
> > >      
> data
>  
>
> > > in a spool file I hope.
> > >
> > > You can copy the data to a User Space or PF, and work on it there.
> > > But it will not change the "spool file".
> > >
> > > It is a minor point, but could be a very significant point. 
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: c400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > > [mailto:c400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walt Fles
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 3:39 PM
> > > > To: C programming iSeries / AS400
> > > > Subject: Re: [C400-L] Help with QUSLSPL
> > > >
> > > > Scott,
> > > > I found an API example on the IBM web site that I am going to try
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > and 
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > work through.
> > > >
> > > > Basically Id like to take a job pid, find the actual job
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > information, 
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > and find the associated spooled file(s).
> > > > Once I have that information Id like to work with the data in the 
> > > > spooled files.
> > > >
> > > > Scott Klement wrote:
> > > >
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Walt,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > are there any code examples of how to use QUSLSPL, to obtain a
> > > > > >       
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > file
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > > > handle to the spooled output,
> > > > > > so I can open it, read the data, and then close the spooled
> > > > > >            
> file?
>  
>
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >
> > > > > >       
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > > > QUSLSPL does not return a file handle to anything, it just 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > gives a list of
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > spooled files.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's analogous to opendir/readdir/closedir, except that 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > instead of reading
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > files in a filesystem, it reads spooled files.  (Which are 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > not stored in
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > the standard filesystem like they would be in Unix-like 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > operating systems)
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > I know how to use the open/close APIs but it's just a 
> > > > > >       
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > > matter of finding
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > > the output files.
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >
> > > > > >       
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > > > Yes, that's what QUSLSPL does...  it lists the spooled files that
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > are
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > > available.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then you use the "Open Spooled File (QSPOPNSP)", "Get Spooled
> > > > > File Data (QSPGETSP)"  and "Close Spooled File (QSPCLOSP)" 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > APIs to read
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > the contents of the spooled file itself.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm unclear of which API you want an example of?  In the 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > first paragraph,
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > you wanted an example of using QUSLSPL to get a file handle, 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > which it does
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > not do.  In the second example, you state that you already 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > know how to
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > open/read/close a spooled file, which means you already know 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > how to get a
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > handle to it?
> > > > >
> > > > > So what are you looking for?
> > > > >
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