Re: Saving AFPDS Data

["Paul Tykodi" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Mark,

I asked IBM this question a number of months ago and I received the
following response.

1. My Question - What do you think would be the most appropriate way to
write the spool
file data to a database file so that I can FTP the file off of the AS/400?

Answer - The only supported method would be to use the API QSPGETSP
(QSPOPNSP first)
to read the data (suggest format 0300) into a user space.  Then from the
user space, write the data into a DB file or IFS file that can be FTP'd or
accessed directly via shares or shared folders.

2. A supplementary concern can be when your *AFPDS spool file includes
objects such as overlays or page segments. In order to view your spool file
correctly on the PC, you will also need to transfer these objects to the PC
as well. IBM offered me a suggestion on how this might be accomplished.

Suggestion - There is an API QGSCPYRS that will copy the specified resource
into the user space specified.  The documentation for the API can be found
under the InfoCenter
(http://as400bks.rochester.ibm.com/.  The trick here is that you will then
need to get the resource from the user space into some sort of file to ftp
to the PC, or the PC could access the file directly via shares or shared
folders.

HTH

/Paul
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Paul Tykodi
Director, Printer Connectivity Product Management
LCI-Intermate US, Inc.

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paul@intermate-us.com
www.intermate.com


>Subject: Saving AFPDS Data
>To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>From: MWalter@hanoverwire.com
>Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:51:26 -0400
>Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>
>Hello all,
>
>How can I copy an AFP spooled file to a word processing document. If I just
>drop it on the desktop, I only get the non AFP output. I don't get the
>Boxes or anything. I have to prove to tech support that the software is
>working before they'll come look at the printer.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark