RE: Max spool entries 10,000 per JOB??

[Bob Crothers <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Changing the number of spool files allowed in a job is not only a big 
impact in OS/400, but would break a lot of other code also.  Spool 
File numbers are always stored as 4 digits because that is their max 
size.  And the command interpreter wont allow you to give it any more 
on a SPLNBR parm.

So if the max where increased, every bit of code that deals with spool 
file would break.

Given the very small number of things that actually hit this limit, I 
for one would NOT want this max changed.

Instead, you could probably change how your application is working a 
little bit and not have the problem.  One method (as previously 
mentioned) is to keep track of the number of SPLF's generated and 
resubmit when it gets to 9998 (leave 1 for the job log).

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From:   bvining@VNET.IBM.COM [SMTP:bvining@VNET.IBM.COM]
Sent:   Wednesday, February 03, 1999 10:11 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Max spool entries 10,000 per JOB??

You are not missing anything.  There is currently a maximum of 9999
spool entries that can be associated with a given job; and the only
work around for today is to start a new job or split the spool files
across multiple jobs.

If you were to make a formal request for extending this current limit
I suspect your request would be, as they say, "Accepted" which 
indicates
that IBM agrees with the request, a solution is desirable and 
feasible.
I would not however anticipate such a change being right around the
corner, and likewise would not expect to see it PTFed to whatever
release you may be on now.  To change the number of spool files is
a decidedly non-trivial effort with impacts throughout the system.

Bruce

>
>Hello All,
>
>We have a job that runs daily and sends individual prints (spool
>entries) to an OUTQ which is directed to a Faxing utility to perform 
the
>Fax.  Lately this job will exceed 10,000 spool entries during its 
daily
>run, and error out.
>
>I am getting this message (CPF4167 below) that says the number of 
spool
>entries cannot exceed 10,000 per job.  I have checked the QSYSPRT 
*prtf
>and it says *NOMAX,  what am I missing?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>

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