RE: RE: SAV/RST spool files function in OS/400

["Sims, Ken" <KSIMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Buck -

>Before anybody jumps in and says "Hey, just re-generate that bill you
dope!"
>let me explain that I want to EXACTLY duplicate the bill.  I want the
>version of the DDS/RPG that existed the moment we originally created the
>bill, not as they exist today.  The ONLY change I might want is to put a
>watermark "C O P Y" across the re-created/restored version.

It sounds like you need a spool archive system more than you need
save/restore for spool files.

We use Spyview from Magellan <http://www.magellan.com>.  We use it both to
archive spooled entries and also to archive scanned documents (like invoices
with the customer's acceptance signature on it).  We only archive SCS
documents however; we do not archive any AFP documents.  So I can't say
offhand if it can handle that or not, but I expect that it can.

The Magellan software lets us look up documents by customer number, invoice
number, date, etc.; which a simple save/restore function would not support.

There are a lot of other spool archiving products on the market as well.  I
mention Magellan because that's what we use.  I have no connection with
Magellan other than being a user.

Ken
Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, Inc.
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of
my employer or anyone in their right mind.

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