RE: AS/400: Computer memory used up by spool files

And spool files do NOT get backup up. 

-----Original Message-----
From: mapics-l-bounces
 Behalf Of Eric A. Wolf
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 1:24 PM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: Re: AS/400: Computer memory used up by spool files

Why would you save 5 years worth of spool files on disk?  There are fairly
inexpensive packages out there that you could get to put necessary reports
to tape, CD or in PC format...

Eric

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Gershen"
To: "Mapics Mailing List"
Cc: "Al Gershen" 
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:19 AM
Subject: AS/400: Computer memory used up by spool files

> Hi Mapics ML:
>
> I save many spool files in Queues under Work With All
> Output Queues.  Over the last five years, I have
> accumulated about 6,000 spool files contained in 15
> Queues.
>
> How do I determine how much memory, in Bytes, is used
> up by these spool files in their respective queues?
>
> I was hoping that the F24 More Keys command would
> display this information on the screen but no such
> luck.  :-(
>
> Is there a CL command that I can enter that would show
> me this information assuming I have authorization to
> enter this command at my workstation?
>
> Regards,
> Al Gershen
> Cost Tech Lead
> ECS Composites