Re: spool files

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It should work.  I have a file that has 132 length records.

I do a CPYSPLF
then do the ftp.
Make sure you type ASCII in the FTP to send it in ASCII mode
and not binary mode.  binary mode would turn up as a mess.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Art Baker wrote:

> Hi,
>         I wanted to send a copy of a spool file over to a client of my. To
> do this I created a physical file from the spool file, FTP it to my PC, then
> attached the file in an e-mail to the client. Well the file is a grabbled
> mess, can not read it. I tried to open the file with acrobat or wordpad or a
> few other editors but still cannot read it. How can I transfer a spool file
> to my PC so it can be sent with e-mail?
> Also, they didn't know the IP address to their AS400 so connecting the 400's
> together is not an option.
> TIA
> Art
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